

You can have an external sequencer (or drum machine) play along with Live or have Live play along with the sequencer. Setting one knob to control coarse tempo in BPM and another to control fine tempo in hundredths of a BPM allows for enough precision to adjust to live performers or other unsynchronized sources. For maximum tempo control during performance, you can MIDI map (see ‘MIDI and Key Remote Control’) separate controllers to the Tempo field on both sides of the decimal point. You can even automate the tempo (see ‘Editing the Tempo Automation’) to create smooth or sudden tempo changes along the song timeline. The Control Bar’s Tempo field allows you to change the playback tempo of your Live Set at any time, in real time. Mixing and matching audio from different origins is therefore extremely easy. This happens without affecting the pitch, which can be changed independently.

Live is capable of time-warping samples while streaming them from disk so as to synchronize them to the current Live Set’s tempo. This option solves a problem with certain VST plug-ins (such as NI's Reaktor), where keyboard data does not reach the plug-in.Unlike music stored on tape or in a traditional digital audio workstation, the music in Live remains “elastic“ at all times. Line to add to Options.txt file: -_EnsureKeyMessagesForPlugins Line to add to Options.txt file: -DontCombineAPCsĭeactivates the APC combination mode: won't align and sync the session rings of multiple APCs so they can be moved independently.ĮnsureKeyMessagesForPlugins (Windows only) 128 parameters, regardless of how many parameters the plug-in has. Line to add to Options.txt file: -_PluginAutoPopulateThreshold=64Īuto-populates the plug-in parameter list if a plug-in has a number of less or equal than X parameters.ġ28 will always populate the list with max. Line to add to Options.txt file: -DisableGraphicsHardwareAccelerationĭisables the Metal-based UI rendering that is enabled by default in Live 11.2 The file format of the Options.txt must be plain text.


You need to restart Live to activate the option(s).If you use the wrong format, you will get an error message when opening Live.Add one option per line with the correct format each option begins with a hyphen, and some options may also require an underscore.
#ABLETON LIVE LITE 9 EDIT COMMANDS HOW TO#
Note: Here's how to access hidden folders on Windows and Mac OS X. Users//Library/Preferences/Ableton/Live x.x.x/ \Users\\AppData\Roaming\Ableton\Live x.x.x\Preferences\ Place the Options.txt file into this folder. Open the folder for your current version of Live, for example Live 11.2.6.This opens the path, Users//Library/Preferences/Ableton (usually hidden). Scroll down to open the enclosed folders Preferences > Ableton.In Finder, select the Go Menu, then hold down the Option key on your keyboard.Place the Options.txt file inside this folder. Find and open the folder for your current version of Live, for example Live 11.2.6.In Windows Explorer's address bar, type %AppData%.Place it inside the Preferences folder for the current version of Live, following the instructions below.Create a new plain text file using a text editor.Note that available options may change or be removed in future updates without warning. The Options.txt file can enable a few experimental and unsupported features in Live.
