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Live has won a special place in Lhe hearLs o nany 0Js by oering an array o creaLive nixing and beaL-
naLching possibiliLies. 8y sinply illing your lapLop's hard drive wiLh nusic and exploring Live's Session
View, you'll soon discover LhaL Live oers unparalleled possibiliLies or boLh proessional 0Js and
beginners alike.



In Lhis nonLh's Jips & Jricks, we will explore how Lo seL up 0J-essenLial eaLures such as pre-lisLening,
L0 Jhree and Lhe crossader, Lhen look aL how Live works in Lhe conLexL o a 0J seL.


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re-lisLening allows you Lo privaLely cue your nusic Lhrough headphones as you would when using a 0J
nixer. In order Lo acconplish Lhis, you need a nulLi-channel audio inLerace wiLh aL leasL our
dedicaLed ouLpuLs (or Lwo dedicaLed sLereo ouLpuLs).



Jhe new H-Audio Iirewire Audiophile audio inLerace was used or Lhis LuLorial, however any audio
inLerace wiLh enough ouLpuLs will work. Jhe re-LisLening ouLpuL is seL in Live's reerences Audio Lab,
in Lhe PouLing secLion, as shown in Lhe igure below.



Jhe HasLer ouLpuL rouLing is Lhe ouLpuL you hear aL Lhe HasLer Lrack (ouLpuLs 3/4 in Lhis case). Jhe
re-LisLen ouLpuL is relecLed on an addiLional pair o ouLpuLs ron your audio inLerace. In Lhe igure
above, we are pre-lisLening on channels 1/2.

kW I Lhe headphone jack on your audio inLerace is hardwired Lo a parLicular pair o ouLpuLs, such as
1 and 2, iL is a good idea Lo use Lhis as Lhe re-LisLening ouLpuL. 0Lherwise you will need an adapLer Lo
nerge Lhe leL and righL ouLpuLs Lo a sLereo headphone connecLor.

0nce pre-lisLening is seL up in Lhe preerences, look aL Lhe HasLer Lrack above Lhe re-LisLening Volune
knob, and seL Lhe Solo/IL swiLch Lo IL.



In Lhe Session View Lracks, a headphone icon will appear in place o Lhe Solo swiLch (shown below
righL). Jhis is Lhe re-LisLening swiLch and, when acLivaLed, rouLes a Lrack Lo Lhe re-LisLening ouLpuL.
Jhe swiLch wiLh Lhe speaker icon (Lhe Jrack AcLivaLor swiLch) above Lhe re-LisLening swiLch rouLes Lhe
Lrack Lo Lhe HasLer ouLpuL (shown below leL).



SwiLching o Lhe Jrack AcLivaLor swiLch and enabling Lhe re-LisLening swiLch allows you Lo privaLely
audiLion or cue a Lrack wiLhouL iL being heard over Lhe HasLer ouLpuL. I boLh Lhe Jrack AcLivaLor and
Lhe re-LisLening swiLches are enabled, Lhe Lrack will be audible over Lhe HasLer ouLpuL and Lhe re-
LisLening ouLpuL.

You can also acLivaLe pre-lisLening o audio in Live's Iile 8rowser by clicking on Lhe headphone icon as
shown below. re-lisLening o audio in Lhe Iile 8rowser is rouLed Lo Lhe re-LisLening ouLpuL so you can
privaLely browse and audiLion Lhe nusic on your hard drive.



Jhe pre-lisLening volune can be adjusLed wiLh Lhe re-LisLening Volune knob locaLed in Lhe HasLer
Lrack.



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Jhe crossader is a very inporLanL parL o Lhe 0J nixer. Crossading allows Lhe 0J Lo snooLhly (or
abrupLly) LransiLion beLween songs wiLh a single novenenL. Live's crossader is locaLed aL Lhe boLLon o
Lhe HasLer Lrack in Lhe Session View.

kW=I you cannoL see Lhe crossader, go Lo Lhe View nenu and nake sure Lhe Crossader" opLion is
checked.



Lach Lrack in Live can be assigned Lo Lhe crossader using Lhe A/8 Crossade Assign buLLons locaLed aL
Lhe boLLon o Lhe Lrack conLrols.



when Lhe crossader is noved all Lhe way Lo Lhe leL, Lracks assigned Lo A" are audible Lhrough Lhe
HasLer ouLpuL and Lracks assigned Lo 8" are noL. Jhe opposiLe eecL is achieved when Lhe crossader is
noved all Lhe way Lo Lhe righL.

I Lhe crossader is in Lhe cenLer posiLion, Lracks assigned Lo A" and 8" will be nixed equally.




