00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:03.300 Today, I'm answering eight of the most common questions that you 1 00:00:03.300 --> 00:00:06.800 have asked me over the past five years about using Ableton 2 00:00:06.800 --> 00:00:08.100 Live On Stage. 3 00:00:11.700 --> 00:00:14.400 Everyone and welcome back to behind the space where this 4 00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:17.500 the podcast for folks that want to perform like a pro on stage with 5 00:00:17.500 --> 00:00:20.700 Ableton Live if that's you you're in the right place. This is 6 00:00:20.700 --> 00:00:23.300 your first episode welcome. My name is Will and I am 7 00:00:23.300 --> 00:00:26.600 so glad you're here. And if you're returning listener then welcome 8 00:00:26.600 --> 00:00:30.200 back. So glad you're here. Today's episode is gonna be a little different. This 9 00:00:29.200 --> 00:00:32.000 is gonna be one that you're gonna really want to 10 00:00:32.300 --> 00:00:35.300 study maybe bookmark save this episode. I'm gonna 11 00:00:35.300 --> 00:00:38.100 be running through eight of the most common questions. I have heard over the 12 00:00:38.100 --> 00:00:41.500 past five years as an able to live certified trainer since I 13 00:00:41.500 --> 00:00:45.300 started from Studio stage about five years ago. These are 14 00:00:45.300 --> 00:00:48.300 questions that keep coming up over and over and I keep 15 00:00:48.300 --> 00:00:51.600 going. Well, should I create more content? I've already created content today's 16 00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:54.500 episode. The goal is to try to kind of be a quick start 17 00:00:54.500 --> 00:00:57.200 guide. If you will, you know, a couple episodes ago. We 18 00:00:57.200 --> 00:01:00.300 did a quick start guide on how to get started with tracks and that went really well 19 00:01:00.300 --> 00:01:03.200 and got some really good feedback. So my goal today is I'm 20 00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:06.400 gonna answer these eight questions and about two to three minutes, but then 21 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:09.400 I'm gonna provide some free resources every single one of these that where 22 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:10.800 you can die further is completely free. 23 00:01:11.600 --> 00:01:14.400 You can get a further answer to your question because 24 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:17.300 if I try to answer all these really in-depth this would 25 00:01:17.300 --> 00:01:20.700 be like an hour and a half long episodes. I don't want to do that. I 26 00:01:20.700 --> 00:01:23.300 have a cup of tea to finish here and that's more important 27 00:01:23.300 --> 00:01:26.200 than talking for an hour and a half. Now before we get into these 28 00:01:26.200 --> 00:01:29.600 eight most commonly asked questions that you'll 29 00:01:29.600 --> 00:01:32.500 be able to know the answer to by the end of this episode and you'll 30 00:01:32.500 --> 00:01:35.200 be ahead of everyone else before I 31 00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:38.300 get to that. I want to let you know if you're interested in learning how 32 00:01:38.300 --> 00:01:41.200 to perform like a pro with Ableton Live On Stage and 33 00:01:41.200 --> 00:01:44.300 do it the most efficient flexible stable way then head 34 00:01:44.300 --> 00:01:47.300 to from CD at a stage.com/subscribe and become a 35 00:01:47.300 --> 00:01:50.600 from Studio to Stage student. When you become a student and 36 00:01:50.600 --> 00:01:53.500 join the community you get access to every single course that I have on 37 00:01:53.500 --> 00:01:56.000 the site over 60 courses and counting. 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Okay, let's get to number one 75 00:03:44.200 --> 00:03:47.500 and get my goal with this episode is to answer these questions so 76 00:03:47.500 --> 00:03:50.200 that you have a step above everyone else and you 77 00:03:50.200 --> 00:03:53.700 can go ahead and get further down the road than everyone else is so 78 00:03:53.700 --> 00:03:56.100 number one question I get quite often is what is the best 79 00:03:57.500 --> 00:04:00.700 Fell in the blank MIDI controller audio interface in ears 80 00:04:00.700 --> 00:04:04.100 all sorts of things. Right? What's 81 00:04:03.100 --> 00:04:06.300 the best piece of gear to use on 82 00:04:06.300 --> 00:04:09.400 stage? And this is a difficult question to answer because 83 00:04:09.400 --> 00:04:12.500 context really matters. Now what some 84 00:04:12.500 --> 00:04:15.200 people do and I think this is a flawed approach is 85 00:04:15.200 --> 00:04:20.000 some people go. My favorite artist is X Coldplay. I 86 00:04:18.200 --> 00:04:21.200 don't know why they came to mind. I haven't 87 00:04:21.200 --> 00:04:24.500 listened to Copeland probably five years. But favorite artist is 88 00:04:24.500 --> 00:04:28.000 Coldplay. What is Coldplay use? I want to use everything Coldplay 89 00:04:27.400 --> 00:04:30.700 uses now Coldplay is not Coldplay because 90 00:04:30.700 --> 00:04:33.400 they use this type of guitar this type 91 00:04:33.400 --> 00:04:36.400 of veneer Ableton Live for tracks or 92 00:04:36.400 --> 00:04:39.600 whatever Coldplay is Coldplay because they're Coldplay, 93 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:42.300 right but they just happen to use these things. That's one approach you 94 00:04:42.300 --> 00:04:45.500 can take but what you want to look for is geared that is Road tested 95 00:04:45.500 --> 00:04:48.700 that's used by people that's abused by 96 00:04:48.700 --> 00:04:51.800 people out on the road. That's gonna take a beating and 97 00:04:51.800 --> 00:04:54.700 it's gonna keep working gear. That is 98 00:04:54.700 --> 00:04:56.700 simple gear that is is 99 00:04:57.400 --> 00:05:01.300 The maid and built for this type of scenario this type of world and 100 00:05:00.300 --> 00:05:03.300 again to try to make this easier for you because we could 101 00:05:03.300 --> 00:05:06.600 spend an hour and a half talking just about gear on 102 00:05:06.600 --> 00:05:09.200 this podcast and maybe we do a podcast where we just 103 00:05:09.200 --> 00:05:12.100 talk about gear. But to make this real easy for 104 00:05:12.100 --> 00:05:15.600 you. I've put together my gear guide of all my suggestions. I updated 105 00:05:15.600 --> 00:05:18.100 it for 2023. It is full of 106 00:05:18.100 --> 00:05:21.500 absolutely everything audio interface midi controllers in 107 00:05:21.500 --> 00:05:24.700 ears hard drives best interfaces for 108 00:05:24.700 --> 00:05:27.300 vocal processing you name it. 109 00:05:27.300 --> 00:05:30.800 It's there and it's gonna be updated throughout the year. I've done it 110 00:05:30.800 --> 00:05:33.600 in a way this year that it's a living breathing document and 111 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:36.200 so it's gonna be easier than ever to update and so to get 112 00:05:36.200 --> 00:05:40.000 that all you have to do is head of from Studio to stage.com/gear. That's 113 00:05:39.400 --> 00:05:42.100 my gear guide and it's gonna give 114 00:05:42.100 --> 00:05:45.300 you access to everything because these are the two maybe most common things I 115 00:05:45.300 --> 00:05:48.100 hear. Well, what's the best MIDI controller for running tracks again, you'll get 116 00:05:48.100 --> 00:05:51.300 lots of options based on your context there. But the oak board 117 00:05:51.300 --> 00:05:54.300 mini by Oakton is my go-to. My number 118 00:05:54.300 --> 00:05:56.900 one suggestion for people asking that's audio inter. 