Multiple Time Signatures

Huston Singletary takes the Ableton user through the use and setup of adding multiple time signatures in the Session and Arrangement view in Live 7.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Ableton
• Live
• time
• signatures
• DAW
• recording
• huston
• singletary

[arandomdj]

is that an improvement/upgrade from version 6?

[AbletonInc]

sure is. all in V.7

[ctmexperiment]

This video is cool because he's trying to answer questions many people about, but wrong about its execution. A simpler, faster, and easier way to change time signatures in the arrangement view (without having to mess with the session view):

1) highlight the region/click on timeline so the yellow line appears where you want to insert a time signature change

2) Go to Create > clink on "Insert Time Signature Change"

3) Enter the time signature (i.e. 6/8) and hit enter/return

DONE

[geobruf123]

i hate it when software like ableton and reason make it difficult to perform a simple idea like changing the time signature!. OK so it works in V7 but they should have sorted than in V1. Its such a simple, common thing to do. anyway for those with older versions - you can do it using a host DAW like sonar etc. I dont mind that so im not upgrading yet.

[mikeeshift]

Ableton is the best. I keep learning new things..



[SmallRubberFeet]

@LIGHTRONIX You can either use "stretch notes" in midi or use the triplet grid.

[LIGHTRONIX]

how do you layer time signatures? I've been trying to figure out how to do 6/8 over 4/4

[jurviz]

Of course you can set time signature changes and tempo changes into the linear view, and he says so in the video. You can do that with pretty much any software.

However, as far as I know, Live is the only software that allows you to do anything even close to what is shown in this video. Creating patterns and parts with different timesignatures and tempos, and then seamlessly switching between them. And that's why they focus on this.

Look into it, almost no software does this.

[feyth85]

@ctmexperiment Thanks for this info. Is there any way to automate the switching between time signatures? For instance, I want my track to alternate between 3/4 and 5/4 continuously. Thanks in advance.

[skatechatham]

in arrangement right click in the marker area and select insert time signature change

[skatechatham]

you can automate your clips using envelopes