User manual ABLETON LIVE 5

[. . . ] 1 Live Version 5. 2 for Windows and Mac OS Created by Bernd Roggendorf, Gerhard Behles, Robert Henke, awi, Reiner Rudolph, Stefan Haller, Torsten Slama, Eduard Mueller, Stefan Franke, Frank Hoffmann, Andreas Zapf, HansThomas Mueller, Henrik Hahn, Ralf Suckow, Gregor Klinke, Matthias Mayrock, Friedemann Schautz, Ingo Koehne. Reference Manual by Rose Knudsen, Gerhard Behles, Jakob Rang, Robert Henke, Torsten Slama. Web: www. big shaudio. com E-mail: info@big shaudio. com Address: 11003 Penrose Street, Suite C, Los Angeles, CA 91352 Copyright 2006 Ableton AG. This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. [. . . ] Presets can be organized in the Browser in a manner similar to les: They can be put in sub-folders with the aid of the menu's Create Folder command. (PC) / Ctrl (Mac) context Presets can be moved to different folders within their device's folder by dragging and dropping, or by copying/cutting and pasting. Presets can be renamed using the Edit menu's Rename command or the R (Mac) shortcut. (PC) / To delete a preset, select it and press your computer's Edit menu command. Delete Ctrl R key, or use the respective 15. 1. USING THE LIVE DEVICES Searching for Presets 199 Live's search function is available in the Device Browser to help with nding presets by name. Opening Search Mode in the Device Browser. Clicking the Search button in the upper right corner of the Device Browser or using the Ctrl F (PC) / F (Mac) shortcut will open the Browser's Search Mode. Live will search for the contents typed in the Search eld throughout the Device Browser. After entering search criteria, begin the search by pressing Return on your computer keyboard. You can abort an in-progress search with the Exit Search button located to the right of the Search eld. A second click on this button closes Search Mode, returning the Browser to Browse Mode. Beginning a new search aborts any current searches by default. Exiting Search Mode. A useful feature of Live's Browser search function is the Locate In Browser button, found to the right of the Search eld. After nding a particular preset in Search Mode, you can select 15. 1. USING THE LIVE DEVICES 200 it and click this button to open the preset in Browse Mode, where its location in the folder hierarchy will be displayed. The Locate In Browser Button. 15. 1. 2 Device Groups Device groups allow you to save powerful multi-device creations, effectively adding all the capabilities of Live's MIDI and audio effects to Simpler, Impulse and Operator presets. To create a device group, multi-select any number of devices in the Track View by clicking on their title bars. Then, select the Edit menu's Group Devices command, use the Ctrl G (PC) / G (Mac) shortcut, or select Group Devices from the (PC) / Ctrl (Mac) context menu. USING PLUG-INS 201 A Device Group in the Track View. The entire device group, along with its component device settings, can be stored as a preset by clicking its Preset Save button and typing a new name in the Device Browser. Groups containing an instrument are stored with the respective instrument in the Device Browser; groups without an instrument appear in the MIDI Effect Groups or Audio Effect Groups folders. Device groups can be browsed, loaded, organized, searched and used just like single-device presets. G (PC) / Devices can be ungrouped via the Ungroup Edit menu command, Ctrl (Mac) shortcut or respective (PC) / Ctrl (Mac) context menu command. G 15. 2 Using Plug-Ins The collection of devices that you use in Live can be extended with plug-ins. Live supports Steinberg Media's VST Plug-ins and Apple Computer's Audio Units Plug-ins (Mac OS X only). 15. 2. USING PLUG-INS 202 Working with VST and Audio Units Plug-ins is very much like working with Live devices. VST and Audio Units instruments can only be placed in Live MIDI tracks and, like Live instruments, they will receive MIDI and output audio signals. Plug-in audio effects can only be placed in audio tracks or following instruments. Please see the section on working with Live devices for general information about working with devices in Live. The Plug-In Device Browser and Selector. Audio Units and VST Plug-ins are browsed and imported using the Plug-In Device Browser, which is accessed via its selector. Plug-in instruments can be differentiated from plug-in effects in the Browser, as they appear with a keyboard icon. [. . . ] SESSION VIEW COMMANDS Windows Click Macintosh Click 351 Move Start Marker to Position Nudge Loop Left/Right Move Loop By Loop Length Double/Halve Loop Length Shorten/Lengthen Loop Select Material in Loop Ctrl Ctrl Click Loop Brace L or Ctrl Click Loop Brace L or 25. 8 Session View Commands See also the editing commands. Windows Launch Selected Clip/Slot Select Neighbouring Clip/Slot Select all Clips/Slots Copy Clips Add/Remove Stop Button Insert MIDI clip Insert Scene Insert Captured Scene Drop Browser Clips as a Scene Return Macintosh Return Arrow Keys Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl A Arrow Keys A Alt Drag E M Drag E M or Double-Click Slot Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl I I or Double-Click Slot I I 25. 9. ARRANGEMENT VIEW COMMANDS 352 25. 9 Arrangement View Commands The shortcuts for zooming, snapping/drawing and loop/region settings also work in the Arrangement View. Windows Split Clip at Selection Consolidate Selection into Clip Loop Selection Insert Silence Pan Left/Right of Selection Unfold all Tracks Scroll Display to Follow Playback Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Alt Ctrl E J L I Alt Macintosh E J L I Alt Alt Unfold button F Unfold button F 25. 10 Commands for Tracks See also the editing commands. [. . . ]