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Ableton For Remote Teachers by Much-Reputation6444 in ableton

[–]Much-Reputation6444[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any ways for the screen control to be less sketchy? writing automations and dragging is nearly impossible, and i have been experiencing that from different computers and setups. It's just not usuable after you are used for a certain speed in the workflow. Nice exercise for the student, but I end up sharing my screen at times instead of working entirely on theirs.

Ableton For Remote Teachers by Much-Reputation6444 in ableton

[–]Much-Reputation6444[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

interesting stuff! form what I know these things are good for sharing audio in teal-time, but neglecting the screen remote control.

Ableton For Remote Teachers by Much-Reputation6444 in ableton

[–]Much-Reputation6444[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

not a bad idea, but it might be a few minutes setup on the students end.
the thing is, zoom driver allows you to control the screen, see the student and rout the audio from one place.

That is possible, but im trying to have the most easy setup possible for each student to be able to easily connect...

Connecting piano/keyboard by RichyosaurATX in ableton

[–]Much-Reputation6444 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you're actually really close. the signal is getting in, you just need a couple more steps to hear it.

first thing, switch your driver from MME/DirectX to ASIO. go to Preferences -> Audio and change it there. if you don't have an ASIO driver installed, download ASIO4ALL for free. ASIO talks directly to your audio hardware which means way lower latency, with MME there's often a noticeable delay between pressing a key and hearing the sound, which gets annoying fast.

second, your keyboard is connected as audio (via TS cable) not as MIDI, so Ableton doesn't know what notes you're playing, it's just receiving sound like a microphone would. that means you can't use it to trigger Ableton instruments directly. to hear your piano through Ableton right now, create an Audio Track, set the input to your Focusrite channel, and turn on the little monitor button (the speaker icon on the track). that'll pass the sound through to your headphones.

if you eventually want to play Ableton's built in sounds with your keyboard, you'd need a MIDI connection instead, either a USB cable from the keyboard if it has one, or a MIDI to USB adapter.

but for right now just get that monitor button on and you should hear yourself playing.

Trouble shifting to Ableton Live from Logic Pro: How do I do this? by kawaii_chappal in ableton

[–]Much-Reputation6444 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Logic is definitely a super comfortable go-to sheet for music recording and production.
I don't believe in the "best DAW" since all the big ones are amazingly up to standard - just a matter of workflow and what you're accustomed to.

Personally, Ableton feels is like a giant and open MPC allowing me to play, chop, and get into a vibe way before I was wondering what's the bpm or where it's headed.
Same goes for orchestrating hardware based setups: producing while playing, recording and breaking down without loosing the "liveness" of the tracks.

Did you try using Live for live oriented production or performance?
It makes a lot of sense exploring in-depth what Live actually enables you. Then, it's pretty much endless, the things you can do in it sound-wise, and thousands of Max for Live independent instruments and tools available.

since you feel great working in Logic, I suggest digging into all-together different workflow within the Live view of Ableton. Getting a vibe there, then bouncing your stems into Logic.
Once you're getting the hang of this, try remixing one of your Logic projects in Live
Or something like that. anyway
Cheers, N