How to Record Audio from Ableton Live into Logic Pro 8

A brief tutorial explaining the steps needed to record audio from Live into Logic Pro. In short you are taking your stereo mix out of ableton live and recording your arrangement from Live to Logic Pro. This allows you to record on top of your Live project in Logic Pro with added audio and instrument tracks, which gives you the opportunity for easy remixes to be made.

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Education

Tags:

• Record
• Audio
• Ableton
• Live
• into
• Logic
• Pro
• adam
• riviere

[stealth313]

Hey Adam just wanted to suggest a quicker way.

the AUX Channel Strip that wired to Ableton should be set to output at any BUS you choose. Create a new Audio Track (mono / stereo doesnt matter) and set the Input BUS to the same one that the AUX was set to. Then simply hit record. No need for bouncing.

[adamriviere]

@stealth313 Perfection!! Thanks for sharing that on my page. Guess I need to make a video for that so people can understand it and see it visually. Thank you again.

[armenjc]

You can hear the bass phasing in Logic (check out 2:00 and 2:08) and in the bounce (3:18 and 3:22). I'm guessing somehow the audio is feeding back on itself. It's the same type of phasing I get when I forget to turn off the Local Control on my keyboard controller. Is there a way to keep this from happening?

[adamriviere]

@armenjc One thing i noticed after doing this exercise is I had to adjust the sample in Live in the Sample Display and continue to fudge with the Warp Mode to clean it up and prevent it from phasing.  A very annoying process when you input the sample at the correct tempo and length and at times Live will decide a different tempo, length, and one has to adjust the Warp Mode so it does not have that drag & phasing sound throughout. Does not happen a lot but it does. hope this helped.

[curty817]

@adamriviere Hey, could I record vocal tracks in Logic using the effects in Ableton? And could I record Ableton's softsynths through Logic, or do I have to record them in Live and use this process? (Sorry if this stuff is 101, I'm completely new to this.) Thanks in advance!

[adamriviere]

@curty817 The method of recording vox tracks with the use of Live's FX in Logic is possible, yes. The same goes for the synths. Take advantage of the application Soundflower (free download online) which will help you route audio from Live directly into an Audio Track in Logic. For the synths if you want to keep that melody file as MIDI just remember to record in Live to have that file available for future use. Message me and I will discuss other help options from me. Good Luck!

[ttothey34]

does this work with reason too. i mean in that way? i know you can record midi from reason into logic but i just wanna make a song in reason and record it into logic just as you did here.

[hottmat777]

@adamriviere I would also love to know. Were you able to upload a video?

[adamriviere]

@mrtechno2u of course it is possible! And actually quite simple to do... when I have time to create that vid i will send you a message. Or if you want to do it sooner i can walk you through the steps no problem. Either way is fine and always glad to help.