119 00:05:57.400 --> 00:06:01.300 Sport running tracks play audio 12 for I could from iconnectivity hands 120 00:06:00.300 --> 00:06:03.300 down. Nothing else even comes close to 121 00:06:03.300 --> 00:06:05.200 that. So that's question. Number one number two. 122 00:06:06.100 --> 00:06:09.400 this is a good one session view versus Arrangement View 123 00:06:09.400 --> 00:06:10.400 and this is a really 124 00:06:12.900 --> 00:06:15.500 Nuance question in some ways in some senses one 125 00:06:15.500 --> 00:06:18.300 just asking shutter you session of your Arrangement view on stage. Well, 126 00:06:18.300 --> 00:06:21.200 I got to learn more about your context context is 127 00:06:21.200 --> 00:06:24.200 super important here. In fact, I'm gonna make a note to link to 128 00:06:24.200 --> 00:06:27.400 one of my favorite episodes we've done on the podcast here 129 00:06:27.400 --> 00:06:31.000 but the importance of context and 130 00:06:30.600 --> 00:06:33.400 for me as a trainer something I'm 131 00:06:33.400 --> 00:06:36.700 trying to get a little better at is when people reach out and they say will I 132 00:06:36.700 --> 00:06:39.400 need help with this I'm trying to do this is really learning 133 00:06:39.400 --> 00:06:42.500 the context in which they're working. That's super important. But let's talk 134 00:06:42.500 --> 00:06:45.300 context for a second. If you're stepping on stage in 135 00:06:45.300 --> 00:06:48.700 a linear type of performance environment. If 136 00:06:48.700 --> 00:06:52.700 you're a band on stage playing songs 99.9% of 137 00:06:52.700 --> 00:06:55.300 the time you're in a linear performance now, I 138 00:06:55.300 --> 00:06:58.400 need to find a better way to describe this because people here linear and they typically just 139 00:06:58.400 --> 00:07:01.300 think like we're on Rails. We're stuck. I don't 140 00:07:01.300 --> 00:07:04.300 mean that I mean you step on stage and play a song. Yes, you may 141 00:07:04.300 --> 00:07:07.900 decide to repeat. Of course, you may decide to Loop an 142 00:07:07.900 --> 00:07:10.500 intro that is still a linear thing because there's a song 143 00:07:10.500 --> 00:07:11.800 structure if you're stepping on 144 00:07:12.300 --> 00:07:15.500 Playing a song with a song structure that's a linear nature. 145 00:07:15.500 --> 00:07:18.900 And if you're using backing tracks using click 146 00:07:18.900 --> 00:07:21.300 that's typically something done in a linear 147 00:07:21.300 --> 00:07:24.000 fashion linear doesn't mean we can't repeat just means we have 148 00:07:24.200 --> 00:07:27.100 a song structure and Arrangement 99.9% of the time 149 00:07:27.100 --> 00:07:30.200 if you're doing that you should be using Arrangement view. Now. If you're 150 00:07:30.200 --> 00:07:33.300 in a non-linear environment, meaning you're stepping on stage, you're just gonna 151 00:07:33.300 --> 00:07:36.800 play a section and play a section and play a section. As long as you want to Loop 152 00:07:36.800 --> 00:07:40.000 it almost in like a jam band type thing a live 153 00:07:39.200 --> 00:07:42.200 looping type scenario and then you want to bring in 154 00:07:42.200 --> 00:07:45.800 another thing and you're launching clips and you want things to play nonlinear and 155 00:07:45.800 --> 00:07:48.800 a lot of different timelines to play at once. Then session 156 00:07:48.800 --> 00:07:51.100 view is the way you should use the way you should 157 00:07:51.100 --> 00:07:54.600 go. So it all depends on context. I just did a video I think 158 00:07:54.600 --> 00:07:57.400 a week ago where I took a song 159 00:07:57.400 --> 00:08:00.700 and able to live and I said, here's how we format the song in session 160 00:08:00.700 --> 00:08:03.200 view. Here's how we format this song and Arrangement view 161 00:08:03.200 --> 00:08:07.200 because this is a subject I've talked about for many 162 00:08:07.200 --> 00:08:10.200 many years even before I started from CD of stage back at my very first 163 00:08:10.200 --> 00:08:11.700 company loops and worship. 164 00:08:11.900 --> 00:08:14.400 And I was a session viewed devote a and 165 00:08:14.400 --> 00:08:17.100 I build a master set in session View and ran tracks and I 166 00:08:17.100 --> 00:08:20.600 was very stubborn very close-minded and I never tried using Arrangement 167 00:08:20.600 --> 00:08:23.100 View and the one day based on a suggestion of a friend 168 00:08:23.100 --> 00:08:26.300 at the time. I tried Arrangement View and I realized 169 00:08:26.300 --> 00:08:29.100 wow this view was actually made for linear things 170 00:08:29.100 --> 00:08:32.300 and for running tracks and it saved me so much time. So if 171 00:08:32.300 --> 00:08:35.600 you don't believe me, don't take my word for it, like seriously 172 00:08:35.600 --> 00:08:38.500 do not click the link in the description this video watch my 173 00:08:38.500 --> 00:08:41.200 session view versus Arrangement view video. Plus I'll link 174 00:08:41.200 --> 00:08:44.200 to my building a live set in less than five minutes video where 175 00:08:44.200 --> 00:08:45.900 I show you with my actual process. 176 00:08:46.800 --> 00:08:49.300 How quickly and easily you can build and Ableton 177 00:08:49.300 --> 00:08:52.800 Live set and if you're even if you're considering using a Ableton Live 178 00:08:52.800 --> 00:08:55.200 set to do like a master set. I think 179 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:58.500 we've got a video on that that I'll link to as well but tons of 180 00:08:58.500 --> 00:09:01.300 resources there. So the quick rule of 181 00:09:01.300 --> 00:09:05.000 thumb here, if you're doing a live looping type scenario nonlinear 182 00:09:04.500 --> 00:09:07.500 performance session view, if you're doing a linear performance 183 00:09:07.500 --> 00:09:10.100 playing with a band using packing tracks 184 00:09:10.100 --> 00:09:13.600 are click Arrangement View and again do not take my word for it. Check 185 00:09:13.600 --> 00:09:16.700 the videos out where I show you you'll see exactly happen 186 00:09:16.700 --> 00:09:19.500 and then try it yourself and make your decision based 187 00:09:19.500 --> 00:09:22.500 on that not based on what some dummy on a podcast or video 188 00:09:22.500 --> 00:09:25.300 says and I want to add one caveat there 189 00:09:25.300 --> 00:09:29.000 and then we'll get to number three. I'm going longer on these then I should sometimes people 190 00:09:28.800 --> 00:09:31.100 I'll share that info with them. They'll go. 191 00:09:31.100 --> 00:09:35.000 Yeah, but I'm gonna like trying to make music artists and I'll go okay. 192 00:09:34.600 --> 00:09:37.500 Are you doing a linear performance and nonline 193 00:09:37.500 --> 00:09:40.700 nonlinear? And sometimes it is like a live looping DJ 194 00:09:40.700 --> 00:09:43.900 they're firing Clips, but a lot of times they're doing 195 00:09:43.900 --> 00:09:46.600 a linear thing of playing song there maybe. 