Ableton Live Tutorials - Using the Utility Device

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This time, Liam O'Mullane breaks down the Utility effect in Ableton Live 10. Often an overlooked Audio Effect, Utility can be an essential tool in making your tracks sound their best. Liam helps you understand its mono features, phase reversal, Mid/Side functionality, DC offset and more.
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Chapters
0:00 Start
0:13 How to use Mono and Bass Mono
4:55 Input selection
6:31 Phase reversal and when to use it
9:46 Mid/Side functions
13:36 Using Mid/Side as a balancing tool
14:18 Output, Balance and Mute
14:55 DC offset
16:05 Recap

[@kristofwynants]

It's the one device I have literally on every channel. Very underestimated device and glad you put up this indepth tutorial.

[@MusicTechOfficial]

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[@FabioPoianMusic]

Great tutorial man, so good to discover new features, totally didn't know about the mid side option!!Thanks!!

[@AdamJanz3D]

Incredibly in-depth tutorial! Thank you for sharing this valuable information!

[@tymotunes]

Phase reversal was what I came for. Quick & pragmatic - thanks a lot!

[@rausche1462]

Wow, thank you for this great tutorial!

[@feratgoogle]

Thanks, that was of great help to make a play along more usable for me.

[@af8857]

Thanks man! Love your tutorials

[@rossadams2193]

So that's what DC offset is for! Great video. Thank you.

[@mistral-unizion-music]

Very useful, thanks so much!

[@bencrawford7640]

Thanks mate real helpful, definitely gonna check out your Ableton tutorial playlist

[@MusicTechOfficial]

Thanks Ben, really glad you found this useful. Be sure to subscribe, we'll have new tutorials every week!

[@djhasai]

@14:09 thank you so much for that DC offset explanation!

[@zweiklangmusic]

Great explanation from the Utility Plugin

[@user-mt1wu9vd2j]

Thank u awesome tutorial

[@RichGibbon]

Great tutorial!

[@_barefootbren]

Fantastic, thanks a lot!

[@peterpower2485]

fab tutorial

[@FukumanDJ]

Nice Class!!!!

[@matheusduarte1728]

Great Tranhks!!!

[@SamS159]

Thanks for the really detailed tutorial, as always. On the DC function of Utility, I'm not sure I understand why you wouldn't always have that activated - or am I missing something? And would it work only on individual tracks rather than Group or Master?

[@peaceuponthesoul]

nice one

[@tomburton5500]

Hey Buddy. Like your style :-) Stupid question here but when I am recording Mid Side microphone technique I'd just like to clarify something: Mid mic (cardioid) panned centre - Side mic (fig 8) is duplicated on to another track - Both original and duped side mic channels are panned hard left and right - drop the "phase invert" utility effect on one of the side channels = Done. Am I correct? Is there anything else I need to do when recording MS mic technique? Cheers :-)

[@nashai8011]

hi if I want to mix in mono, would I use the utility width to 0 or just the yellow mono button enabled?? thank you.

[@TheNanologue]

Thanks for the video. Unfortunately I’m stuck on a fundamental. Clearly I’m doing something wrong here. Any help appreciated.
I have a stereo snare sample and want to make it mono. I’ve dropped the snare into drum rack and placed a utility on the track. When I change the width to 0 and pan the track it doesn’t move the sound from left to right. Even at ‘50R’ the sound is still in the left speaker but sounds like it’s just lost some presence. I cannot pan the sound. Is this normal/expected? I don’t believe it is…

[@The_Invisible_Man]

So you can always have DC offset on?

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

What is that synth in the background?

[@jonathanbrazeau970]

So should baselines be set to Bass mono as a general rule?

[@rainor771]

Is there ever any reason to not use DC offset on my recordings then? I sometimes notice some offset in recordings with lots of low end (kick drum mics and bass tracks) so I have been using the DC button on those usually. I'm hearing here that I may as well just use it on anything and everything since there could be small amounts of DC offset, even synthetically, reducing the "efficiency of my speakers"??

[@rogcustom_2017]

I have the same question!

[@AlexZelaMusic]

Does anyone know a third party plugin that you can balance between the mid/side like that? Im using Logic

[@kiosko33hz]

Brainworx bx_digital V3

[@art1co]

[@Allan-et5ig]

@techNet Yeah, I use Utility all the time; excellent video.
I have a question which I can leave in comments or do you have an email? It's a BIT unusual so I thought mailing an email is best.