Ableton Live Tutorial | Keyboard Shortcuts Pt 1 - Midi Editing

Watch Dubspot instructor Michael Hatsis break down the key commands in Ableton Live's piano roll editor and share some great tips and tricks for speeding up your work flow. If you are interested in how to make beats or how to create your own melodies or basslines you will find a lot of great techniques in this tutorial.

Check out more Ableton video tutorials by Mike on the Dubspot blog:
http://blog.dubspot.com/tag/ableton-video-tutorials/

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[CuddleOscar]

so I draw in my bass drum pattern, but for some reason the notes are the color pink(making the bass softer hitting) than the red ones....anybody have any clue why this is?

[DubSpot]

@CuddleOscar yes, you need to adjust the velocity of the hits to make them louder. You should see beneath the piano roll a series of vertical lines that you can make higher or lower to make the notes softer or louder.

[Estates2010]

I got a Yamaha PSR and i wanna record the intern-sounds ("Voice") in this programm. But i "just" can play the instruments in ableton with my "MIDI"-Keyboard.

Is there a way to record MIDI without using the instruments of Ableton???

[DubSpot]

@Estates2010 you need to connect it using a MIDI cable and make sure that Ableton is transmitting to your keyboard and then make sure that you have your keyboard hooked back up to a soundcard to record the sound coming out.

[DubSpot]

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[dag451]

When you have the loop brace selected you can also use ctrl/cmnd down to halve the it's length, and then up again to return back to normal. It's good for create drum rolls etc on the fly.

[DubSpot]

@dag451

 Those are great Key Commands as well. Thanks for sharing. Perhaps i can add those to a future tutorial.

[timmlive]

you sound like Brad Pitt in Benjamin Button. Seriously.

[WarPig15]

I was playing my own half done baseline in ableton when your video popped up with the beginning chords. Sounds so sexy i'd eat it. Thanks bub! :D

[muzmuz73]

Brilliant! You just saved me hours!

[HellFire992]

@Rheckler3 double click one of the empty boxes in your midi track :]

[Rheckler3]

how can i go to piano roll ? please help

[SnailProjekt]

I love Ableton :)

[Coycify]

 thanks! it's a very useful video, it's gonna save me plenty of time)

[Coycify]

My alt + up arrow (in win) is switching from clip view to mixer drop area and back.

i have live 8.1.1

how do I select next note in time then?

(and btw, thanks! it's a very useful video, it's gonna save me plenty of time)

[soumam]

up moves the note up - cool

down moves it down - cool

left moves it to the left - cool

right moves it to the right - WTF!?