How can I record songs on ableton 6

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Posted by SKYMOVE on Nov-02-2007 15:52:

How can I record songs on ableton 6

Hi,

just finished my first experimentals with ableton life - no I want to record my whole piece - but how ???

there is that red dot on top of the browser but where does it save the song - does it really record the whole piece ???

thanks ...

Posted by Acton on Nov-02-2007 16:08:

if you click on the "red dot" otherwise known as the record button, everything you do in session view will be recorded onto arrangement view, i assume you know about these views. if not, read the manual or do some basic tutorials, and yes it can record entire songs or sets for as long as you like into arrangement view.

then to create an audio file, just select the part you want and render it. its all in the manual as well as on various tutorial videos on youtube etc

Posted by SKYMOVE on Nov-02-2007 16:19:

well thanks 4 your repsonse

I tried it and it says in the book that ableton will save these files in a certain folder (samples/recordings/...) -> couldn't find any file there.

I Acctually expectet there an "audio_01" file or something similar as we know from Cu Base - but that was not the case.

Where could I find these options for the recording ??? Maybe the track-lines aren't correctly choosen...

thank you

Posted by Khayat on Nov-03-2007 20:25:

copy the clips manually into the arrangement to save time this si easier

Posted by Sanguis Mortuum on Nov-03-2007 22:26:

Sounds like he wants to mix down, not 'record', and Im pretty sure its just an option in the menu somewhere, havnt used Ableton for a while though...

Posted by SKYMOVE on Nov-15-2007 16:55:

Well
I m not sure what you mean with mix down....

But all I want is to find a way to play the whole song through from the beginning up to the end.
I want to do this in this way to put effects right on the right point...

Right now I m still haven't found a way

is this possible somewhere in ableton ???

Posted by a-L-u on Nov-15-2007 19:18:

i think ur talking about arrangement, switch to arrangement view dude,(ganz oben rechts) there u go

Posted by SKYMOVE on Nov-15-2007 23:56:

Well its not my question

Right now I can only save up a whole song. Either wav. mp3 etc

But I do not want to save them - I want to record them from the beginning up to the end.

How is this possible ?

Posted by Sanguis Mortuum on Nov-15-2007 23:58:

quote:
Originally posted by SKYMOVE
Well its not my question

Right now I can only save up a whole song. Either wav. mp3 etc

But I do not want to save them - I want to record them from the beginning up to the end.

How is this possible ?

I have no idea what the fuck you're on about.

Do you want to record in? MIDI or audio? Or automation?

Just read the goddamn manual for fuck sake.

Posted by Low Profile on Nov-16-2007 03:10:

quote:
Originally posted by SKYMOVE
Well its not my question

Right now I can only save up a whole song. Either wav. mp3 etc

But I do not want to save them - I want to record them from the beginning up to the end.

How is this possible ?

Sooo, you want to play the song you have just made in ableton, and then you want to record that entire song to a .wav file??
Well, that exactly what "File->Render to Disk" does, it "records" you entire song and saves it as a .wav file on your hard drive.

If this is not what you wanted to do, I'm sorry, we've done our best but we don't know what you're talking about, you will have to read the manual.

Posted by 3F05Q on Nov-16-2007 04:14:

If you bought the software, then I'm amazed that you'd spend that much money and not be bothered to read the manual. Go read the manual.

If you didn't buy the software, then why should someone hold your hand concerning a basic subject that is in the manual? Please, go to Ableton's website and search for the manual. What you are trying to do is a very basic function of Live.

Posted by SKYMOVE on Nov-19-2007 21:25:

Hi,

still thanks for ya answear - I did read the manual - but could not find anything that could solve it.

Wonder how you even could record a whole life set. Right now I m running roxio cd creator to record the whole stuff in the background... ...still could not find a way. But calling the ableton store would be an idea...

Posted by echosystm on Nov-20-2007 02:30:

quote:
Originally posted by SKYMOVE
Wonder how you even could record a whole life set. Right now I m running roxio cd creator to record the whole stuff in the background... ...still could not find a way. But calling the ableton store would be an idea...

is it because you're from berlin and they don't have a german manual?
they should have one somewhere.

if not, then you're just an idiot. read the manual. if it doesnt make sense then, it never will.
also... its ableton "live" not "life".

Posted by funkysouls on Nov-21-2007 19:24:

quote:
Originally posted by SKYMOVE
Well
I m not sure what you mean with mix down....

But all I want is to find a way to play the whole song through from the beginning up to the end.
I want to do this in this way to put effects right on the right point...

Right now I m still haven't found a way

is this possible somewhere in ableton ???

I got hold of Live just before 2 days but am gona try my best.

quote:

to find a way to play the whole song through from the beginning up to the end.

If you are in the session view, click TAB. Double click on STOP button and hit Space bar. This will start your song.

quote:

to put effects right on the right point...

Use the session view. Click on the track you wish you insert effects on. Drag any effect and drop on it or drop it down where it says " Drop audio effects here "