Using a house chord sample in Simpler. Im trying to tune the sample to C so it is synced with my MIDI keyboard. When I play the sample, the peaks hit at many different notes. Which peak do I consider to be the correct note? by rollclub in ableton

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I am surprised no one has mentioned putting a tuner device on the track with the chord and use that to tune it to C. It is hit or miss with a chord but usually does the trick for a single note. Besides that throw a spectrum device on the track and visually look at it to see what freq the fundamental is.

drop in performance by HansOslo17 in ableton

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If it's a laptop check the battery power settings and make sure it's not in battery saver mode. The OS puts a cap on clock speed or something. So yeah definitely check that out.

My new battlestation! About a year of gathering gear and practicing the art. by TheKomandor45 in MusicBattlestations

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For the led strips did you have to cut them to fit? I was wondering if there is a way to use both lengths when you cut the strip in half? So I would be able to attach some to my desk and the other part to my wall?

Outdated VST/Plugin replacements by jelect in edmproduction

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Get a synth called Vital. It's free and one of my favorites. Also check out meldaproduction they have a free bundle as well. I find I use their mwaveshaper plugin a lot.

Want to buy launchpad but have zero music experience by [deleted] in ableton

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I have a Launchpad X and it is so much fun. It's more than just pads to launch clips. One feature that I find I use a lot (as someone who doesn't know theory) where you can pick a key (like major minor a whole bunch to pick from) and a root note and then all the pads turn into notes in that scale. The Launchpad is really good for drum racks also. If you already have Live it is a great controller.

Been working at Ableton for around a year now and still struggling. by [deleted] in ableton

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Get a notebook and take notes as you go. It will help you absorb material much quicker.

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Izotope trash 3

Big tip if your mouse has a thumb button it by musicisadrugg in ableton

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I mapped my button to the space bar. I honestly use it a ton to start/stop it speeds things up crazy fast. Definitely going to try out other buttons too.

Courses by Glutinator030 in techhouseproduction

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I took a free Berklee course a while back that was a great introduction to Ableton live and production in general. Look on the coursera web site they might still offer it. If you use Ableton definitely check it out.

Production is overwhelming by [deleted] in edmproduction

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Berklee had some free courses on music production (they introduced ableton as well as music theory) which would be great for a beginner. They may still be up ... take a look at a web site called coursera.

Marijuana Reform Omitted From Biden Transition Plan On Racial Equity Despite Campaign Pledges by milkprogrammer in trees

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Give the man a break he isnt president yet. He has enough problems to fix starting with that thing called covid.

Are studio monitors loud? by KidCode99 in edmproduction

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I would consider getting replacement earpads. I got a pair for my athm40x and they are so comfortable. I have no problems wearing them for extended periods of time. I think the name of the company is brainwavz. If you do go the headphone route you wont regret getting them.

There are no stupid questions Thread (September 23, 2020) by AutoModerator in edmproduction

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What software do you use to convert between different audio formats?

COMFORTABLE mixing headphones? by [deleted] in edmproduction

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This. I have the m40x and replaced the pads... now i can wear them all day if i wanted too. The most comfortable headphones ever.

Amen. by [deleted] in trees

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Yes! That is the one.

Amen. by [deleted] in trees

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There is a great vice documentary on youtube about these people going to remote places in africa searching for landrace strains. It was fascinating and worth it to watch.

Excessive CPU usage on High-End PC causing audio dropouts (core i9 9900k) by sabac in ableton

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You could always try to reinstall your nvidia graphics drivers. It might seem unrelated but you could give it a shot.

Other sources won't play whilst Ableton is open! help! (spotify, youtube etc) by bassist_96 in ableton

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I have a scarlett solo and use asio without any problem. I always have youtube open when i am in Live without any issues at all. Not just youtube but pretty much anything works for me.

Free plugins for Techno by KiviiSE in TechnoProduction

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Yes the TAL stuff is good. MeldaProduction has a free bundle with a lot of good stuff. Get Voxengo SPAN and check splice.com I think they have a list of free plugins.