I've searched this forum + i've searched the Ableton forums, couldn't find what I was looking for. Question:

When I listen to all those megamixes made with Ableton Live (for example ASOT Megamix of 2005), I notice all the songs are edited (pieces of each track are cut out to fit that much tracks on 1 cd). How is this done?

Is this done by an external program like Sound Forge after the mix is made? Or is this done within Ableton (I hope so)? If so, how can this be achieved?

tnx

Last edited by Thois on Mar-19-2006 at 22:04

very interesting indeed
i thought maybe Armin mixed the tracks live, but then...naahhh

Maybe anyone else has a clue?

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Originally posted by blacknoizybox i thought maybe Armin mixed the tracks live, but then...naahhh

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Ya i'd like to know too the only thing i can think of is that he i using a prog like audacity to cut n paste lol but thats too low tech?

Well anyways how do u guys normally edit ur tracks

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All you would have to do is load the songs you want into something like Audacity or Soundforge and chop the parts you want to mix and save them and open them in Ableton and mix them. I don't know if you can chop them in Ableton itself but maybe you can.

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Originally posted by Zild All you would have to do is load the songs you want into something like Audacity or Soundforge and chop the parts you want to mix and save them and open them in Ableton and mix them.

If thats the only possibility, it sucks

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Originally posted by Zild All you would have to do is load the songs you want into something like Audacity or Soundforge and chop the parts you want to mix and save them and open them in Ableton and mix them. I don't know if you can chop them in Ableton itself but maybe you can.

Ableton is all about chopping and moving stuff around. It's main function is sequencing.

If not, acidpro. But fuck it. You can do it all in Ableton.

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Originally posted by Allied Nations Ableton is all about chopping and moving stuff around. It's main function is sequencing. If not, acidpro. But fuck it. You can do it all in Ableton.

Seriously... if you're asking whether or not you can chop stuff in ableton, you probably haven't played around with the program at all. So, I'm recommending you just play around a little.

Quick and dirty: Drag tracks into the program in different channels, set warp markers, move the tracks around, cut them up, loop parts, add eqs and effects, and you've got yourself a mix.

The tutorials are helpful - especially the sequencer one for this purpose.

This is for studio mixes though. Mixing live with ableton is a whole different beast...

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Originally posted by Choobak Mixing live with ableton is a whole different beast...

any good tutorial on that one?


many thanks

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wow cool
i found out:
in the arrangement view you can cut/paste/split etc etc

great!

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Originally posted by basvh any good tutorial on that one? many thanks

Well, unless you wanna drive yourself nuts with your keyboard, you'll need a midi controller. Then it's all really up to how you assign controls on your midi to Ableton controls.

You can set the controls yourself, choosing faders and triggers and eqs and what not but it's much easier to work from a template and customize off that. There are templates available for midi capable mixers like the Ecler Nuo 4, the Pioneer Djm-800 (not sure about this one since it's so new), and some stand alone midi controllers like the M-audio Uc-33e or the x-session. You can usually download these from the manufacturer. Otherwise, people have great layout ideas on the official ableton boards.

Those boards are really your best bet if you do decide to get a midi controller.

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