Learn Live: Arrangement View automation

Learn how to work with automation in Ableton Live’s Arrangement View.

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[PaulMietzEgli]

Thanks for the tips on automation editing. There is one thing the video didn't mention which always trips me up, though: in order to record automation without overwriting your MIDI data, make sure the "MIDI Arrangement Overdub" button is enabled. It's the [+] button next to the "Automation Arm" button. Cheers!

[Nedvio]

Okay Ableton. This is seriously amazing!

[pentapandamusic]

Can't believe such good tutorial only gets 400 likes.

[alunaritualmusic]

On my win keyboard its the "Alt" key to disable the snap to grid mode for automation, not the control key
But thanks anyway for the video! Very informative and well done!

[andycordy]

Thank you. I'm finding these tutorials very helpful.

[vanessabrown]

Great video, very detailed, great explanations

[SkunkFLoes]

Whoaa Docta haha Awesome updates, thanks for the video and nicely done~

[NaikyPedraza]

Very very helpful update, thanks guys!

[diegobassofficial]

3:46 how to you do
i furious, because i did just like you said, and i dont get this "insert shape" . PLEASE HELP

[BelikBoom]

There is something i didnt find a solution yet. I am working with a midi keyboard and i want to record an automation of a vst (lets say cutoff). but the automation line in the arrangement view doesnt respond when i move knobs, it only moves inside the midi ctrl under envelops and not in the channel dropdown menu in the arrangement. how do i move the automation of a vst via midi keyboard in the arrangement?

[jledvinka]

Excellent video. Really helpful. Thanks.

[checktheneck]

Please, can you add the setting which allows to remove snapping automation point to the grid by default? I.e. make linking optional (as it was in live 9). I almost do not use the snap function (which is now done by default). I don't want to constantly press an extra button on my keyboard to do basic things.

[PhilZeGerman]

Hey, thanks!! This helps a lot! I have one question, is there a way to move the entire automation?? Like if I have the volume of a track automated but it turns out, the entire track is too loud. If I change the volume of the track, the automation is "cancelled" (automation turns into the grey, straight line). Can I somhow grab the entire autmation and pull it up or down, so that the relations stay the same, only everything is louder or quieter? Thanks a lot and cheers from Germany :)

[holotape]

Why can't MIDI CCs show up there on the arrangement view? Why are they only on the clips?

[KartoffelnSalatMitAlles]

I think it's ALT on Windows keyboard for disabling snapping to grid.

[ampism]

Am totally confused. In this video, record is armed on the track, as well as pressing the rec button in the transport bar at the top. I have some audio, and I want to automate the volume, up and down (like an LFO, but doing it manually). However, when I do this, it overwrites the audio (?!) When I disarm rec on the track, it does what I want. Why is rec enabled in this video? What have I missed?

[sebastianvega]

can i also program modulation on a whole track (over several clips) in arrangement view like shown in this video or is that only working locally on clips?

[vad-asz]

Okay, but how can I make automation with a MIDI file? I can see it at 1:15, but I can't find "teeth" wich includes the Time, Overtone buttons.
I have Live Standard. Can someone help me, how does it works in MIDI? Thanks.

[atb]

exactly why i had to make the shift from fl. automation clips where too much of a hassle

[KellyCorcoran-Composer]

Need help exporting a track with automation on it... its there but when i try to export it blocks it off and doesn't render to MP3 or WAV. The automation is from a plug in, which works perfetly until i try to export the track... thanks.