If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
I use looper to resample things that you cannot normally record in live. For example, if you use live’s scrubbing feature, you cannot record it using live’s native recording functionality, however, looper allows you to do this.
Yes, as long as the loopers are set individually for each track, you can route the output of each track to inputs of newly created tracks and record the input that is coming to the new tracks.
Thanks for the tutorial I am writing live ambient music using a guitar, the looper does exactly what I want it to do in the live setting but I want to make a demo of what I recorded. Problem is the arrangement doesn't playback the loops as I recorded them. Esp if I do more than one loop or overdubbing. When I render it will only play the last loop I recorded, not the ones I created prior. Hope this makes sense? Basically I can't make an accurate recording of the set I played as is. Very frustrating for what is otherwise a perfect DAW for my needs. Do you know of any work arounds or fixes? Thanks Adam
Hey All I think I have worked out the solution to this 🙂 In Preferences/Record Warp Launch/ Record Session Automation in Make sure it is selected as “All Tracks” (Which is blue in my Live 10.1.18) This may be the default in Live and I may well have changed it to Armed Tracks at some stage in my setting up phase. Hope this helps someone out there who may have been baffled by it
This is awesome tips! Thanx. I need your help in solving a problem though. The playback in the looper skips the bar automatically and it starts to sound out of sync with the metronome. I recorded and watched it loop but it jumps and skips the beats. What is the fix? Thank you
Thank you! I think it might be a problem with setting the record automation and the looper's loop size in contradicting ways. In this video I've played all my loops with a fixed 1 bar loop. Maybe to be more specific, you can set the length to 'none' and write automation to hit the record button exactly when you want it.
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
When you want to perform with synced loopers, you may want to use a click track, but you don't want this click to be heard in the PA, so you send it to your monitor (ideally in these cases you'd probably want to use in-ears monitors)
Hey, I'll have a question for you. I created a melody on ableton via the looper on the piano, and then I added drum (on the same looper). And I wanted to know if it was possible to go back, just to keep the piano. Thanks for your answer, Marie.
Hi, unfortunately, the looper doesn't save the loops as files It only keeps them in its own memory system. If you haven't closed the project since you've made the loops then you should be able to hit the undo button. If the set was already been closed once, then, unfortunately, that's impossible since Looper is mixing the layers into a single layer.
anyone know how the shortkey insert "instrument" works, please explain, i noticed he didn't have to go to browser at all to add looper to all the channels in the rack, tried looking it up online, couldn't find the shortcut method, maybe it's just copy and paste instrument?
Anyone else having problems doing this? I tried all the steps several times but could not get it to work, everything seems fine but at the end when I play it the second track starts at the same time as the dummy track and does not follow the automation order. Please I would really like to be able to do this. Thanks.
Do you mean the 'dummy' clip? (there is no dummy track) did you make sure that you're triggering separate loopers in your automation? If you're trying to do that with audio or midi tracks (as opposed to the drum-rack) you'll have to automate each looper in a separate clip (one dummy clip for each track) and if you nest them in a group, you can play them as they were a single clip. Hope that helps
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
Yes, they serve different needs. The looper is for live performance when you need to quickly record, overwrite, overdub without stacking tons of clips, it's fast and easier on both the workflow and CPU. The looper can 'live' inside your midi-clips and you can call it by triggers or automation, which makes it very powerful on stage. You can make an 'automated record-button' (or any other setting like overdub, erase, etc.) When it comes to overdub an audio clip. Using just clips will force you to create a separate track for each overdub, with a separate clip (or creating some kind of a fancy summation with sends and returns that makes it kind of an overkill, because you're basically recreating a looper...so why not using the looper? :) ) Hope that helps.
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
It's a good question, someone else also asked this about a month ago, I'll post my answer: "... The looper is for live performance when you need to quickly record, overwrite, overdub without stacking tons of clips, it's fast and easier on both the workflow and CPU. The looper can 'live' inside your midi-clips and you can call it by triggers or automation, which makes it very powerful on stage. You can make an 'automated record-button' (or any other setting like overdub, erase, etc.) When it comes to overdub an audio clip. Using just clips will force you to create a separate track for each overdub, with a separate clip (or creating some kind of a fancy summation with sends and returns that makes it kind of an overkill, because you're basically recreating a looper..." I hope it helps!
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
i was wondering if you maybe know i f there is a cool way to write music.. so you see the chords ain ableton.. at the same time as the notes that you apply as melody.. fruity loops has that feature.. they are called ghost notes so you.. see the chords and you can nicely create a melody based on the chords.. have you ever seen anything like that in ableton
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
Switch off the click track after the first time through, We don't need it on a drum track. Use the kick or snare for your examples . The hi-hats are too quiet for that purpose (some of us have lost high frequencies after years of rock and roll). Other than that, very useful info thank you.