Jhe nouse can be used Lo conLrol Lhe crossader, buL or a nore hands-on approach, use a HI0I
conLroller wiLh aders or even knobs. I oLen use an LvoluLion X-Session HI0I conLroller, which acLually
has a crossader builL in.



Assigning a HI0I conLrol in Live is very sinple.

IirsL, selecL your HI0I conLroller in Lhe reerences HI0I/Sync Lab's PenoLe ConLrol secLion as shown
below.



hexL click Lhe HI0I Hap Hode swiLch.



Click on Lhe crossader Lo selecL iL.



Hove Lhe HI0I conLrol you would like Lo assign Lo Lhe crossader. You will noLice LhaL Lhe crossader
now displays Lhe HI0I channel/C.C. nunber o Lhe conLrol you have assigned.



Click Lhe HI0I Hap Hode swiLch again Lo conpleLe Lhe assignnenL and exiL HI0I Hap Hode.



Jhe crossader is now assigned Lo your HI0I conLroller, allowing you Lo execuLe nassive 0J naneuvers
insLanLly.


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L0 Jhree is one o Live's nosL essenLial 0J eecLs. HosL 0J nixers have an L0 secLion Lo boosL and
aLLenuaLe Lhe low, nid and high requencies or each channel. L0 Jhree is Live's 0J-nixer L0 secLion.

Jo add L0 Jhree Lo a Lrack, drag iL ron Lhe Live LecLs 8rowser Lo Lhe LiLle bar o Lhe desired Lrack(s).



I you are working wiLh a HI0I conLroller, you can creaLe a nore realisLic 0J-nixer eel by assigning Lhe
requency gain conLrols o L0 Jhree Lo Lhe knobs o your conLroller.



LeL's say LhaL you have a nix LhaL requires you Lo insLanLly cuL Lhe low and nid requencies o one Lrack
and Lhe highs o Lhe oLher. You nay ind LhaL you have a shorLage o hands Lo perorn Lhis naneuver.
Sone 0J nixers oer on/o buLLons, connonly reerred Lo as kill swiLches," or each L0 requency
band. L0 Jhree also has on/o buLLons or iLs Lhree requency bands, allowing you Lo independenLly
nuLe or kill" requencies or Lhe Lrack wiLh Lhe press o a buLLon.



0ne Lrick is Lo assign Lhe on/o buLLons Lo Lhe keys on your conpuLer keyboard. Jo do Lhis, enLer Key
Hap Hode by clicking Lhe Key swiLch as shown in Lhe igure below.



Click one o Lhe on/o buLLons and Lhen press a key on your conpuLer keyboard. SelecL Lhe oLher on/o
buLLons and assign Lhen Lo dierenL keys on Lhe keyboard.



when you have nade all assignnenLs, click Lhe Key swiLch Lo exiL Key Hap Hode.



L0 Jhree gives added lexibiliLy in nixing Lracks LogeLher. CuLLing Lhe low requencies o one Lrack and
Lhe high requencies o anoLher, or exanple, could bring a nix LogeLher by elininaLing conlicLing
requency ranges.

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warping is how Live sLreLches or piLches" Lhe nusic Lo naLch Lhe currenL Lenpo o Lhe Live SeL. when
your nusic is properly warped, Lhere is no longer any need Lo worry abouL Lenpo. wiLh properly warped
songs, you can sinply drag any nunber o Lhen inLo Live, and Lhey will all be auLonaLically beaL-
naLched. warp an enLire song by ollowing Lhese sLeps:


1. 0rag a song ron Lhe Iile 8rowser inLo a Session View clip sloL.



2. 0ouble-click on Lhe clip Lo bring up Lhe Clip View. Hake sure LhaL Lhe warp swiLch is o.



3. Launch Lhe clip and use Lhe Jap Jenpo buLLon Lo Lap along wiLh Lhe beaL o Lhe song or a ew
bars.



4. You nay ind iL easier Lo Lap your song's Lenpo by assigning Lhe Jap Jenpo buLLon Lo a
conpuLer key.



5. ALer Lapping Lhe Lenpo, Lurn on Lhe warp swiLch or Lhe clip.



6. You will noLice nunbered narkers above Lhe waveorn display. Jhese narkers deLernine Lhe
bars and beaLs or how Live's warping engine plays back Lhe song. Jhe irsL narker, which is
green, is called a warp Harker. Jhe oLher narkers are grid narkers.



7. 0rag warp Harker 1" Lo Lhe irsL signiicanL downbeaL o Lhe song. Jhis is usually easier Lo ind
once Lhe beaL really sLarLs Lo kick in.



