1.1 Identify and explain the purpose of key elements of the software.
Here is a screenshot from a project I am developing showing a typical Ableton Live layout. It currently shows four different windows or views. A session view, a browser view, a clip view and an info view. The last three screens can be toggled on and off when required.
Below is a closer look at the session view showing different tracks containing different musical content. It also shows the send and return arrangement for each individual track.
This is a clip from the project. A clip is a piece of musical material. It could be audio, it could be midi. It could be a vocal, a drum pattern, a single short sound, a bassline or a complete song. In this project, the clip contains a midi sequence for drums.
Clicking on the arrow in the clip is one way of playing or listening to the clip. It can also be triggered from Ableton Live by assigned keys or controls on a remotely attached midi keyboard.
Clips can be arranged vertically and/or horizontally in the session view. A horizontal collection of clips across a number of tracks is called a scene. The screenshot below shows a scene in my project. As well as being able to trigger the clips individually, they can all be started simultaneously by clicking on the arrow in the master track.
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The clips properties can be seen, edited and adjusted by double clicking on the clip to open the clip view. The screenshot below shows the midi drum arrangement for this particular clip.
Another useful resource in Ableton Live is the information view. When this screen is toggled on, it provides a short and simple explanation on the purpose of all the different functions as the mouse arrow moves around the screen.
This particular screenshot show an information view description of the clip view itself.
The arrangement view screen is an alternative resource for editing and arranging the entire content of any particular project. As shown below, the arrangement view has a horizontal timeline that shows the way that various events have been organized to occur.
February 10, 2008 at 12:38 am |
Good post which demonstrates your understanding of key Ableton elements (Clips, Scenes, Browser View, Session View, Clip View, Arrangement & Info View). It is alsocClearly described, well illustrated with labelled screen captures, and gets to the point!
Some comments:
- Good understanding of clips (that they can be either audio or MIDI – and can consist of small or very large amounts of material).
- You say “the last three screens can be toggled on and off when required.” – how?
- You also say “Below is a closer look at the session view showing different tracks containing different musical content. It also shows the send and return arrangement for each individual track.” Not sure quite what you mean by “send and return arrangement”. It would be good highlight this (and the tracks you mention) on the screen shot, for clarity.
- Bottom screen shot doesn’t appear to show what you’ve said it does!