Jake Stanbro That’s a good question! Personally, I’d use the looper to conveniently write automations for stage. So basically I’m creating clips to trigger the looper for me. also Looper is not saving each loop as a file, it’s basically a buffer that contains the last thing it has recorded. So the use of Looper is traditionally for recording fast and dynamic clips. Hope that helps.
tune4media thanks for the reply, I think I feel the use better. Is it possible to use the looper quickly and then dump its contents into a clip so that you can then reuse the looper? I’ve been trying to find a quick effective way to record vocal harmonies, but have been struggling with making multiple tracks and having to trigger each of them while having them grouped etc. This seems like it may be the solution...
OneTakeJake as far as I know, it’s not possible to dump the Looper content into clips without dragging the loop with your mouse (at least without any fancy scripting). You can however create multiple tracks for your vocal and assign a Looper to each of them, then create dummy clips to trigger their loopers with MIDI or arrange them so they’ll automatically trigger whenever you need (as long as you have a fixed arrangement for the song). I guess it’s fair to say that Loopers are incredible tool for creating live “clips” on the fly, in studio editing environment, recording directly into clips will probably serve you better.
tune4media I’ll have to experiment. Super useful video though, thanks a lot. I hadn’t used effect chains before either. I thought I understood Ableton, but I keep learning new things. It’s great.
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
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Such a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing your tricks and techniques. Awesome stuff 🤩
Thanks for this, after many false starts, I found your tutorial to be one of the best!
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
I'm glad I'm not the only one who hits CMD + M when I am trying to close out of keyboard mapping, awesome video!
Michael Pendergast haha, definitely not the only one...
I love these tips but, this is not a looper demo. This is next level!
I use looper to resample things that you cannot normally record in live. For example, if you use live’s scrubbing feature, you cannot record it using live’s native recording functionality, however, looper allows you to do this.
Wow! Thank you so much!
Really good thank you!!
Excellent
Great lesson! Thank you
Thanks so much
hello, is there a way to quantize the incoming audio? it seems when I record, it records exactly how I play with my human hands.
hey man, cool tutorial. is there anyway to export the looper overdubbed layers as individual tracks?
Yes, as long as the loopers are set individually for each track, you can route the output of each track to inputs of newly created tracks and record the input that is coming to the new tracks.
sweet!
Does anyone know, can you get only the looper package as a standalone, or do you need to purchase the entire suite? The website isn't exactly clear.
You said at the beginning you were going to work with audio tracks, but you worked with a MIDI track the entire video
Thanks for the tutorial
I am writing live ambient music using a guitar, the looper does exactly what I want it to do in the live setting but I want to make a demo of what I recorded.
Problem is the arrangement doesn't playback the loops as I recorded them. Esp if I do more than one loop or overdubbing. When I render it will only play the last loop I recorded, not the ones I created prior.
Hope this makes sense?
Basically I can't make an accurate recording of the set I played as is.
Very frustrating for what is otherwise a perfect DAW for my needs.
Do you know of any work arounds or fixes?
Thanks
Adam
Hey All I think I have worked out the solution to this 🙂
In Preferences/Record Warp Launch/ Record Session Automation in Make sure it is selected as “All Tracks” (Which is blue in my Live 10.1.18)
This may be the default in Live and I may well have changed it to Armed Tracks at some stage in my setting up phase.
Hope this helps someone out there who may have been baffled by it
Thanks Adam L 😜
This is awesome tips! Thanx. I need your help in solving a problem though. The playback in the looper skips the bar automatically and it starts to sound out of sync with the metronome. I recorded and watched it loop but it jumps and skips the beats. What is the fix? Thank you
Thank you! I think it might be a problem with setting the record automation and the looper's loop size in contradicting ways. In this video I've played all my loops with a fixed 1 bar loop. Maybe to be more specific, you can set the length to 'none' and write automation to hit the record button exactly when you want it.
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
cool man....!
Can my Friend in teamspeak or whatever hear the loop ?
How does this work with audio clip? How can you create a dummy audio clip? As far as I know, I can only create Dummy Clips for Midi...?
why not zoom in when talking about the controls of the thing?
hi, you said something about making the click such that the audience wouldnt hear it. I didnt quite understand could you explain. Thanks
When you want to perform with synced loopers, you may want to use a click track, but you don't want this click to be heard in the PA, so you send it to your monitor (ideally in these cases you'd probably want to use in-ears monitors)
Hey,
I'll have a question for you. I created a melody on ableton via the looper on the piano, and then I added drum (on the same looper). And I wanted to know if it was possible to go back, just to keep the piano.
Thanks for your answer,
Marie.
Hi, unfortunately, the looper doesn't save the loops as files It only keeps them in its own memory system. If you haven't closed the project since you've made the loops then you should be able to hit the undo button. If the set was already been closed once, then, unfortunately, that's impossible since Looper is mixing the layers into a single layer.
How did you get the ableton looper? My ableton live 10 has no looper, idk why
That's weird, Looper is built in Live (also 10)
If you have live lite it isn't included. Only with live standard and suit. Maybe that's the problem
@@simplygamic thank you this is what I've been looking for!
I didn't realize it was raining until you said it was raining.
:) I realized that it’s barely noticeable just at the post production stage of this video.
anyone know how the shortkey insert "instrument" works, please explain, i noticed he didn't have to go to browser at all to add looper to all the channels in the rack, tried looking it up online, couldn't find the shortcut method, maybe it's just copy and paste instrument?
