Ableton Automation Hacks YOU NEED TO KNOW!

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024
  • Automations make boring tracks come to life 🔥. These Ableton Live hacks will let you do this way easier and faster.
    ❗️In this tutorial I'm using Ableton Live 12 but the tricks I show you can be done with older versions as well!
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Комментарии • 101

  • @NACHECHAN
    @NACHECHAN 11 месяцев назад +28

    you just changed my life with simplify envelope 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад +2

      Hahaha I know, that’s the simplest but the most useful trick I learned about 😂

    • @iszlu
      @iszlu 9 месяцев назад

      I was thinking the same thing haha

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  2 месяца назад

      You can set automations to all tracks. Depends on which fader you moved. Global should appear as automation in arrangement view. If you tried to automate the clip volume only it will appear in clip editing window

  • @locksh
    @locksh 11 месяцев назад +29

    Mind blown completely. I sometimes feel like I should go through all the basics for like 2 months straight before attempting anything else. Ableton never ceases to surprise me.

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад +6

      Believe or not but after using Live for 6+ years I also discover a few things here and there at least once a month 😂. The version I used here is 12 beta and honestly I barely scratched the surface of things they added

    • @High.on.Life_DnB
      @High.on.Life_DnB 9 месяцев назад

      @locksh I feel exactly the same way haha, I already wasted my free 2 months by doing this haha, but I rather learn these tricks first before I get serious

  • @mrr5835
    @mrr5835 9 месяцев назад +4

    OMG ive never noticed the "simplify envelope" in the menu. Life saver!

  • @southghost149
    @southghost149 10 дней назад

    The way you teach music production is just spot on my vibe when I’m in the studio! 😂 love these videos!

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  10 дней назад

      Happy to hear that brother 🙏 have fun around here and in your studio as well 😉

  • @TH-tl8hy
    @TH-tl8hy Месяц назад

    Concise, great info, no fluff, nice humor. Keep it up!

  • @rensiren1904
    @rensiren1904 Месяц назад

    I been watching all your videos... Absolute fire. Keep it up we need you dude

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  Месяц назад

      So so glad to hear that 🙏🙏

  • @fooyong
    @fooyong 7 месяцев назад +2

    Best automation tutorial ever made!! Nice work dude

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  7 месяцев назад

      Thanks! 🙏 glad you like it!

  • @ingfull1490
    @ingfull1490 11 месяцев назад +3

    its good to see you again bro

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад +1

      Means a world man 🙏 it was a wild ride with my short form content this year but 2024 is all about RUclips gems 😉

  • @huntingghosts
    @huntingghosts 7 месяцев назад +1

    I recently started using live again after working with Bitwig for the last years. and while a love the design of Ableton as well as the stock plugins, the arranger and the audio and midi-editing always seemed much less intuitive to me than the way Bitwig handles things. Your tips are absolute gold to get up to speed in live. Good luck with your channel!

    • @huntingghosts
      @huntingghosts 7 месяцев назад

      By the way man, I nearly missed your videos because of the clickbaity titles and screenshots. I know its hard to find the favor of the almighty algorithm-god but maybe the sweet spot is a bit toned down. Anyway, godspeed to you

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  7 месяцев назад

      I feel like I might need to look up Bitwig and see what’s so cool about it. I always felt like it’s a twin brother of Live. Thanks man 🙏

    • @huntingghosts
      @huntingghosts 7 месяцев назад

      @@Zdrewe A lot of things make much more intuitive sense in Bitwig, to me switching some years ago was really a breath of fresh air, and the modulation options and the grid are insane. But I still find it easier to create good and professional sounding music fast in Ableton. And the color theme of Bitwig is still unattractive to my eyes.

  • @bobtronic73
    @bobtronic73 9 месяцев назад +1

    Just what I was looking for. Thx for sharing 🙏

  • @snarlyofficial2423
    @snarlyofficial2423 11 месяцев назад +1

    I see you’ve used this trick and a lot of other people do too but holding ALT and dragging on a modulation gives it a smooth curve as well 🙂

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад +1

      Totally forgot to mention that, as well as the fact that you can just press B and draw automation line as fancy and smooth as you want. Thanks for your comment! 🙏

  • @khkx450
    @khkx450 9 месяцев назад +1

    Best Ableton Videos by far!

