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So I'm trying to modulate some sample parameters such that every time I hit a MIDI note, the current value of parameters modulated by the LFO is frozen. I want different values on notes but don't want the values moving while the note is held.

This is similar to the functionality of Elektron boxes, where setting the LFO to "HOLD" will simply hold the current value when the note is on, while the LFO itself continues running in the background. I want to maintain the periodic nature of a sine or saw wave, so I'm not looking for a S&H wave either.

Currently, I have two velocity devices and an expression control with the LFO. Velocity 1 simply sets the velocity incoming to 127. Velocity 2 has a low out of 1, and the high out is modulated by the LFO.

Then, expression control is set to Velocity, and it modulates the parameter.

You can see how this holds the current value, because expression control only gets a Velocity input on note on, so the LFO moving the velocity doesn't effect the parameter. But there must be an easier way! In this method, I also have to put the sample or instrument in another chain so I can still use note velocities. It's super annoying.

Please help!

Hi,
I work on a arrangement in the arrangement view and some of the tracks have a brownish background and I cannot select the items on that track. It is not freezed and back to arrangement knop is unlit.
I get a symbol of a striped circle when i move over it with the mouse.

In the sidebar ''places'' I have a folder called ''recordings'' where i have mp3 files, but ableton wont show me them. So how can I fix this problem?

P.S. I turned off auto-warp long samples, but it still doesent work

I'm looking to upgrade my Windows laptop, to something that can handle basic bedroom-production (albeit with LFOs-a-plenty and some CPU hog M4L devices).

I'm on a bit of a budget, so looking around £700 max. I've found the following deals, and done web comparisons, but just wanted some opinions from Ableton users on these (brands, processors, etc).

Web-ranked, best choice was:

MSI Modern 15H C13M-274UK Laptop (15.6 Inches FHD, 60Hz 45% NTSC IPS-Level, Intel i7-13700H,Raptor Lake, Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB RAM (3200MHz), 512 SSD, Windows 11 home plus), Classic Black : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

However, I wanted options on these cheaper second and third non-gaming options (because if these keep up OK with Ableton, I don't need to fork out for a gaming laptop):
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Gen 10 | 14 inch WUXGA Laptop | AMD Ryzen 7 170 | AMD Radeon 680M Graphics | 16 GB RAM | 512 GB SSD | Wi-Fi 7 | USB-C | Windows 11 Home | Non-backlit Keyboard | Luna Grey : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

ASUS Zenbook 14 OLED UX3405CA 14.0" 2.8K OLED Laptop (Intel Core Ultra 5-225H, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, UK Layout Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11) : Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Any advice / testimonies on the above would be greatly appreciated.

I've occasionally produced some (amateurish!) electronic music just for the fun of it, electro/techno etc, and I was thinking to get a used Push 2 for about 350€ ($400?) which seems to be the avg market value right now.

I'm just wondering: whats the learning curve on that thing? I'm happy to spend time on it, I just wonder how fast you can actually jam to it something that makes some sense.

my finger drumming skills are non existent. (tried this already with a maschine I had to return back to the shop after a month) , I suck at finding rhythm with my fingers

PS I was able to find a Push 3 (non standalone) for 640 as well. Double the price almost but maybe better resale value. Not sure about specs.

I have an ableton suite 11 licence btw. I'm happy with it.

Hi all,

Like most of you, I often find myself ducking some tracks to make room for a kick.

Thing is, using PreFX, PostFX or PostMixer won't take into account later processing (eg, HPF filter in low drums or master bus). My side-chain ducking would still react to the original boomy (long) kick.

Since I rarely filter out kick low end on its own lane, I find myself in this situation very often.

Hi, should I put my intro drums in the same bus as my drop drums, or should I make two separate buses and then create another bus to group all my drums together?

On Move, I can arm a pad, hit record and sample an external source straight onto it. On Push 3 Standalone, the same task means creating an audio track, setting its input, recording, then converting or browsing the recording onto a pad, and finally deleting the temp track.

Request: a direct sampling workflow on Drum Rack pads, e.g. hold Record + tap a pad (empty or existing) to sample the selected input onto it, with threshold/auto-start and auto-trim of silence.

Every dedicated sampler (MPC, SP-404, Digitakt) and Ableton's own Move work this way. Push 3 has the audio inputs and the processing power to do the same, so it feels like a missing piece rather than a new feature. Bringing Move's pad sampling to Push would make Push 3 Standalone a true dawless sampler.

I've been looking at submitting some of my tracks to labels and CAN'T believe some labels still use email. There's gotta be a better way.

Hi!

I tested some max4live devices before today and now im getting this error message with max4live devices that worked normally earlier ".amxd contains externals that are not compatible with this architecture. Consider running Live on a different architecture.". When i open projects that contain these max4live devices they open normally? But trying to load them again from the folder gives this error and yes im starting ableton with rosetta but didnt have to do that before everything worked normally and still even with rosetta the devices are not working.

Running macos Tahoe 26.6.2 and Ableton 12.4.6

For some reason, the start (1 to 1.3) of any exported file is louder than the rest. Are there any fixes for this?