196 00:09:46.700 --> 00:09:49.600 Producer they want to do a set that 197 00:09:49.600 --> 00:09:52.400 of songs. They've produced it's electronic music 198 00:09:52.400 --> 00:09:55.400 and for some reason they get hung up on Arrangement 199 00:09:55.400 --> 00:09:58.300 view because they feel like if I'm an electronic musician, I 200 00:09:58.300 --> 00:10:01.300 have to use session View and I have to make a really complicated hard thing 201 00:10:01.300 --> 00:10:04.200 and I have to step on stage and do something that's hard and complex. 202 00:10:04.200 --> 00:10:07.500 Otherwise, no one's going to care. That's simply 203 00:10:07.500 --> 00:10:10.100 not true. If it's linear a range 204 00:10:10.100 --> 00:10:13.100 of view if it's non-linear session view. Okay number three, this is a 205 00:10:13.100 --> 00:10:16.300 big one and I've got a great answer for you number three how 206 00:10:16.300 --> 00:10:18.400 to become an Ableton Live trainer. 207 00:10:19.600 --> 00:10:23.100 Um, this is called Ableton Live certification program. You 208 00:10:22.100 --> 00:10:25.100 could become an able to live certified trainer. I've been 209 00:10:25.100 --> 00:10:28.300 able to live certified trainer. I think since I can never remember it's either 210 00:10:28.300 --> 00:10:31.200 2011 or 2010 it was before my kids were 211 00:10:31.200 --> 00:10:34.000 born and they were born in 2012, but I've been 212 00:10:34.200 --> 00:10:37.300 able to I've certified trainer for a very long time. However, you you look 213 00:10:37.300 --> 00:10:40.500 at that and it's probably one of the best decisions I've 214 00:10:40.500 --> 00:10:43.600 made definitely in my career the connections I've 215 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:46.500 made through that The credibility I got because 216 00:10:46.500 --> 00:10:50.000 of the certification has just been amazing now. 217 00:10:49.100 --> 00:10:52.200 I did a full Deep dive into how to 218 00:10:52.200 --> 00:10:55.300 become an able to live certified trainer plus I talk 219 00:10:55.300 --> 00:10:58.700 about what certification is and isn't in 220 00:10:58.700 --> 00:11:01.100 one of our first episodes that maybe actually be the first 221 00:11:01.100 --> 00:11:01.500 episode. 222 00:11:02.500 --> 00:11:05.800 No, the first episode of the podcast is rtfm. So 223 00:11:05.800 --> 00:11:08.500 it's not that but it's one of the first like five episodes of this podcast. 224 00:11:08.500 --> 00:11:09.300 So you're listening to 225 00:11:10.100 --> 00:11:13.700 it's like a deep dive into what a certification should 226 00:11:13.700 --> 00:11:16.100 you consider it is it for you? So I'll link that in 227 00:11:16.100 --> 00:11:16.800 the show notes, but 228 00:11:17.500 --> 00:11:20.500 in short things always mention that people certification is 229 00:11:20.500 --> 00:11:23.200 not a way to learn able to live. It is not a program 230 00:11:23.200 --> 00:11:26.400 where you show up for a weekend you learn about able to live take a 231 00:11:26.400 --> 00:11:29.500 test. So if you're looking for a way to learn able to live from Studio 232 00:11:29.500 --> 00:11:32.800 to stage.com/subscribe plus I have 233 00:11:32.800 --> 00:11:35.800 I don't know if it'll be out by the time this episode releases. 234 00:11:35.800 --> 00:11:39.200 But as soon as it's out, I have a article that 235 00:11:38.200 --> 00:11:41.500 I will link to that's a kind of in-depth process 236 00:11:41.500 --> 00:11:44.400 of this that announces some other ways that from 237 00:11:44.400 --> 00:11:47.200 see a stage will fill in the gaps there. So if you're looking to learn able to 238 00:11:47.200 --> 00:11:50.600 live certification is not for you if you already know able to live you've 239 00:11:50.600 --> 00:11:53.400 used it for many years you understand different context in which 240 00:11:53.400 --> 00:11:56.600 Ableton can be used, you know, not to pick on my church 241 00:11:56.600 --> 00:11:59.400 friends, but I hear from a lot of church friends that are like, hey, I want 242 00:11:59.400 --> 00:12:02.100 to become a certified trainer. Okay why you know and I'll say 243 00:12:02.100 --> 00:12:05.500 well if you want to learn it's not no. No, it's not that I want to learn I've mastered 244 00:12:05.500 --> 00:12:09.300 using able to live. Oh cool. How long to use it three months cool. 245 00:12:08.300 --> 00:12:11.800 So you're like producing music recording. No. 246 00:12:11.800 --> 00:12:14.200 No, I just use it for tracks on stage with 247 00:12:14.200 --> 00:12:17.200 my worship pain. Okay, cool. Well, you know 248 00:12:17.200 --> 00:12:17.400 what? 249 00:12:17.500 --> 00:12:20.500 DJ comes to you and ask how to use able to lie. Well, that's 250 00:12:20.500 --> 00:12:23.200 you know, I'm gonna be a certified trainer. I just I'm not going 251 00:12:23.200 --> 00:12:27.100 to talk to them certification is all about your knowledge of Ableton 252 00:12:26.100 --> 00:12:29.800 your ability to communicate that knowledge clearly and 253 00:12:29.800 --> 00:12:32.400 teach people from a diverse set of 254 00:12:32.400 --> 00:12:35.300 musical backgrounds and experiences. You don't have to be a DJ to teach 255 00:12:35.300 --> 00:12:38.200 a DJ how to use Ableton Live to DJ you'll know 256 00:12:38.200 --> 00:12:41.100 the bits and the pieces right? You can find all that in the manual and then you 257 00:12:41.100 --> 00:12:44.300 just experiment and use it right comes down to know and when you use session 258 00:12:44.300 --> 00:12:47.400 and a range of view for example, but it's again 259 00:12:47.400 --> 00:12:50.300 certification is an auto way to learn able to live. It's it's a 260 00:12:50.300 --> 00:12:53.500 way to get a certification a 261 00:12:53.500 --> 00:12:56.000 piece of paper. If you will that says this person knows what they're talking 262 00:12:56.200 --> 00:12:59.200 about. We certify their teaching ability. They're knowledge of able 263 00:12:59.200 --> 00:13:02.200 to live and it's really a great way. If you're 264 00:13:02.200 --> 00:13:05.500 going to be a teacher you should definitely do it. If you're gonna be a consultant 265 00:13:05.500 --> 00:13:08.700 of some type, you know, maybe considered doing 266 00:13:08.700 --> 00:13:11.400 that. But again, I'll link in the show notes to that full episode where 267 00:13:11.400 --> 00:13:14.500 you can dive deep plus I'll share some other ways if 268 00:13:14.500 --> 00:13:17.200 you're looking for hey, I want to learn able to live really well and 269 00:13:17.500 --> 00:13:20.600 sort of badge certificate saying I 270 00:13:20.600 --> 00:13:23.300 know it then got some really good ways. So 271 00:13:23.300 --> 00:13:25.400 you can do that links in the show notes number four. 272 00:13:26.500 --> 00:13:29.500 This is a pretty specific to Ableton. And if 273 00:13:29.500 --> 00:13:32.200 you don't understand the the setup here, 274 00:13:32.200 --> 00:13:35.400 then that's fine. Just watch the video. I can't 275 00:13:35.400 --> 00:13:38.200 use my MIDI controller and my stop track at the 276 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:41.600 same time. The heart of this question is I have taught 277 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:44.400 people for many