Those of us who work with random processes a lot know that the big trick to getting good results is following randomization with editing. Not only that, depending on the process you’re doing, the editing workflow you use can have a big impact on the results you get. Becasuse of that I decided to ask […]
EXCLUSIVE
A basic but important aspect of configuring Live is the Exclusive setting (located in the Record/Warp/Launch tab of the Preferences screen) and how it’s modified by the Command or Ctrl key. When turned on, this option prevents multiple tracks from being Soloed, or Armed for recording simultaneously. Beyond that basic fact, the important thing to […]
SHOULD I MIX IN ABLETON LIVE? THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE GLITCHY
A couple of years back, I stopped mixing in Live. This started as a workaround for performance problems I was encountering, but turned out to have a great creative benefit as well. People are sometimes surprised to hear that my studio life isn’t entirely Live-centric. Well, for a number of years it was. When Live 7 […]
Building The Mix Room, Pt. 1: WHY?
For the last month or so, I’ve been busy putting together a studio dedicated to mixing. This has cost quite a bit of time spent researching, buying, and configuring gear, and more time spent building and installing acoustic treatments and figuring out ergonomics. And yeah, it cost a bunch of money too. I’m still not […]