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks a lot dude 🙏

  • @candleman7393
    @candleman7393 11 месяцев назад +2

    Great tutorial pal, if you want to record automations you can also disarm the track recording

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks! That’s actually a good one but funny thing is that you can easily disarm track recoding but auto arm selected tracks needs a script (or Push) 😂

  • @mathiasruckert3681
    @mathiasruckert3681 9 месяцев назад +1

    very cool. Thats what im lookin for. Thanks man

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  9 месяцев назад

      Glad I could help 🙏

  • @danjers77
    @danjers77 6 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome stuff!

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  6 месяцев назад

      Thanks a lot 🙏

  • @DelasVC
    @DelasVC 11 дней назад

    Omg - this was so helpful!

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 дней назад +1

      Thanks 🙏

  • @thedvcor
    @thedvcor 5 месяцев назад +1

    You really should got more views! Your videeos are amazing!

  • @keshavkashyap166
    @keshavkashyap166 17 дней назад

    Thanks!
    I got the answer to my question.

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  17 дней назад

      No worries but curious to know what was that question 🤔

    • @keshavkashyap166
      @keshavkashyap166 17 дней назад

      @Zdrewe I was trying to automate on both x and y axis at the same time. So, i did that + sign and recorded it. 😬 I hope that makes sense. 🙏

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  17 дней назад +1

      @keshavkashyap166 oh got you and yes, it’s totally the right way to do this since + records every automation 💪

  • @abincshaji7533
    @abincshaji7533 11 месяцев назад +3

    Really great video brother, But FL's automation clips aren't ugly as you think, it's so freakin powerful than the ableton's one.
    U can get so many control over the curves values and also it has a tons of features.
    I use Ableton Live, Reaper, Cubase & FL Studio but I really like the FL for automation, you can warp the shape from audio, link multiple parameters to same automation clips, you can invert it too. Also there's a lot of articulation tools for manipulating automation.
    And where have you been in these days?

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад +2

      Hahaha honestly bro, it’s just my “inside joke”. I started my production journey with Fruity Loops 7 and been a heavy FL user till 2013. I just don’t like the way how automation clips look in FL 😂. Truth is that you can do pretty much the same in every single DAW, it’s just more or less hidden and accessible.
      I was posting 3 times a week on IG Reels since my last video here dropped but I decided to finally focus on RUclips in 2024 and beyond 😉

  • @ashonalexander3664
    @ashonalexander3664 3 месяца назад

    super helpful thank you

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  3 месяца назад

      Most welcome brother 🙏

  • @ZMGBass
    @ZMGBass 9 месяцев назад

    4:40 mapping the filter cutoff to the macro knob would surely be more efficient than duplicating the automation land

  • @lucwall4336
    @lucwall4336 9 месяцев назад

    love this guy underrated youtuber fr

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  9 месяцев назад

      Would not call myself a RUclipsr since I’m just starting out but really really appreciate that 🙏🙏

  • @FrankowwYT
    @FrankowwYT 9 месяцев назад

    Exactly what I was looking for. New Level Opened 😅

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  9 месяцев назад

      Glad to hear that! Automations are the key 💎

  • @Qzkaaa
    @Qzkaaa 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great stuff! Thanks! Could you please tell how to start recording from specific point (e.g. from position of the marker)? At mine it always starts at the beggining ot the project.

  • @andreavailati8292
    @andreavailati8292 3 месяца назад

    Great! Subscribed!

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  3 месяца назад

      Thanks my friend, means a world 🙏

  • @KillaaTofu
    @KillaaTofu 11 месяцев назад

    super informative.

  • @ThemisGeorgoudis
    @ThemisGeorgoudis 9 месяцев назад

    Great video! Thanks!

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  9 месяцев назад

      Glad you like it 🙏

  • @Ivan-Zile
    @Ivan-Zile 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks for sharing, great video.

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      You’re most welcome Ivan! Glad you enjoyed the vid 🙏

  • @joramletlora8079
    @joramletlora8079 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks dude!!

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      No worries man! Glad you enjoyed the vid 🙏

  • @giedriusnakas5795
    @giedriusnakas5795 11 месяцев назад

    amazing, thank you!!!

  • @JSewellBeats
    @JSewellBeats 11 месяцев назад

    Welcome back sir

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      The Eagle has landed 🫡 thanks for going though my Ableton Live gibberish J 😅

  • @Kartaonthemusic
    @Kartaonthemusic 11 месяцев назад +1

    always giving gems 💎💎 welcome back to YT bro

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад +1

      Good to see you here as well bro! Thanks for watching 🙏🙏

  • @telli6931
    @telli6931 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      You're most welcome! 🫡

  • @djpapakuma
    @djpapakuma 2 месяца назад

    🤯🤯🤯 Thank you!