many years Way Beyond from 278 00:13:44.400 --> 00:13:47.300 City of stage years of how to create something called a stop 279 00:13:47.300 --> 00:13:50.600 track and that's a really poor term because it's actually a little midi clip 280 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:53.200 that's assigned to the stop button and Ableton Live and when you 281 00:13:53.200 --> 00:13:57.100 get to the end of your song, it stops and you stop it using a virtual midi 282 00:13:56.100 --> 00:13:59.400 driver, which is either the IEC driver on 283 00:13:59.400 --> 00:14:02.200 on a Mac Loop be one on a 284 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:05.200 PC and basically it gets to 285 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:08.500 that clip and it's a sign to stop and it stops able to live the next 286 00:14:08.500 --> 00:14:11.200 question people get and I'll link to the video showing how to set that up. 287 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:14.300 It's kind of step one step to the next question I get 288 00:14:14.300 --> 00:14:17.400 is. Yeah well, but I have a midi controller and on my MIDI 289 00:14:17.400 --> 00:14:20.500 controller. There's a stop button and when I assign my stop button 290 00:14:20.500 --> 00:14:23.700 to stop and Ableton, my stop clip doesn't work. And when 291 00:14:23.700 --> 00:14:26.400 I assign my stop clip to Ableton Live my MIDI 292 00:14:26.400 --> 00:14:29.800 It doesn't work it all comes down to understanding how Ableton treats 293 00:14:29.800 --> 00:14:32.200 midi and I cannot have two different midi notes 294 00:14:32.200 --> 00:14:35.900 two different midi commands assigned to the same function in able 295 00:14:35.900 --> 00:14:38.700 to live but I can have multiple devices 296 00:14:38.700 --> 00:14:41.300 sending the same midi note. Midi Channel. 297 00:14:41.300 --> 00:14:44.400 Midi CC whatever it is midi channel to one thing 298 00:14:44.400 --> 00:14:47.700 and Ableton. So all you do and I've got a detailed tutorial 299 00:14:47.700 --> 00:14:50.400 showing exactly how to solve this. All you do is 300 00:14:50.400 --> 00:14:53.200 make sure that stop note that midi clip 301 00:14:53.200 --> 00:14:57.200 and that MIDI controller send the same midi note midi message. 302 00:14:57.200 --> 00:15:00.300 Maybe midi note. Midi CC and the same midi Channel. 303 00:15:00.300 --> 00:15:03.100 Now, you're gonna hear that and you're gonna say, yeah, we'll put my 304 00:15:03.100 --> 00:15:06.900 SPD still doesn't work. It's because you miss that second piece midi 305 00:15:06.900 --> 00:15:09.400 Channel say midi message either note or CC 306 00:15:09.400 --> 00:15:12.400 and midi Channel and we do that that's gonna 307 00:15:12.400 --> 00:15:15.600 work and that get so fundamental bit of able to live knowledge. Which 308 00:15:15.600 --> 00:15:18.500 again is that two multiple devices sitting 309 00:15:18.500 --> 00:15:21.200 multiple midi notes many channels cannot control 310 00:15:21.200 --> 00:15:24.600 one thing and able to live but you can have multiple devices 311 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:26.300 multiple things that are all sending the 312 00:15:26.300 --> 00:15:29.600 Midi Channel midi note or midi CC and assign 313 00:15:29.600 --> 00:15:32.800 one of those once and all of them will work how much 314 00:15:32.800 --> 00:15:35.300 shared a paid resource but I'm not going to do that. But it's a course 315 00:15:35.300 --> 00:15:38.300 on from CD of the stage that helps you understand just the basics of 316 00:15:38.300 --> 00:15:41.800 how many Works in able to live which would be super helpful. But again, 317 00:15:41.800 --> 00:15:44.500 check out the link in the description and the 318 00:15:44.500 --> 00:15:47.800 show notes for that. Okay. Number five. I'm gonna hit this 319 00:15:47.800 --> 00:15:51.400 one in just a second. But before I do just quick 320 00:15:50.400 --> 00:15:53.200 reminder, if you're watching on YouTube hit the 321 00:15:53.200 --> 00:15:56.100 Subscribe button and enable the Bell icon again, it's just a free 322 00:15:56.100 --> 00:15:59.200 way to say thanks to most importantly though more important 323 00:15:59.200 --> 00:16:02.700 than telling me. Thanks is making sure you get access to this content 324 00:16:02.700 --> 00:16:05.000 as soon as it's available as soon as it's out. 325 00:16:05.400 --> 00:16:08.100 If you hit the little notification icon, you'll be notified on your phone 326 00:16:08.100 --> 00:16:11.500 when I tell people all the time is if the title looks interesting if 327 00:16:11.500 --> 00:16:13.800 the thumbnail looks interesting click through if not, just ignore it. 328 00:16:14.300 --> 00:16:17.000 And it'll get to you somehow if you're meant to see it. You'll see 329 00:16:17.200 --> 00:16:20.300 it. I'm not like I'm not super stressed. If you 330 00:16:20.300 --> 00:16:23.000 don't see every single one of my videos when it's the right time for you 331 00:16:23.200 --> 00:16:26.800 to see it and find it you will find it. But if you enjoy this consider subscribing 332 00:16:26.800 --> 00:16:29.000 and then again just again as a reminder if you want to 333 00:16:29.200 --> 00:16:32.800 become a from City to Stage subscriber Community member 334 00:16:32.800 --> 00:16:35.300 then head to from Studio to Stage com slash subscribe. 335 00:16:35.300 --> 00:16:38.200 That'll get you access to Everything. I Do the goal of 336 00:16:38.200 --> 00:16:41.300 that is to make it feel like one-on-one tutoring. I'm coaching you 337 00:16:41.300 --> 00:16:44.700 through how to use Ableton Live for your performance, whether you're an artist whether you're 338 00:16:44.700 --> 00:16:47.200 a live looping artist, whether you're a worship leader, whether you're 339 00:16:47.200 --> 00:16:50.800 a cover band a band out on the road, whatever your 340 00:16:50.800 --> 00:16:53.400 scenario is, there's content for you there. Okay number 341 00:16:53.400 --> 00:16:57.200 five what version of able to live should I buy again? Context 342 00:16:56.200 --> 00:16:59.200 is everything so let me hit you really quickly and I've got 343 00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:02.700 again some free resources tutorials. I'll link to here plus 344 00:17:02.700 --> 00:17:05.100 my gear guide number one. If you're just getting started with 345 00:17:05.100 --> 00:17:08.400 Ableton Live get Ableton Live light which is gonna be with 346 00:17:08.400 --> 00:17:11.500 a product that you've purchased a mini controller or audio interface. 