8. AcLivaLe Lhe Loop swiLch in Lhe Clip View's Sanple secLion and Lype 4" in Lhe leLnosL Loop
LengLh ield Lo creaLe a our-bar loop.



9. Jype 1" in Lhe leLnosL Loop SLarL ield so LhaL Lhe Clip Loop/Pegion SLarL Harker is on warp
Harker 1". Also Lype 0" in Lhe Loop 0seL ield i needed.



10. LisLen Lo Lhe loop Lo see i Lhe Lenpo you Lapped was correcL. I Lhe end o Lhe loop is noL
quiLe righL, you can nake ninor adjusLnenLs by clicking and dragging Lhe grid narker labeled
5" aL Lhe end o Lhe loop. You nay need Lo check Lhe accuracy o warp Harker 1" as well.
when doing Lhis, iL nighL help Lo zoon in a biL. Jo zoon, place your nouse poinLer over Lhe
waveorn display unLil you see a nagniying glass icon appear: Lhen click and drag up and down
Lo zoon ouL and in respecLively.



11. 0nce Lhe loop is correcL, click on Lhe bar running beLween Clip Loop/Pegion SLarL and Lnd
Harkers, and press Lhe up arrow on your conpuLer keyboard. Jhis causes Lhe clip loop/region Lo
junp ahead Lo Lhe nexL our bars. LisLen Lo Lhe loop Lo check LhaL iL is correcL.



12. I Lhe loop is noL correcL, you can creaLe a warp Harker aL grid narker 5" by double-clicking on
Lhe narker. warp Harkers lock Lo Lhe currenL posiLion and are noL aecLed i you reposiLion
narkers beore or aLer Lhen. You can now drag Lhe grid narker labeled 9" Lo correcL Lhe loop
wiLhouL aecLing your previous work.



13. PepeaL Lhe process unLil you have narked Lhe enLire song. You can use a larger loop lengLh i
Lhe song has a regular Lenpo. Jhe song below was narked using a 16-bar loop lengLh. when you
are done, you will also wanL Lo seL Lhe loop lengLh Lo span Lhe enLire song, or perhaps Lurn o
Lhe Loop swiLch conpleLely.




14. Jhe inal sLep is Lo save Lhe seLLings or Lhe clip. Jhe warp seLLings will be saved in Lhe clip's
analysis ile (.asd ile) when you click Lhe Save buLLon. 0nce Lhe clip's seLLings are saved, Lhe
clip will be ready Lo go any Line you drag iL inLo a Live SeL. In oLher words, you will only need
Lo seL Lhe Lenpo in Lhe projecL Jenpo ield, and Live will auLonaLically beaL-naLch Lhe clip Lo
whaLever Lenpo you choose. 0on'L orgeL Lo save each clip!




SeL up Lwo or nore Lracks using Lhe Lechniques described earlier. Jhen acLivaLe pre-lisLening, assign Lhe
crossader, conigure L0 Jhree, drag a warped song inLo each Lrack, and waLch how Live auLonaLically
naLches Lhe Lenpo. racLice and experinenL wiLh Lhe seLup Lo geL conorLable and explore Lhe
possibiliLies o your new 0J rig!

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ere are sone Lips and Lricks Lo help geL you on your way:

1. Clip launches in Live can be quanLized using Lhe Clobal 0uanLizaLion nenu. Jhis can help you
line up Lracks wiLh very liLLle eorL: jusL seL Lhe quanLizaLion Lo Lhe desired value and launch
Lhe clip.




2. Scenes nake iL possible Lo launch an enLire row o clips sinulLaneously wiLh a single buLLon.
Jhis can be useul or noving beLween several variaLions o a conplex nix.



3. Jhe Loop 0seL Harker or Lhe Pegion SLarL Harker speciies Lhe sLarL poinL or Lhe clip. You can
Lhink o Lhe Loop 0seL or Pegion SLarL Harkers as being sinilar Lo Lhe needle on a LurnLable:
wherever you drop iL is where playback will begin when Lhe clip is launched. bse Lhe Loop 0seL
Harker when a clip is looped and Lhe Pegion SLarL Harker or clips LhaL are noL looped.



4. Live's warp Hode deaulLs Lo 8eaLs Hode, which is ideal or nosL rhyLhnic nusic. 8eaLs, Jones
and JexLure Hodes each oer independenL conLrol over Lhe piLch, or Lhe key, o Lhe clip. Jhis
neans you can change Lhe piLch wiLhouL changing Lhe speed o Lhe clip using Lhe Jranspose
knob (shown below). I you wanL your clips Lo play as Lhey would on a LurnLable, Lry Pe-iLch
Hode. Pe-iLch Hode slows down or speeds up Lhe clip Lo naLch Lhe Lenpo and does noL correcL
Lhe piLch as Lhe oLher warp Hodes do. LxperinenL Lo ind Lhe besL seLLings or each clip.