    • @djpapakuma
      @djpapakuma 2 месяца назад

      Subbed!

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  2 месяца назад

      Means a world man 🙏

  • @elretsof1606
    @elretsof1606 9 месяцев назад

    Brilliant

  • @geortz__
    @geortz__ 11 месяцев назад

    Let’s go🔥😎

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      Can always count on you bro 🤝 (even when I’m clearly offending FL Studio 😂)

  • @Griuofficial
    @Griuofficial 2 месяца назад

    Thanks man🤝🫡

  • @louloup4246
    @louloup4246 11 месяцев назад

    Good !

  • @ELEKTROGOWK
    @ELEKTROGOWK 10 месяцев назад

    Groundbreaking!!

  • @BassBunnyMusic
    @BassBunnyMusic 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for the video. Why Are FL automation Clips Bad?

  • @HeartWerk
    @HeartWerk 11 месяцев назад

    Holy shit. I had to just open Ableton and get my mind blown

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      Our good guy Ableton has a lot of gems under the hood 😎

  • @kahlaarabbani2907
    @kahlaarabbani2907 6 месяцев назад

    in FL studio you can select the type of automation you want instead of drawing it (like a wave shape), can you do that in ableton? and also how do you link different MIDI patterns say a chord and bass to use the same automation clip?

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  6 месяцев назад

      As I showed in the video, once you right click you can also add predefined curves (shapes). To answer the 2nd question - you don’t need to link anything. Simply copy and paste automation from chords to bass, even for different parameters and effects (I think i also showed this in the video)

  • @vivektyagi6848
    @vivektyagi6848 9 месяцев назад

    Now that’s 12 talking 🎉

  • @timtimch1884
    @timtimch1884 11 месяцев назад

    Hey. Could you tell me what kind of beautiful skin you used in serum? :)

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад +1

      Look for Feed Me Serum Skin 😉

    • @timtimch1884
      @timtimch1884 11 месяцев назад

      @@ZdreweOk, thanks :)

  • @relative_vie
    @relative_vie 11 месяцев назад +1

    hack but no shaper box..

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      No worries, for a volume automation like that you can use other plugins like LFO tool or even stock Autopan

  • @indonesianraveculture
    @indonesianraveculture 11 месяцев назад

    nice

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      Thanks for watching my man! 🙏🙏

  • @knibbzy6244
    @knibbzy6244 3 месяца назад

    what this effect called 2:05

  • @chedeezybeats
    @chedeezybeats 11 месяцев назад

    What serum skin is that?

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      Look for “Feed Me Serum Skin” 😉

  • @railpressureflip
    @railpressureflip 11 месяцев назад

    Nice tutorial.
    Look up how UI / UX works, maybe you'll realize why Ableton's UX is trash, which ultimately makes using Ableton's automation a pain to use.
    (I use Ableton primarily also. Don't care how long you've used FL studio.)

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      I’m not qualified enough to dig into UI things but after working in FL, Cubase, Studio One and finally Live I find our DAW the most flexible and fun to use when it comes to automation. Me referring to “ugly automation clips” is actually pure stylistic and workflow choice. Pretty sure there are some hacks and tricks to make it prettier as well as some other DAWs that work more efficiently to someone.

  • @tamalitogirl
    @tamalitogirl 11 месяцев назад

    Why 3 midi channels with the same chords, tho? Are they an octave higher or downer?

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  11 месяцев назад

      Exactly, plus those are different sounds layered together. Layering like that can be done with Instrument rack with one MIDI signal although I prefer working with separate tracks

  • @jaredalvarez890
    @jaredalvarez890 8 месяцев назад

    I do not know what the shortcut is to make the automation lines appear

    • @Zdrewe
      @Zdrewe  8 месяцев назад +1

      Just click A on your keyboard (but make sure that MIDI to computer keyboard is turned off)

    • @jaredalvarez890
      @jaredalvarez890 8 месяцев назад

      @@Zdrewe thanks yeah every time I clicked A, it would just play my midi piano

    • @asecretcinema
      @asecretcinema 3 месяца назад

      @@jaredalvarez890 press "M" to turn on/off the keyboard piano. Turn it off, then press "A"

  • @michaelhodgeofficial
    @michaelhodgeofficial 9 дней назад

    sauce boss 🙇

  • @cucciolo182
    @cucciolo182 7 месяцев назад

    im just waiting to Ableton come with AI tools

    • @BixiDoxxes
      @BixiDoxxes Месяц назад

      Yuck, they better be essential