347 00:17:11.500 --> 00:17:14.200 If not then look at Ableton Live intro 348 00:17:14.900 --> 00:17:17.600 The cheapest most affordable way to get started to figure 349 00:17:17.600 --> 00:17:20.300 out if this is for you I hear from people not all the 350 00:17:20.300 --> 00:17:23.700 time, but I hear from people on the on the YouTube that will 351 00:17:23.700 --> 00:17:26.800 comment and say God this is the worst god-awful interface 352 00:17:26.800 --> 00:17:29.400 I've ever seen and I go cool. Well don't 353 00:17:29.400 --> 00:17:32.500 use it. Like that's fine. You know, I hate mainstage. I 354 00:17:32.500 --> 00:17:35.500 can't stand to look at my stage. I hate Pro Tools. I 355 00:17:35.500 --> 00:17:39.300 hate the way Pro Tools looks basically everything about it. But 356 00:17:38.300 --> 00:17:42.000 if you want to use it and that's your thing great fantastic, but 357 00:17:41.200 --> 00:17:45.100 I would rather you figure that out after spending like 75 bucks 358 00:17:44.100 --> 00:17:47.800 then spending a thousand dollars, but if 359 00:17:47.800 --> 00:17:50.500 you're gonna use tracks in able to live you need able 360 00:17:50.500 --> 00:17:54.400 to live stay in it, I'll get people occasionally reach out and say Hey, I 361 00:17:53.400 --> 00:17:56.100 want to use able to live for tracks, but 362 00:17:56.100 --> 00:17:59.300 I just I don't want to spend the money on standard and I always tell them you can 363 00:17:59.300 --> 00:18:02.600 get started in intro when it comes to using Ableton for backing tracks, 364 00:18:02.600 --> 00:18:05.500 but you are gonna hit limitations really quickly with track 365 00:18:05.500 --> 00:18:08.700 limit standard is the way to go Ableton sweet 366 00:18:08.700 --> 00:18:11.500 is the way to go if you want to use some setlist management things that 367 00:18:11.500 --> 00:18:14.400 require Max for life if you want to use ableton's built 368 00:18:14.400 --> 00:18:14.800 in sounds 369 00:18:14.800 --> 00:18:17.500 But for you know, I would say 90% of 370 00:18:17.500 --> 00:18:20.500 the audience watching listening to this Ableton Live 371 00:18:20.500 --> 00:18:23.500 standard is where you need to be if you click the link in the description of this you can 372 00:18:23.500 --> 00:18:26.700 purchase able to live standard and support my 373 00:18:26.700 --> 00:18:29.100 efforts as a content creator and as unable to 374 00:18:29.100 --> 00:18:32.300 live certified trainer Crossing you nothing extra and you 375 00:18:32.300 --> 00:18:35.800 purchase directly through Ableton, which is a great way to do that plus side 376 00:18:35.800 --> 00:18:38.300 note. If you become a free to Stage student, then you 377 00:18:38.300 --> 00:18:41.200 can purchase Ableton at the edu discount and save tons and tons 378 00:18:41.200 --> 00:18:44.800 of money so from csh.com/subscribe and 379 00:18:44.800 --> 00:18:47.400 that's where you'll you'll find the PATH on how to get Ableton 380 00:18:47.400 --> 00:18:48.700 into discount. Okay? 381 00:18:49.500 --> 00:18:52.700 Number six again. This is a highly specific question. I'll 382 00:18:52.700 --> 00:18:55.400 give some context here. How do I get Ableton sessions to 383 00:18:55.400 --> 00:18:58.100 sync? How do I get Ableton sessions to sing 384 00:18:58.100 --> 00:19:01.300 a lot of times people reach out because they see maybe my content on 385 00:19:01.300 --> 00:19:04.700 the play audio 12. They want to create a redundant rig and one 386 00:19:04.700 --> 00:19:07.100 of the first questions people get is. Hey, I don't want to set up 387 00:19:07.100 --> 00:19:10.500 my session to where I press play on my midi control and it 388 00:19:10.500 --> 00:19:13.800 starts both machines. I want my backup machine sync 389 00:19:13.800 --> 00:19:16.800 to my a machine so that it's perfect and everything's perfectly 390 00:19:16.800 --> 00:19:19.300 in time. I hear this once twice a 391 00:19:19.300 --> 00:19:22.400 month always typically from people that are just getting started. 392 00:19:23.300 --> 00:19:26.400 Create a red Diner rig or maybe they're coming from something like DP or 393 00:19:26.400 --> 00:19:29.400 Pro Tools that they used live for 394 00:19:29.400 --> 00:19:32.200 tracks. And that's how they did it there. They want to learn how to do an Ableton Live 395 00:19:32.200 --> 00:19:36.500 because of the way able to live Works a couple things up front one Ableton 396 00:19:35.500 --> 00:19:38.900 has an inherent and not 397 00:19:38.900 --> 00:19:41.000 bug but if you try to sink two sessions and you get 398 00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:44.500 past measure 1025 your second Ableton 399 00:19:44.500 --> 00:19:47.500 Live session will automatically stop check out the link in 400 00:19:47.500 --> 00:19:50.300 the description the show notes where I show you exactly how to solve that. I'm getting 401 00:19:50.300 --> 00:19:53.200 that question more often than not and I think that's because most people 402 00:19:53.200 --> 00:19:56.100 start with the Redundant thing and and think this is the right way to 403 00:19:56.100 --> 00:19:59.500 go. I'm getting that like once or twice a month now, 404 00:19:59.500 --> 00:20:02.500 which I never got that question until about a year ago. I think 405 00:20:02.500 --> 00:20:05.100 it was Josh. I think Joshua was the first person that reached out. 406 00:20:05.100 --> 00:20:10.900 Shout out to Josh if you're listening can't remember your last name right now. But so when 407 00:20:09.900 --> 00:20:12.400 you're thinking able to live there's this issue 408 00:20:12.400 --> 00:20:15.500 with measure 1025, which happens to do 409 00:20:15.500 --> 00:20:18.500 with midi numbers hexadecimal numbers, whatever it's 410 00:20:18.500 --> 00:20:21.400 bigger issue for smart people show you exactly 411 00:20:21.400 --> 00:20:23.100 why that happens how to solve it in that video. 412 00:20:23.600 --> 00:20:26.300 To Ableton doesn't have what's called 413 00:20:26.300 --> 00:20:29.700 freesync right now or the ability to you know, 414 00:20:29.700 --> 00:20:32.500 if this computer goes down in your your synced 415 00:20:32.500 --> 00:20:35.300 using timecode, then this computer will 416 00:20:35.300 --> 00:20:38.400 stop as well too. So if you're using timecode, which side note 417 00:20:38.400 --> 00:20:41.800 Ableton cannot sync via LTC only MTC if 418 00:20:41.800 --> 00:20:44.500 you don't know what that means skip past this portion of 419 00:20:44.500 --> 00:20:47.300 the podcast competitive about 30 seconds, then join me 420 00:20:47.300 --> 00:20:50.300 back, but Ableton can only sync via MTC not 421 00:20:50.300 --> 00:20:53.600 LTC there's a multitude of methods and 422 00:20:53.600 --> 00:20:56.600 ways to convert LTC to MTC but it's for 423 00:20:56.600 --> 00:20:59.400 another day another podcast, but it can only sync via 424 00:20:59.400 --> 00:21:02.400 MTC the downside those right now sinking via MTC 425 00:21:02.400 --> 00:21:05.600 if this computer stops, this computer does not keep running. There was 426 00:21:05.600 --> 00:21:07.000 an update to Ableton. 427 00:21:07.800 --> 00:21:10.800 Around 11.2 some Beta release 428 00:21:10.800 --> 00:21:13.400 or whatever where I think they're trying to improve that 429 00:21:13.400 --> 00:21:16.800 to our eventually it will kind of do that like freesync thing 430 00:21:16.800 --> 00:21:19.400 that most empty C timecode-based things 431 00:21:19.400 --> 00:21:22.900 do which is that this goes down. This one will keep going so until 432 00:21:22.900 --> 00:21:25.500 they get that feature and even when they do get that feature, I 433 00:21:25.500 --> 00:21:28.400 don't I've don't very much need that feature because 434 00:21:28.400 --> 00:21:31.700 I just use my MIDI controller plugged into 435 00:21:31.700 --> 00:21:34.200 my play audio 12. I press 436 00:21:34.200 --> 00:21:37.500 play and that sends that signal to both computers in 437 00:21:37.500 --> 00:21:40.300 both computers play at the same time random side note have 438 00:21:40.300 --> 00:21:43.200 the same exact type of computer hard drives and everything 439 00:21:43.200 --> 00:21:46.500 don't use like a new computer in a really old computer because you're 440 00:21:46.500 --> 00:21:49.400 not really doing redundancy there. You're just kind of playing with fire 441 00:21:49.400 --> 00:21:52.300 and hoping things work out have both 442 00:21:52.300 --> 00:21:53.600 computers be plenty powerful. 