What if you want to keep the frozen track with your MIDI clip and effect chain? The only problem with “flattening” is that it overrides your original MIDI track with audio and it also gets rid of all the effects you have on that channel, as they will be baked into the frozen audio file. Transfer frozen tracks to audio without using “Flatten”įreezing a channel in Ableton is a great way to save CPU and is also useful to quickly bounce MIDI channels into audio, by “flattening” a frozen track.

Alternatively, use feature #10 to turn the delay off when it’s not being used.Ībleton Tip #2. It’s important to keep the delay time at 1.00 ms when this effect isn’t being used. Note: The entire channel will be delayed by the value of the delay time when it is static. Keep in mind that the pitch change only happens when the delay time is being changed/automated while processing a sound. It’s possible to create a pitch increase when automating the delay time from a high to low value. To create a tape-stop effect, the delay time needs to be automated from a low to high value. The cool thing about this is that when the delay time isn’t being changed/automated, the pitch of the sound will glide back to it’s regular original pitch. When the delay time is static, we won’t hear any difference, but when the delay time is being changed, while a sound is going through the delay, we will hear a pitch increase or decrease. To hear this effect, the “delay time” needs to be automated. You can get some interesting results when trying this with the other delays too. This works with Ableton’s Filter Delay, Ping Pong Delay and Simple Delay. To change the delay mode, right-click on the delays title-bar and select “Repitch”. The “Repitch” mode can be used to simulate a tape stop effect. Delay “Repitch” mode for tape stop effectĪbleton’s delays offer 3 different modes which change the delay’s processing behavior. Note: If you’re using Mac, “Ctrl” = “Command” for all keyboard shortcuts.Ībleton Tip #1. Some of these ableton tips are interesting production techniques and others are features which can save you some time and speed up your workflow. Keep in mind that this is an Intermediate guide, so if you are new to Ableton Live, this may be difficult to understand.

These 11 Ableton tips and tricks are often overlooked, yet extremely useful.

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