Help with Abelton Live 8

MrPirate

I'm not sure if this is the right place for it, but oh well.
I got myself a copy of Abelton Live 8 about 2 months ago. But at the time, I was swamped with college work so I didn't get much of a chance to look into it to much. Now that I'm off for the summer, I'm really wanting to get working on some industrial-esque stuff. But the program is confusing me quite a bit. Anyone know of any noob guides to Live 8? I've done searches myself, and all of them seem to require some experience with Live 8 already. Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

Jev/N

This might sound stupid and annoying but if you can hack it, try reading a bit of the manual... I know Ableton's is very comprehensive (and also quite boring) but it's a good place to start!

Don't really use it much myself any more as I have Logic but Youtube is a good place to look for some basic tutorials on how to do various things

MrPirate

See, the problem is, I don't think I have the manual any more, if ever. Youtube was the first place I looked for tutorials too. Most seem to assume that you've got some experience with it.

Edit: Just did some rummaging through the program files and I seem to have found what appears to be a manual... But in Spanish. <_< Gonna keep digging, hopefully I'll track something down, otherwise I'll see if I can get one off the website.

ianuss

maybe something like this might help?


http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129376070423641

old gregg

ianuss wrote: »

maybe something like this might help?

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129376070423641

Indeed. if you're around on Fri night swing by and say hello. There will be plenty of folks including myself (miXile) who'd be happy to do a quick tour of the interface with you.

Also, you can't go wrong by checking out Tom Cosm's tutorials and free sets:
http://www.cosm.co.nz/ . The genres may not be entirely to your taste but Tom is a legend.

seannash

the manual should be there even in the aaaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh versions.

not sure how youd change it from spanish though


try this though

http://www.ableton.com/pages/faq/general_questions#faq_6_link


question 6

MrPirate

ianuss wrote: »

maybe something like this might help?


http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129376070423641

Oooooh, that looks quite good. I'm not sure if I'll be around, but I'll try!

old gregg wrote: »

Indeed. if you're around on Fri night swing by and say hello. There will be plenty of folks including myself (miXile) who'd be happy to do a quick tour of the interface with you.

Also, you can't go wrong by checking out Tom Cosm's tutorials and free sets:
http://www.cosm.co.nz/ . The genres may not be entirely to your taste but Tom is a legend.

I'll definitely take a look at it, thanks!

seannash wrote: »

the manual should be there even in the aaaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh versions.

not sure how youd change it from spanish though


try this though

http://www.ableton.com/pages/faq/general_questions#faq_6_link


question 6

I managed to find the manual in other languages including english, but thanks!

I'll give these a try and see how I muster, thanks again everyone!

electrogrimey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix2IErEHa7A

http://findremix.com/ableton-live-tutorial-how-to-write-beats-by-tom-cosm-part-2/

Hour long tutorial on how to make a track from start to finish, explained really well. That'll sort you out.

ianuss

electrogrimey wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix2IErEHa7A

http://findremix.com/ableton-live-tutorial-how-to-write-beats-by-tom-cosm-part-2/

Hour long tutorial on how to make a track from start to finish, explained really well. That'll sort you out.

very informative alright - but your mans accent is as headwrecking as a vuvuzela!

electrogrimey

cranky bollix

has anyone got any links to a good tutorial on warping tracks, im an absolute beginner, ive tried it once before but failed drastically, so i just gave up, with the intention of going back to it when i had more time, i think im finally ready to get stuck in.

ill check through the above links, but if anyone can think of one specifically on warping it would be very much appreciated.

just had a look, and there seems to be some on the tom cosm site

gsparx

MrPirate wrote: »

See, the problem is, I don't think I have the manual any more, if ever.

Are you living up to your name by any chance?!

electrogrimey

I've a few more production tutorials if anyone's interested...

http://www.musicsoftwaretraining.com/blog/?p=353

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdwN6rRU0Xk&feature=player_embedded

Jev/N

cranky bollix wrote: »

has anyone got any links to a good tutorial on warping tracks, im an absolute beginner, ive tried it once before but failed drastically, so i just gave up, with the intention of going back to it when i had more time, i think im finally ready to get stuck in.

ill check through the above links, but if anyone can think of one specifically on warping it would be very much appreciated.

just had a look, and there seems to be some on the tom cosm site

There are a few different ways to do it... I think I posted a guide on this forum before so I'll try to see if I can find it - have used it for years and has worked a charm.