443 00:21:54.400 --> 00:21:57.700 As much as possible the same exact specs and everything. 444 00:21:58.600 --> 00:22:01.100 So that stuff stays perfectly in sync, okay. 445 00:22:02.200 --> 00:22:03.100 Number seven, this is a good one. 446 00:22:04.100 --> 00:22:07.100 Why disableton keep crashing? This is 447 00:22:07.100 --> 00:22:10.300 something I hear on YouTube and it typically 448 00:22:10.300 --> 00:22:13.500 goes a little more like this man. The 449 00:22:13.500 --> 00:22:16.500 new update to Ableton is so stupid because every time I open it 450 00:22:16.500 --> 00:22:19.600 it does this or instantly crashes. They're idiots. 451 00:22:19.600 --> 00:22:20.300 They don't know what they're doing. 452 00:22:21.400 --> 00:22:24.400 And that's those snares where I kind of step back. This 453 00:22:24.400 --> 00:22:27.200 is just me personally, you you live your life the way you 454 00:22:27.200 --> 00:22:30.700 want to live your life. But for me when I get in this scenarios like that right now, 455 00:22:30.700 --> 00:22:33.700 I'm testing a product a brand new product from a company and 456 00:22:33.700 --> 00:22:36.500 the software at this product is not loading 457 00:22:36.500 --> 00:22:39.100 on my computer. Now, I could look at this and I could 458 00:22:39.100 --> 00:22:42.500 say this company's idiots. They cannot make software to 459 00:22:42.500 --> 00:22:45.900 save their lives or I could look back and go maybe it's 460 00:22:45.900 --> 00:22:48.200 something about my setup some unique thing 461 00:22:48.200 --> 00:22:51.700 about my setup. If I assume I'm wrong here then maybe 462 00:22:51.700 --> 00:22:54.000 there's a little better way, you know 463 00:22:54.500 --> 00:22:58.700 way to go about this. So why does Ableton keep crashing? Here's 464 00:22:57.700 --> 00:23:00.100 this is less of me 465 00:23:00.100 --> 00:23:03.200 answering that question and more of 466 00:23:03.200 --> 00:23:06.200 giving you a method and a pathway of how to 467 00:23:06.200 --> 00:23:10.800 go forward when you're having issues with Ableton Live Ableton is 468 00:23:10.800 --> 00:23:13.900 a fantastic company with fantastic developers who 469 00:23:13.900 --> 00:23:16.200 know what they're doing. They know how to 470 00:23:16.200 --> 00:23:19.400 develop products. They know how to release products to beta test products, 471 00:23:19.400 --> 00:23:21.200 but they cannot test 472 00:23:21.300 --> 00:23:24.300 Every it's impossible. There's no software developer 473 00:23:24.300 --> 00:23:27.300 Hardware developer. No matter how big they are 474 00:23:27.300 --> 00:23:30.500 Apple Samsung Google whoever it 475 00:23:30.500 --> 00:23:33.300 is. They can test every possible scenario with every 476 00:23:33.300 --> 00:23:36.600 possible piece of Hardware around to release hardware 477 00:23:36.600 --> 00:23:39.700 and software that's 100% bug-free. It 478 00:23:39.700 --> 00:23:42.700 just does not exist. We live 479 00:23:42.700 --> 00:23:45.500 in a world where they're imperfections. It does not 480 00:23:45.500 --> 00:23:48.300 exist. But when Ableton releases a piece of software, they have 481 00:23:48.300 --> 00:23:51.900 gone through enough automated and you know, 482 00:23:51.900 --> 00:23:54.500 non-automated like individual testing 483 00:23:54.500 --> 00:23:57.400 things with a group of beta testers to 484 00:23:57.400 --> 00:24:00.200 say, we believe the software is as bug free as 485 00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:03.300 we could possibly make it and the updates that we have added are worth 486 00:24:03.300 --> 00:24:05.900 updating and asking you to update 487 00:24:06.800 --> 00:24:09.200 So they released their software if you run into 488 00:24:09.200 --> 00:24:09.600 an issue. 489 00:24:10.500 --> 00:24:13.500 Please do not go to YouTube to look for the answer. I know it's 490 00:24:13.500 --> 00:24:16.500 ironic because I make content for YouTube. You're literally I 491 00:24:16.500 --> 00:24:19.700 am not a YouTuber though some of the other day made a comment about YouTubers. I'm 492 00:24:19.700 --> 00:24:22.400 not a YouTuber. I'm someone who makes content for 493 00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:25.600 YouTube but two don't one 494 00:24:25.600 --> 00:24:29.000 don't go to YouTube looking for the answer. Okay. Number two. 495 00:24:28.500 --> 00:24:32.000 The first thing you should do is support 496 00:24:31.300 --> 00:24:34.900 at ableton.com and people I've reached 497 00:24:34.900 --> 00:24:37.200 out and people have said able to blah and I'll 498 00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:40.100 say well to support well, they don't have a phone line. They will. 499 00:24:40.100 --> 00:24:43.500 Okay. Well either sit there with your arms cross and 500 00:24:43.500 --> 00:24:46.600 be pissed that they don't have a phone line which God 501 00:24:46.600 --> 00:24:49.400 bless them. I'm so glad they don't or just email support 502 00:24:49.400 --> 00:24:52.300 ableton.com. If you don't hear back within 24 503 00:24:52.300 --> 00:24:55.100 hours, they either did not get your 504 00:24:55.100 --> 00:24:58.600 ticket or it's in your spam folder. They're not ghosting you 505 00:24:58.600 --> 00:25:01.500 support and ableton.com they 506 00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:04.600 have ways of getting bug reports or Mableton that only 507 00:25:04.600 --> 00:25:07.400 they have the tools and ability to read that a 508 00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:10.000 YouTuber does not have the ability to your buddy down the street. 509 00:25:10.400 --> 00:25:13.600 Is Ableton six years ago doesn't have access to that. So 510 00:25:13.600 --> 00:25:17.200 please please if Ableton keeps crashing one assume 511 00:25:16.200 --> 00:25:19.300 it's maybe you immediately reach out 512 00:25:19.300 --> 00:25:23.300 to Ableton supported ableton.com. It's fine 513 00:25:22.300 --> 00:25:25.800 to look on the internet on YouTube for 514 00:25:25.800 --> 00:25:28.600 folks that are part of the from City to Stage Community. I tell 515 00:25:28.600 --> 00:25:31.600 them often. Hey Post in our community, 516 00:25:31.600 --> 00:25:34.200 ask other fellow community members or they 517 00:25:34.200 --> 00:25:37.500 have in the same issue. Maybe that'll give you some confirmation. Maybe someone will 518 00:25:37.500 --> 00:25:40.200 find an answer or they heard back from Ableton before you 519 00:25:40.200 --> 00:25:44.100 did and they can pass the knowledge along to you but start 520 00:25:43.100 --> 00:25:47.400 reaching out start making efforts, I'll hear 521 00:25:46.400 --> 00:25:49.500 from people that will live for years with weird 522 00:25:49.500 --> 00:25:52.300 quirks and bugs because they never updated. They're 523 00:25:52.300 --> 00:25:55.200 Ableton version and they just believe this is 524 00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:58.500 the way it is Ableton doesn't as a company doesn't create software with 525 00:25:58.500 --> 00:26:02.300 the goal of pissing you off or making your life harder. There's 526 00:26:01.300 --> 00:26:04.400 something specific about your scenario. That's just 527 00:26:04.400 --> 00:26:07.100 not working. So if you run into issues support it able to 528 00:26:07.100 --> 00:26:10.200 not calm sure Google it you'll probably find a video. 