Were you talking about "cntrl+t"/" cntrl+shft+t"? (The shortcuts for adding audio/midi resp?)
@@nudirt1274 i'll try when i get a chance, thanks Soum
Anyone else having problems doing this? I tried all the steps several times but could not get it to work, everything seems fine but at the end when I play it the second track starts at the same time as the dummy track and does not follow the automation order. Please I would really like to be able to do this. Thanks.
Do you mean the 'dummy' clip? (there is no dummy track)
did you make sure that you're triggering separate loopers in your automation?
If you're trying to do that with audio or midi tracks (as opposed to the drum-rack) you'll have to automate each looper in a separate clip (one dummy clip for each track) and if you nest them in a group, you can play them as they were a single clip. Hope that helps
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
for some reason i cannot drag the looper down to the bar
Is there any advantage using Looper instead of recording multiple tracks in a row?
Yes, they serve different needs.
The looper is for live performance when you need to quickly record, overwrite, overdub without stacking tons of clips, it's fast and easier on both the workflow and CPU.
The looper can 'live' inside your midi-clips and you can call it by triggers or automation, which makes it very powerful on stage. You can make an 'automated record-button' (or any other setting like overdub, erase, etc.)
When it comes to overdub an audio clip. Using just clips will force you to create a separate track for each overdub, with a separate clip (or creating some kind of a fancy summation with sends and returns that makes it kind of an overkill, because you're basically recreating a looper...so why not using the looper? :) )
Hope that helps.
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
Is it possible to make midi loops with the looper device?
No, but if you have M4L I came across a patch that lets you record fixed length clips to your session, so you can use it as sort of a midi looper
@@Tune4media what's it called? The device..?
@@boimesa8190 Clip Length 2.0 by vargaradu
in maxforlive.com
Here’s another device that allows for midi looping: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
@@JDNicoll yeah but the great thing about the looper device is that u DON'T need to define the BPM and length...
How does this compare to recording and looping clips on the fly?
It's a good question, someone else also asked this about a month ago, I'll post my answer:
"... The looper is for live performance when you need to quickly record, overwrite, overdub without stacking tons of clips, it's fast and easier on both the workflow and CPU.
The looper can 'live' inside your midi-clips and you can call it by triggers or automation, which makes it very powerful on stage. You can make an 'automated record-button' (or any other setting like overdub, erase, etc.)
When it comes to overdub an audio clip. Using just clips will force you to create a separate track for each overdub, with a separate clip (or creating some kind of a fancy summation with sends and returns that makes it kind of an overkill, because you're basically recreating a looper..."
I hope it helps!
tune4media extremely helpful. Thanks a lot!
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
i was wondering if you maybe know i f there is a cool way to write music.. so you see the chords ain ableton.. at the same time as the notes that you apply as melody.. fruity loops has that feature.. they are called ghost notes so you.. see the chords and you can nicely create a melody based on the chords.. have you ever seen anything like that in ableton
U can search ghost notes ableton
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
Switch off the click track after the first time through, We don't need it on a drum track. Use the kick or snare for your examples . The hi-hats are too quiet for that purpose (some of us have lost high frequencies after years of rock and roll). Other than that, very useful info thank you.
Why would you use the looper instead of just creating a new clip? Legitimately wondering.
Jake Stanbro That’s a good question! Personally, I’d use the looper to conveniently write automations for stage. So basically I’m creating clips to trigger the looper for me. also Looper is not saving each loop as a file, it’s basically a buffer that contains the last thing it has recorded. So the use of Looper is traditionally for recording fast and dynamic clips. Hope that helps.
tune4media thanks for the reply, I think I feel the use better. Is it possible to use the looper quickly and then dump its contents into a clip so that you can then reuse the looper? I’ve been trying to find a quick effective way to record vocal harmonies, but have been struggling with making multiple tracks and having to trigger each of them while having them grouped etc. This seems like it may be the solution...
OneTakeJake as far as I know, it’s not possible to dump the Looper content into clips without dragging the loop with your mouse (at least without any fancy scripting). You can however create multiple tracks for your vocal and assign a Looper to each of them, then create dummy clips to trigger their loopers with MIDI or arrange them so they’ll automatically trigger whenever you need (as long as you have a fixed arrangement for the song). I guess it’s fair to say that Loopers are incredible tool for creating live “clips” on the fly, in studio editing environment, recording directly into clips will probably serve you better.
tune4media I’ll have to experiment. Super useful video though, thanks a lot. I hadn’t used effect chains before either.
I thought I understood Ableton, but I keep learning new things. It’s great.
If you you’re instrument looping in Ableton, you might find these auto punch out looping devices really useful: m.ruclips.net/video/NCEx5mT-2UY/видео.html
where is my mind?
Try this trick and spin it, yeah
Ive just copied exactly what you did...mine isnt doing anything like yours is....excellent
why would anyone leave a neg comment ... sad sad neg neg peeps. ty for this and yes very cool bra.