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u/FruitKingJay 6d ago

Does anyone know how I can fade between automation curves on different MIDI clips in session view? For example, if I have a MIDI clip that contains automation curve information for parameter 1, and then I launch a different MIDI clip that also automates parameter 1, is there a way to "smooth" the change on parameter 1 instead of making it jump suddenly?

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u/PlusBill6 4h ago

I’ve been making music in Ableton with a Push 3 for about 1.5 years and have a solid understanding of music theory. I understand scales, chord functions, extensions, relative minors, and how keys work. But I’m at a point where I feel stuck. I can set a scale, play chords, and jam, but when I try to actually write something meaningful, I feel aimless. I don’t want to spend time drilling scales or memorizing notes because I don't totally see the point for my goals. When I watch music theory video breakdowns on Youtube, I pretty much know the info they're giving, but I don't really think it's worth my time to memorize all the notes in F# pentatonic minor and be able to rattle them off. I'm not trying to learn classical or jazz style.

I feel like I'm plateauing at the point I'm at right now because I don't know how to expressively create things using that knowledge. Has anyone else hit that plateau, and how did you get through it?

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u/FreakyPsychadelic Producer 5d ago

I exported the multitrack of a project I want to mix, grouped, subgrouped and color coded everything, but forgot to change the bpm.

Now that I correct the bpm - some tracks are thrown off beat - even tho I made sure all the tracks have 'Warp' turned off.

Is there another setting I forgot to change? the drums stay perfect but adlibs, risers, synths have all been thrown off..

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u/keeelay 5d ago

I feel like I'm going crazy. All I want to do is indefinitely play a one shot that is looping. My problem is the samples either just end after looping once or twice instead of looping forever. I'm dyin over here

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u/Beansdtw 7d ago

Lately with automation, let’s say volume. I noticing arrangement view it greys out and stops working from time to time on the 12.2 beta. What triggers that?

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u/raganana 5d ago

Not on the beta program but this sounds like you may have this button activated in Arrangement view?

https://remotify.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ableton20reset20audio20back20to20arrangement20view.png

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u/Beansdtw 4d ago

Thanks - thought the same but it wasn’t that. Strange.

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u/DoktorLuciferWong 4d ago

why does flattening a track take so long? is it because it's playing the track back in realtime and rendering out the stem?