529 00:26:10.300 --> 00:26:13.700 I did an article I did that says here's how to fix it. Try that 530 00:26:13.700 --> 00:26:16.200 if it works great. If not don't comment on the 531 00:26:16.200 --> 00:26:19.200 YouTube video and ask that person to solve your problem for you and you 532 00:26:19.200 --> 00:26:22.600 can always like book your coaching session with me or the 533 00:26:22.600 --> 00:26:25.900 certified trainer someone but before you pay anything support at 534 00:26:25.900 --> 00:26:28.300 ableton.com, okay, my last question of 535 00:26:28.300 --> 00:26:31.500 saved it to the end because only about 30% of you. Does this 536 00:26:31.500 --> 00:26:34.300 really apply to but that is should I use playback prime 537 00:26:34.300 --> 00:26:37.200 or Ableton Live if you're a worship leader, if 538 00:26:37.200 --> 00:26:40.300 you're a Church musician, then this applies to you first thing 539 00:26:40.300 --> 00:26:43.800 up front. If you're not getting used tracks in a church context then 540 00:26:43.800 --> 00:26:47.100 do not use playback or prime. These are closed ecosystems 541 00:26:46.100 --> 00:26:48.400 created for 542 00:26:49.400 --> 00:26:52.500 Churches to do church music they are 543 00:26:52.500 --> 00:26:53.300 really great. 544 00:26:54.700 --> 00:26:57.400 Incredible resources, but they're closed ecosystem. They're not 545 00:26:57.400 --> 00:27:00.300 made for bands looking around backing tracks. I know there's 546 00:27:00.300 --> 00:27:03.300 some other apps out there and I would love to dive deep and explore some 547 00:27:03.300 --> 00:27:06.700 of those that are iPad iPhone base that are just, you know, upload content 548 00:27:06.700 --> 00:27:09.300 from anywhere into them. These apps are not that that's 549 00:27:09.300 --> 00:27:10.500 not what they're made for so 550 00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:14.300 If you're not a worship leader, if you're not using tracks in a 551 00:27:14.300 --> 00:27:17.400 church setting do not choose playback your Prime. It's it's a 552 00:27:17.400 --> 00:27:20.200 foolish decision if you do but if you aren't worship leader, it's a real 553 00:27:20.200 --> 00:27:23.800 serious question because both both of these apps have developed. They're very 554 00:27:23.800 --> 00:27:26.300 mature. I would argue in a lot of ways they 555 00:27:26.300 --> 00:27:29.200 are a little too mature and they need to step back and go back to the 556 00:27:29.200 --> 00:27:32.300 Simplicity in which they were first the goal of 557 00:27:32.300 --> 00:27:35.200 Simplicity when they first were developed and I've 558 00:27:35.200 --> 00:27:38.100 talked about that a lot publicly, but I've got so much 559 00:27:38.100 --> 00:27:41.200 content where I lay out and do a over an hour 560 00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:44.100 long shootout between playback Prime and able to live I look at every single 561 00:27:44.100 --> 00:27:48.100 feature stack it up to able to live we Compare costs. I 562 00:27:47.100 --> 00:27:50.500 have some specific videos where I shoot out playback versus 563 00:27:50.500 --> 00:27:53.200 Ableton Prime versus Ableton check all 564 00:27:53.200 --> 00:27:56.400 that out. Do not take my word for it. Right? I work for 565 00:27:56.400 --> 00:27:59.800 most tracks.com for five years playback was my baby and led 566 00:27:59.800 --> 00:28:02.300 the team and designed a lot of the features that are currently in 567 00:28:02.300 --> 00:28:05.300 that app, and I'm super proud of that. But if I step back from 568 00:28:05.300 --> 00:28:10.000 a as unbiased as I can possibly be perspective, here's 569 00:28:08.200 --> 00:28:11.100 my couple really quick thoughts. 570 00:28:11.400 --> 00:28:14.600 To three minutes number one, if you're just getting started as a 571 00:28:14.600 --> 00:28:17.300 worship leader playback or prime and I've said this time blue in 572 00:28:17.300 --> 00:28:20.500 the face, but she's playbacker Prime which one of those should I choose? Well one 573 00:28:20.500 --> 00:28:23.800 go to multitracks dot app multitracks.app. And 574 00:28:23.800 --> 00:28:26.300 that's a free quiz I've put together or I'm 575 00:28:26.300 --> 00:28:29.300 going to ask you some specific questions and based on the answers to 576 00:28:29.300 --> 00:28:32.500 those questions. I'm going to tell you exactly what app you should use playback prime 577 00:28:32.500 --> 00:28:36.400 or Ableton Live but to decide 578 00:28:36.400 --> 00:28:38.700 between this two apps it comes down to where you get your content from. 579 00:28:39.500 --> 00:28:42.700 Again, what's the keyword here ecosystem even more 580 00:28:42.700 --> 00:28:45.800 important keyword closed ecosystem. If you 581 00:28:45.800 --> 00:28:48.300 use in purchase content from Loop Community use 582 00:28:48.300 --> 00:28:52.100 prime if you purchase content from multitracks, you use playback these 583 00:28:51.100 --> 00:28:54.300 apps these companies will reward you 584 00:28:54.300 --> 00:28:57.400 if you stay in their ecosystem, you know, you're gonna see all your 585 00:28:57.400 --> 00:29:00.500 songs directly in the app. You can download them. You can edit songs 586 00:29:00.500 --> 00:29:03.500 pretty easily edit your setlist that sort of stuff but you 587 00:29:03.500 --> 00:29:06.500 start to pay the tax when you leave the ecosystem if 588 00:29:06.500 --> 00:29:10.000 you use playback and you want to use content from Loop Community 589 00:29:09.400 --> 00:29:12.500 or you use prime and you want to use content from 590 00:29:12.500 --> 00:29:15.400 I'll check so you're gonna pay the tax. What's the tax? Well, you 591 00:29:15.400 --> 00:29:18.400 have to go purchase the thing from the other company, you 592 00:29:18.400 --> 00:29:21.100 have to upload it to that company's Cloud. You have to wait for the 593 00:29:21.100 --> 00:29:24.300 cloud to process it. You have to then go do all the work to 594 00:29:24.300 --> 00:29:27.400 add in your markers your Tempo changes your time signature changes, 595 00:29:27.400 --> 00:29:30.500 if the company even allows you to do that to then 596 00:29:30.500 --> 00:29:33.600 get it in your app and to have a second class 597 00:29:33.600 --> 00:29:36.500 citizen type experience, right that content will 598 00:29:36.500 --> 00:29:39.200 never be as nice as the content. 