MIDI Tricks #2 – Custom Arpeggiator
MIDI Tricks #2 – Custom Arpeggiator What does it mean to Arpeggiate? Arpeggio is when you breakdown a chord to it’s individual notes and play them separately in a sequence. Here is an example using a C Major7th chord. Chord as a Block Arpeggiated chord broken down to the individual notes playing 1/16 notes. We can of course play arpeggiate in any sequence we want and even take notes out or add more notes. In this example we’re playing the notes of the chords in a downward motion and taking out the last note(C3). Ableton Live comes with it’s own Arpeggiator MIDI effect. Which can arpeggiate a chord automatically so we only need to hold the notes of the chord when playing or simply draw a sustain chord when editing a MIDI clip. We can choose the speed using the rate and change the …
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9 Ableton Live Fundamentals I Wish They Told Me Before I Started
9 Ableton Live Fundamentals I Wish They Told Me Before I Started We all start from the beginning when first using Ableton Live, and for the majority of us who start out alone, you may run into a few snags right from the start. Unaware of a few fundamental concepts and workflow techniques may prevent you from working efficiently, and may even cause problems in the future. Here are a few tips and tricks to get you going in the right direction with Ableton Live so you can avoid some of my struggles: 1. Ableton Standard vs. Suite You can choose between two versions of Ableton Live; Standard and Suite. In the Ableton Live Standard version, you will get fewer Instruments and Audio Effects as well as a smaller sound library. The biggest difference between the two is Max for Live (which comes with Ableton Live Suite). Max for Live is …
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