Hit the Automation Arm button at the top of Live, and make sure the tracks’ record button is pressed. So let’s say you have an audio track, and you want to add some simple volume automation. When you’re recording new material into Arrangement view, however, the Automation Arm button determines whether or not manual parameter changes will be recorded. Second - you can record a Session View performance into the Arrangement, if the Session clips contain automation.ĭuring the Session to Arrangement recording, any automation in your Session clips will be recorded into Arrangement View. When you’re working with Live’s Arrangement View, there are several ways you can introduce Automation to your music.įirst - you can manually change parameters while recording new material directly into the Arrangement. In that case, you need to explore drawing in automation, and the other ways you can inject changes to your music beyond the musical elements! Sure, in this scenario, Ableton will record in any Automation you physically play in using a controller for example, if you’re editing the Cutoff on a Synth in real time, Ableton will record this automation data so when you play it back, the change is audible in the music.īut what happens when you want lots of different parameters changing at the same time, creating multiple instances of sonic changes in your music? Lots of genres of music have multiple layered instruments, and the interplay and relationship between these instruments is what adds the dynamics and flavour to the track.īut it can be hard to keep track of how you want your instruments to interact, even more so if your production style involves lots of Session View and live or on the fly composition. One of the best tools you can use to add character to your productions in Ableton Live is automation.
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