599 00:29:39.400 --> 00:29:42.400 Downloaded from those companies and you're going to spend way more 600 00:29:42.400 --> 00:29:45.200 time doing that in those apps than you would enableton live. 601 00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:48.400 So if you're just getting started playback at Prime depends on 602 00:29:48.400 --> 00:29:51.200 where you buy your content if you're willing to stay in 603 00:29:51.200 --> 00:29:54.200 that ecosystem if Trax is really not your thing. You 604 00:29:54.200 --> 00:29:58.800 just don't care about it. Then just stick in one of those ecosystems maybe 605 00:29:57.800 --> 00:30:00.500 consider multi tracks 606 00:30:00.500 --> 00:30:04.100 that may win out in the end. You can look at the price comparison there multi-tracks 607 00:30:03.100 --> 00:30:06.900 is cheaper than Loop community in the end. I know LC's 608 00:30:06.900 --> 00:30:09.600 app is completely free playback has the 609 00:30:09.600 --> 00:30:12.100 intro tier which is completely free. But when you look at 610 00:30:12.100 --> 00:30:16.100 kind of like the tears that you need to do things similar to Ableton multitax 611 00:30:15.100 --> 00:30:18.200 is cheaper by a couple cents like it's on 612 00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:21.800 a whole lot. But when you compare all three, you'll see that that 613 00:30:21.800 --> 00:30:24.200 Ableton Live in the long run is 614 00:30:24.200 --> 00:30:27.300 actually cheaper you don't get content with it, but it's actually cheaper and 615 00:30:27.300 --> 00:30:30.100 all that again. Don't listen to me fact check me 616 00:30:30.100 --> 00:30:33.400 check my videos check the Google sheet 617 00:30:33.400 --> 00:30:36.700 where I put together all that data and research that's yours to 618 00:30:36.700 --> 00:30:39.100 access for free. This is me trying to be as un 619 00:30:39.400 --> 00:30:42.100 As possible, but I think if you just don't really 620 00:30:42.100 --> 00:30:45.700 care much about tracks stick with one of those maybe consider multitracks because 621 00:30:45.700 --> 00:30:48.900 you can pay it's gonna cost you can get quite expensive but 622 00:30:48.900 --> 00:30:51.200 you can get a service that's going to allow you 623 00:30:51.200 --> 00:30:54.500 to sink your charts with Ableton with playback rather. It's gonna 624 00:30:54.500 --> 00:30:57.400 allow you to get files. You can load in Pro Presenter 625 00:30:57.400 --> 00:31:00.200 that's going to save you time but you're gonna pay a lot for that. And 626 00:31:00.200 --> 00:31:03.600 as soon as you cut off those Services you lose access to 627 00:31:03.600 --> 00:31:06.900 to that right as soon as you cut off the services you no 628 00:31:06.900 --> 00:31:09.400 longer can download more Pro Presenter files. 629 00:31:09.400 --> 00:31:12.200 You can't do the cool sync stuff and it only works in 630 00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:15.200 that app as to Ableton which is an oak 631 00:31:15.200 --> 00:31:18.300 and open ecosystem. It gives you far more flexibility to 632 00:31:18.300 --> 00:31:22.000 edit and customize so all of those videos I've laid 633 00:31:21.100 --> 00:31:24.200 out so much stuff, but I would say in the 634 00:31:24.200 --> 00:31:28.000 end if you're looking for the app, that's an open ecosystem lets you 635 00:31:28.200 --> 00:31:31.800 make edits like, you know, exactly edit 636 00:31:31.800 --> 00:31:34.200 transitions between songs, you know to edit 637 00:31:34.200 --> 00:31:37.600 song sections and add transitions between song sections instead 638 00:31:37.600 --> 00:31:38.800 of just seeing everything as a block. 639 00:31:39.300 --> 00:31:42.400 To straighten out the tempo of something if you download a 640 00:31:42.400 --> 00:31:45.300 song from an artist where they decided to have Tempo variations in it, 641 00:31:45.300 --> 00:31:48.100 and there's no reason for that. You can straighten out 642 00:31:48.100 --> 00:31:51.400 the tempo for that again. You can easily use content from any one 643 00:31:51.400 --> 00:31:54.600 of those sources format your song in less than five minutes, which is 644 00:31:54.600 --> 00:31:57.400 far faster than either of those apps will ever be and plus 645 00:31:57.400 --> 00:32:00.100 you get a desktop app, you know? Yes. I know Prime 646 00:32:00.100 --> 00:32:03.500 playback or available on desktop, but I would not consider them desktop 647 00:32:03.500 --> 00:32:06.400 apps. They are Touch first apps 648 00:32:06.400 --> 00:32:09.200 that have been brought to the desktop and there's some weird 649 00:32:09.200 --> 00:32:10.000 quirks within that. 650 00:32:10.800 --> 00:32:13.200 Try adding midi cues in either of those apps and tell 651 00:32:13.200 --> 00:32:16.200 me they're faster than Ableton and then you can build a set 652 00:32:16.200 --> 00:32:19.100 and able to live in less than five minutes. And again, I've got content showing you how to do 653 00:32:19.100 --> 00:32:22.500 all of that but check out those resources, right my goal 654 00:32:22.500 --> 00:32:26.400 is to try to go as in-depth to share my data and in 655 00:32:25.400 --> 00:32:28.500 fact something I've highly considered doing is creating a 656 00:32:28.500 --> 00:32:31.200 playback in Prime course just so I can say I really 657 00:32:31.200 --> 00:32:34.200 truly am unbiased because right now you could say yeah, but will you 658 00:32:34.200 --> 00:32:37.200 sell a site dedicated to teach you people how to use Ableton, of course, 659 00:32:37.200 --> 00:32:40.300 you're gonna say Ableton is better. Why don't say it's better for everyone. I 660 00:32:40.300 --> 00:32:43.500 don't say it's better in every scenario. I I talk about 661 00:32:43.500 --> 00:32:46.200 it being an open ecosystem, but I've thought well, maybe I should 662 00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:49.400 do a playback in Prime course just to say literally I have no 663 00:32:49.400 --> 00:32:52.200 bias in this whatsoever. You can subscribe and just take 664 00:32:52.200 --> 00:32:55.700 my playback course or prime course, if you're interested in that let me know that'd be 665 00:32:55.700 --> 00:32:58.300 really easy to do and honestly those apps have gotten so 666 00:32:58.300 --> 00:33:01.400 mature again, I would argue maybe a little too mature. I think 667 00:33:01.400 --> 00:33:04.400 a lot of cases you need a course to understand every feature of 668 00:33:04.400 --> 00:33:07.200 those apps, but that's neither here near there. Okay, so there's 669 00:33:07.200 --> 00:33:10.100 our eight questions if there's something I didn't get to 670 00:33:10.100 --> 00:33:10.500 in. 671 00:33:10.700 --> 00:33:13.700 Episode that you go will how about 672 00:33:13.700 --> 00:33:16.900 this? Could you answer this one? This is one I run into or I've 673 00:33:16.900 --> 00:33:20.400 talked to some friends, and they have the same question. Leave 674 00:33:19.400 --> 00:33:22.100 a comment. Let me know. I'll do my best 675 00:33:22.100 --> 00:33:26.200 to answer it. Thanks so much for watching again. Consider 676 00:33:25.200 --> 00:33:29.300 hitting the Subscribe button enable the Bell icon. So 677 00:33:28.300 --> 00:33:31.200 you see exactly when I go live you don't miss out on 678 00:33:31.200 --> 00:33:34.600 anything, and if you want to join different Studio stage Community then from 679 00:33:34.600 --> 00:33:37.200 City of stage.com/subscribe. Thanks so 680 00:33:37.200 --> 00:33:40.300 much for watching appreciate every single one of you. Thanks for being a part of the community 681 00:33:40.300 --> 00:33:42.100 and we'll talk soon. Take care everybody.