Live has two built-in tools to help with visibility issues, both of which are controlled from the Look/Feel tab of the Preferences screen. First off, Live 8 allows you to adjust the zoom level: 110% has become my standard setting for gigs. Even when I’m playing indoors under normal conditions, I find that this gives […]
THE SKINNY
Each skin that appears in Live’s skins menu is just a file on your hard drive. in Windows, you’ll find the skins located here: Program Files\Ableton\Live\Resources\Skins. Under OS X, the files are contained within the Live application bundle.To access them, go to your Applications folder, right-click on the Live icon, and select Show Package Contents […]
SKIN IT YERSELF
To make your own skin for Live, you’ll first want to head over and download the skin editor by SonicTransfer. Once you’ve got that fired up on your computer, you’re ready to start skinning. The editor consists of two sections: a preview on the left that shows you changes to your skin as you make […]
ABOUT PLUG-IN PARAMETERS
Today’s tip isn’t really a tip. It’s a bit of background information before we get into a few related tips… When Live 8 came out, we finally got the ability to fully automate and remotely control plug-ins with greater than 128 parameters. Along with this came the configurable parameter area: For any plug-in with less […]