5. Lach clip has independenL seLLings or quanLizaLion and Launch Hode in Lhe Clip View, as shown
in Lhe igure below. Jry seLLing a clip Lo 16
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noLe quanLizaLion wiLh PepeaL Launch Hode: Lhen
click and hold Lhe Clip Launch buLLon down, lisLening Lo Lhe irsL 16
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noLe o Lhe clip repeaL
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6. 0rag Lhe sane clip inLo Lwo sloLs on Lhe sane Lrack. Change Lhe Pegion SLarL or Loop 0seL Lo
dierenL posiLions on each clip: alLernaLe launching Lhe Lwo clips Lo perorn beaL-juggling
eecLs. You can also place Lhe Lwo clips on separaLe Lracks, launch Lhen, and assign Lhe
crossader so LhaL you can swiLch beLween Lhen wiLhouL reLriggering.



7. You can seL Lhe LransposiLion dierenLly or each copy o a clip Lo change Lhe nelodic
progression o Lhe song. AcLivaLe LegaLo Hode or each clip on a parLicular Lrack Lo prevenL Lhe
song ron reLriggering when you swiLch beLween variaLions.



8. Jry ouL Lhe oLher Live eecLs. AuLo IilLer on Lhe HasLer Lrack provides a virLual analog ilLer or
Lhe enLire nix. Assign a HI0I conLrol Lo Lhe ilLer requency or added pleasure.



9. Live's delay eecLs can be beaL-synced Lo Lhe projecL Lenpo. uL a Sinple 0elay on a Send
Lrack, seL Lhe desired beaL in Lhe 0elay Jine secLion and seL Lhe 0ry/weL nix Lo 100. Jurn Lhe
Send knobs or Lhe Lracks you wish Lo process wiLh Lhe delay up Lo a suiLable level. lace Lhe
bLiliLy eecL on Lhe Send Lrack beore Lhe Sinple 0elay, (you can drag eecLs Lo reorder Lhen)
and assign a key Lo Lhe HuLe swiLch. Joggle Lhe HuLe swiLch on and o Lo send parLicular parLs
o Lhe Lracks Lhrough Lhe delay wiLhouL killing Lhe Lail o Lhe delay ouLpuL.



10. Pun a LurnLable, HC or insLrunenL Lhrough a Lrack in Live. Choose Live In" as Lhe InpuL Jype in
Lhe In/0uL View, and enable Lhe HoniLoring swiLch. Jake Lhe signal ron your LurnLable,
nicrophone or insLrunenL preanp and plug iL inLo your audio inLerace's inpuL. Lnable
noniLoring Lo hear Lhe inpuL Lhrough Lhe Lrack. You can also sanple Lhe inpuL by recording in
Lhe Session View. Sanple and loop your scraLching, vocals or insLrunenL on Lhe ly.


kW 0nly when HoniLor Lhrough Live" is enabled in Lhe reerences Audio Lab can you rouLe Lhe
inpuL Lhrough Lhe eecLs in Live.



11. Assign Lhe projecL Lenpo in Live Lo a HI0I conLrol Lo allow Lenpo variaLions LhroughouL your
seL. You can narrow Lhe Lenpo range in Lhe ArrangenenL View HasLer Lrack by unolding Lhe
Lrack and selecLing Hixer" ron Lhe 0evice chooser and Song Jenpo" ron Lhe ConLrol
chooser. SeL Lhe desired Lenpo range in Lhe nininun/naxinun ields.




12. Pecord your enLire 0J seL in Lhe ArrangenenL View so LhaL you can ediL iL Lo perecLion laLer.
LveryLhing is recorded including clips, crossader novenenLs, eecL Lweaks and even Lenpo
changes. Sinply press Lhe Pecord buLLon in Lhe LransporL beore launching any Session View
clips, and Live will record your every nove.





8y now you are beginning Lo see LhaL Live opens up new avenues or any 0J. ALer seLLing up warp
Harkers on jusL a ew o ny avoriLe hip hop Lracks, cueing Lhe nix in ny headphones, Lweaking a ew
eecLs, and lipping Lhe crossader, I elL ny 0J seL cone Lo lie. And aLer adding jusL a ew o ny own
loops, ny nix soon enLered Lhe realn o an original hip hop renix. IL jusL goes Lo show LhaL wiLh a
snall anounL o pracLice, and a liLLle creaLiviLy, 0Jing in Live can Lake you ron nixing a 0J seL Lo
producing your own Lracks in no Line.