Making some music in Ableton Live

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Uploaded by: talon

Upload date: 4/14/2025

Description:

People were asking how to use Ableton Live with a screen reader so last night I recorded this very impromptu little audio demo. I just make a little loop and try to explain what I'm doing as I go as best I can. I'm also still learning so I might be doing some things inefficiently. Hopefully this gives people a little inspiration. Sorry if my speech rate is too fast, this was a very spontaneous thing. I wasn't sure whether I should post it, but I figure anything is better than nothing.

i'm on windows, and not sure how to set the number of bars for my midi clip

You either set it by selecting the time range in the arrangement view, or you use the slider fields inside the clip view after creating the clip. 

I was wondering, as I have been fighting with this; How do you sidechain? The compressor doesn't seem to have the Audio From option that I keep finding when searching for tutorials online.

Did you manage it? You add the compressor to a track or return track, then select it in device view, tab until side chain toggle, enable it, then tab until toggle external sidechain, check that, then the next tab over is the input selector.

how did you turn midi note privew? 

Either in the options menu bar, or it's in the midi editor for a clip. 

Came for the Ableton; stayed for the beat.