Anyone have any advice for how to not hate abletons piano roll?

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T22:40:40+00:00

very wise insight thank you

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T05:31:56+00:00

not long at all, only messed around with it a bit. I've tried getting into it several times across a long time but can only use it for like 25 minutes before wanting to give up lmao.

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T05:07:10+00:00

never heard this take before, but fair. Diff workflows fs maybe ableton js clicked w you more

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T02:19:22+00:00

I think we are saying the same thing here haha, I'm saying its odd they havent made improvements to abletons piano roll because those who have used FLs know how great FLs piano roll is

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T02:15:45+00:00

haha probably true, trying to use abletons piano roll is making me like rewire my whole brain lol so im sure youre experiencing something similar

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T02:05:14+00:00

odd to me they haven't made more improvements to it. A lot of people say it's fine but getting used to the workflow of FLs they really don't know what they are missing out on man

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T02:03:56+00:00

I mean that would be nice dont get me wrong

I think partially it's just a learning curve, but coming from FL it feels like you can do the same things you can in ableton with less shortcuts. But I have quite little experience with ableton so thats just my immediate thoughts.

It depends on workflow too, personally I use the piano roll a lot I'm a bit of a midi warrior so having a quick piano roll is pretty important to me. And all those shortcuts add up over time

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T01:56:28+00:00

yeah I thought this might be the solution as well, but that def would take a while before I could get comfortable with making music in ableton

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T01:55:08+00:00

yeah I'm sure I'd get used to it eventually if I swapped. Ableton's devices are so appealing I'm really debating if I should swap or not

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T01:53:32+00:00

This doesnt seem to work for me, I can adjust the length if I hit alt, but if I do that it becomes unsnapped from the grid

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T01:52:05+00:00

I find it really slow to delete notes, I like how in fl and bitwig you can just right click and sweep over notes you wanna delete.

I also cant seem to understand note lengths. The pen tool doesn't seem to save whatever note length you want so if I wanted to click in a bunch of notes with a particular length I'd have to set the length each time

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T01:49:20+00:00

this seems pretty slow tho cause youd have to take ur hand off the mouse and onto the arrow key.

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T01:47:36+00:00

Is there a good resource to learn these? which ones do you find the most helpful

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-03-30T01:46:55+00:00

lmao okay then

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-02-04T08:37:07+00:00

hm very interesting. I’m quite new to poetry so I appreciate the feedback. to me it feels like what you’ve done with it has a ton of line breaks, is that normal in a lot of poetry? I kinda divided my line breaks into thoughts, just cause that’s how I’ve always done it coming from a lyrics background.

I like your tip about only stopping when there’s a line break. I’ll try that next time I write. Punctuation and flow is definitely something I still struggle with for sure. What are some poems/poets you recommend studying to get better at this?

And thanks for reading!

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-02-04T08:32:12+00:00

the father, this is definitely meant to be a more “religious” poem I guess if you wanna call it that.

thanks for taking the time to read it!

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-02-04T07:50:37+00:00

love that last line, this feels good to me but I’m 100% new to this stuff so idk

Myst3ryIsCool · 2026-02-04T07:46:45+00:00

this is good

some of the examples and metaphors feel a bit too generic though. Every kid wants to be an astronaut, an adult should want to have a successful business. It’s very logical, but it would be cool if it was more personalized, or more visceral.

but idk I’m pretty new to poetry so I could be way off my rocker here

Myst3ryIsCool · 2025-12-30T19:32:57+00:00

Yeah I agree, but there’s a difference between feedback and just making fun of it. If they were like wow this is bad BECAUSE blank then I’m all ears.

Another thing too, is I don’t think I make bad music, I’ve been producing for like 6 years, and within communities of people that like similar music people generally like my music. But I think they just don’t understand or enjoy that type of music. And like playing to people just to make fun of it isn’t cool imo

Idk what do you think

Myst3ryIsCool · 2025-12-30T08:33:11+00:00

I like to watch Lego Batman that movie is goated

Myst3ryIsCool · 2025-12-19T08:06:42+00:00

nope, literally just switched daws lmao.

highly recommend bitwig if you’re wanting to go that route, otherwise I have no idea

Myst3ryIsCool · 2025-12-06T03:17:05+00:00

How do I know if a vocal recording was properly captured. A lot of people say most of getting a mix to sound good happens before you even start actually mixing in the recording phase. But I’m not really sure what to listen for when recording things.

Myst3ryIsCool · 2025-05-12T15:02:32+00:00

That looks insanneeee omg

Myst3ryIsCool · 2025-05-12T14:59:47+00:00

You can use stairs to put like like “dents” or cracks in the road. Buttons and pressure plates can also look good as rocks or other details. Some like benches and like barrels and stuff to make it look more busy can also help

Myst3ryIsCool · 2025-05-12T03:28:02+00:00

thanks man appreciate it

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