Convert MIDI to audio in Ableton Live - 2 ways

Today I will be showing you how to convert a MIDI track in to an audio file in Ableton Live. This is great for saving CPU to prevent glitches and dropouts, and it also allows you to share project files between computers that don't have the same plugins. This also works very well for creating stems to export for a remix in Ableton Live.
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[@TheAudioJourney]

Thank you for all of the comments! I wanted to give you some more resources to keep learning Ableton.
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[@waldemar.golebski]

You can also drag frozen track into a new audio track with alt/option key to have both: audio track and frozen one for editing.

[@swiftjayofficial]

oh thanks

[@Enatural_7]

Not al superhero’s wear capes lol

[@couldntthinkofaname8403]

Thanksssssssss

[@numerologenius]

you a G!! Thank U

[@dgodrummer8110]

EXACTLY what I was trying to achieve! many thanks!

[@PamSchwetz]

It's like you are a mindreader or something....the other day I was in Ableton wanting to convert a midi file to audio and I knew there was a way to do it but didn't know how so thanks very much for sharing this video....very helpful.

[@TheAudioJourney]

I think you may have commented somewhere, it went on my list and here we are! Keep the requests coming :)

[@PamSchwetz]

@@TheAudioJourney Thanks!

[@jamesdick6246]

You explain everything so clearly, and you play back sounds that you explain so we can hear it, love your tute!

[@rafekeys]

Excellent explanation, very helpful!

[@TRILLMAR]

brooo yesss ive seen people record over their tracks to get certain plugin effects in an audio clip and i couldnt figure out that i needed the new track to have resampling on thank youuu

[@phillywonkz1297]

Great video mate, very easy to follow and precise! NICE ONE!

[@yambasz]

the way it should be...

[@katchley]

Excellent tutorial! This is the clearest demonstration and explanation of freeze track and resampling that I have seen. Thank you!

[@S_e_a_n]

Wow- Thank you for the excellent explanation! I learned a lot today. Cheers!

[@dgodrummer8110]

super tutorial, cheers.

[@HeavenlyBridegroomMusic]

Wonderful!

[@psychomuzik24]

I've been using Albleton for a while now and this was very helpful ! Thanks 👍🏽

[@pacocamara4350]

Very clean, simple and straight to the point! Great content!

[@NbaHighlightsUnique]

Clear explanation and easy to follow. Thank you for your videos!

[@mickimarbhmusic]

Excellent cheers 🙌

[@chrisrivas289]

Excellent tips! Thank you!

[@pauloch875]

Thanks really good crack greetings from Ecuador

[@jamieaubre8215]

Are these the most intuitive ways? They both have flaws - with freezing and flattening the problem is, what if i want to keep the midi track as well as the new audio file? and the resampling, surely thats a bit long.. what if you want to convert a whole tracks worth of midi data? Theres a lot i dont like about logic but it has a bounce in place function which does this in a few clicks and a few seconds.

[@ayaforest700]

perfect advice and demonstration
straightforward and coherent

[@leandrusi4533]

Him: its spiking at 33% when I play, wich is quite a lot
Me hitting 123%: am I a joke to you

[@microwave2240]

very good quality here!
Got exactly what i want to get

[@MrAcapela]

Thanks ,God bless You

[@mvnfre_music]

Thanks man, literally what I was looking for!

[@xX_dash_Xx]

THANK YOU. so many tuts out there where they get so fucking convoluted, this is what 99% of electronic producers need and it's so damn hidden lol

[@enildemday5294]

thanks for the tips! Nice and clear explanations.

[@davidquinones1067]

So helpful! Thank you!!

[@premarnoldsebastian5821]

Thanks man!

[@Magpie16music]

Awesome, Your video was a great help! Thanks

[@ChuggyMusic]

Thank you so much for this!

[@tommysavage7266]

Very clear and concise good man, liked and subbed

[@julesester2480]

thank you

[@WolvesintheThroneRoom-qk8qe]

THANK YOU

[@Saroar__]

Thanks

[@mikecheckhello363]

Thank you teacher. ^^

[@JM-co6rf]

thank you!!!

[@MusoManUK]

SUPERB!

[@silkylounge]

Okay. I've big fan of FL Studio this is the first feature I wish FL studio had.

[@gyruss2000]

Thank you for this video, it was helpful. Is there a way to import the kick drum midi file, then use an wav audio sample file which has one 707 kick drum to replace in midi file, then export the audio file?

[@midifilescom]

Merci :)

[@BassBajo]

Good Video dude. Thanks!

[@deanerhar]

When flattening does it also merge the audio from the sends channels?

[@mille400prod3]

THX

[@jakobmurray3115]

Is resampling the audio done through the computers audio interface?
If so, is the audio going to be worse than the actual midi channel and would it be better to use loopback with an external audio interface?

[@MichaelSafwat]

Man you made my day 🙂

[@jmdessi]

Hello ! I've tried the 2 possibilities but I don't have audio sound on Ableton Standard 12

[@driftingmelodies]

i dotn have flatten option in live10..any other option to change to wave audio

[@lucaslingenti189]

thanks mate!!!

[@saronwaves9766]

Any short cut? Like ctrl+b

[@lumpielump3576]

thanks abunch for this educating vid - I was just wondering if you can also convert an audio file into a midi file...

[@user-bb6nk8oj3n]

thank you!!~

[@numanuma20]

You can’t use command+z to undo the the conversation of the MIDI track to and audio track? I convert the MIDI track to an audio track using the second method.

[@calebdany5085]

What we get is a stereo track... i need to convert it into a mono track is that possible?

[@MORIAH_B]

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@swxfft8331]

thank u

[@panicrev555]

When using a drum rack is it possible to generat individual audio tracks for each kit component? i.e. one wav for the kick, one for the snare, one for the hi-hat, etc.

[@numadessas]

muito didático

[@beenay18]

but where do I get the .wav file of that clip?

[@matjespee]

Now I import midi files with multiple tracks into Ableton and the midi files are 'played' over an external synth. So e.g. on midi channel 1 strings, channel 2 trumpet and so on. I understand that I can make an audio file from the midi. But how does it work, because Ableton does not have the sounds (they are on an external machine).

[@Auskee]

How do I stop tail?

[@asylumgoingcrazy]

should your arrangement be done before converting midi to audio? I've been trying to turn my 4-8 bar loops into audio and I always have a tale on the audio clip. When I remove it theres obviously popping that can only be solved with a cross fade which then means I have to cross fade every clip together as I arrange. Someone help me out here I have to be doing something wrong haha.

[@NIP28]

Yooooooooo i thought that fade at the begining was a glitch or ableton mistake

[@phercyphono3462]

Doesn't work if I use a compressor

[@oak7741]

my ableton literally does not do that when i click flatten. it just unfreezes. almost positive freezing does nothing for me too. what the fuck

[@Ipsissimus]

Right click your track. Freeze it. Then Flatten it. You're welcome.

[@marley506]

yapping degree

[@trancefreak64]

Save the clip first into my clips then flatten it.

[@vabstract]

SUPER helpful, thank you so much !

[@BilSchimchelevitz]

thank you sir