This is incredibly useful if say for example you are editing some recorded drums, and each drum was recorded on a different mic. Simply highlight a desired length of time in your audio clip and press Command + Alt + F (Mac) / Control + Alt + F (PC)īelieve it or not in Ableton you actually have the ability to warp multiple tracks at once. One ultimate time saver is not having to manually fade every single time. Simply drag and drop any effect on the “wet” chain, and use the macro to fade between the wet and dry signalĮvery second counts in the studio, so it’s best to master every shortcut you can. You have now created your very own “dry/wet” knob. Therefore, in this situation here, we are clearly fading between the volume of the dry signal and the wet signal based off of what side we are on. These volume fade bars allow you to set different volume amounts across the ruler. Next, click and drag the light blue bars above in opposite directions, these are the zone volume faders.
What you’ll want to do is spread the selector’s all the way across. Now that you have a basic understanding, let’s really take advantage of it. In the above diagram the “dry” chain would be outputting because the zone selector is hovered over that zone.
Simply click and drag zones to move them around, and click and drag their edges to stretch or shrink them. You can select the output by placing the “zone selector” over the “zones”. įor those of you who don’t know, this tab allows us to select which chain is actually outputting signal. Now is where the fun comes in, let’s head on over to the chain selector tab. Next, right click and insert a new chain below it, let’s call this one the “Dry” chain Simply right click to do so, or press Command + G (Mac) / Control + G (Windows) By setting up this powerful rack you’ll be able to add a “dry/wet” knob to anything.įirst thing you’ll want to do is group your initial effect inside an effect rack. Well what if I told you there was a powerful work around inside of Ableton. It’s either on or it isn’t, no middle ground to introduce some of the original signal back in. Take the Ableton’s auto-filter for example. With many effects and plug-ins it may unfortunately seem like an “all or nothing” situation. If you prefer watching videos, we also made an Ableton tutorial video with these 20 tips that you can watch: That's why we decided to gather 20 of our favorite Ableton tips and tricks for you to level up your production with!
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