I really liked this tutorial for the demonstration by P-LASK of how to create multiple takes/variations of clips in session view and then build “scenes” to help drive the arrangement. Probably the strength of ableton in composing “away from the arrangement view”
I liked the vitals shares of key techniques: audio effect rack for the automation of gain using macro in the chain. A very clever technique. This tutorial is really almost like “Intro to Ableton part 3” or “advanced intro to ableton” because P-LASK so solidly builds on the fundamentals and uses the native ableton plugins so effectively, like the eq on the sidechain compression and pre vs post fader reverb.
This tutorial is worth working thru, in terms of really helping get comfortable with making a good track all within ableton. Bravo.
More “how to make” with P-LASK in ableton, please - P-LASK, you’re a great trainer.
This was my first course on sonic and it did not disappoint. From first video to the end it was easy to follow and a great help with all aspects of using Ableton in both clip for and track layout. The mix down and mastering was spot on and made finishing a track more enjoyable instead of pulling your hair out in frustration trying to get the mix where you want it.
Thanks for this @Paul_L . I really enjoyed your workflow and teaching technique. One thing I missed and couldn’t really figure out myself was how you used the side chain on the track gain through the Audio Effect rack. I’m using Ableton 10 and couldn’t figure out how to chain the gain separately, could you do a short tutorial on how you did that? Or point to where it is in this course in case I just overlooked it! Thanks!
Do you remember which video this was in? If you can give the approximate minute:second mark, that would be helpful too. I’ll check it out when I have some time and get back to you.
It was in video 15, around 16:30 or so. There’s an audio effect rack macro that you grabbed called ‘automate gain’ and laid it over the vocals. I couldn’t figure out how you mapped the macro when I tried to recreate it. Thanks for the reply!
Hey Daniel, thanks for that. I remember what you’re talking about. I don’t remember if I showed it in the videos, but that “automate gain” audio effect rack is something I made for myself. As I recall, I just created an empty audio effect rack, and made one “Chain” inside of it. There are no effects inside of it, but I macro-mapped the Chain Volume to one of the macro controls. I can simply automate that macro whenever I want to automate volume/gain.
This allows me to automate the volume of a sound WITHOUT having to automate the TRACK’s volume, which can become a nightmare when you’re trying to mix a song down. Hope that helps!
Good tutorial. @Paul_L is doing a great job explaining and showing how it’s done.
It is a kind of live performance (even with the notes). Not too fast and easy to build it yourself.
Learned a lot of new things here.
Thanks a lot for this one.
This is the third P-Lask course I’ve done (the first two being the Live 11 Beginner’s L1&2), and I gotta say as a beginner, I found them all to be extremely easy to understand, and informative. I’ve struggled to get into the mindset of workflow, and often stall with a 16 bar loop. Paul’s insights into how to structure the track beyond that loop has been invaluable!