28 Piano Roll Tips You Wish You Knew Earlier (Ableton Live Tutorial)

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Ableton's Piano Roll is a super powerful tool that has many hidden features, so here are 28 unique tips to help you master it!
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These tips range from easy to advanced, and many of them existing other DAW’s piano roll editors, too.
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Here are the tips we go through today:
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Draw mode (B)
00:57 - Preview mode
01:15 - Up and down semitone (cursor keys)
01:25 - Shift up and down (octave jump)
01:32 - Select all notes on a key
01:50 - Scale templates (amazing)
02:39 - Quantize / Quantize settings
03:28 - Double Tempo / Half Tempo
04:07 - MIDI-stretch marker
05:32 - Duplicate Notes
05:50 - Force Legato
06:07 - Crop Clip
06:26 - Reverse / Invert
07:12 - Deactivate notes
07:36 - Looping and start points
08:39 - Program changes
09:05 - Applying groove templates
09:52 - Extracting grooves
10:38 - Fold and scale locking
10:53 - Modulation in MIDI clips
12:01 - Record MIDI effects
13:37 - Grid resolution
14:00 - Triplet grid
14:23 - Z to Zoom
14:31 - Export MIDI clips
14:53 - Velocities
15:47 - Randomization
16:35 - MPE
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@LieSociety Жыл бұрын

Thanks Will for reminding me of things I always forget to use!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Hope you find this useful! Let me know if you want more Ableton-specific workflow tips below 👇

@marvin469 Жыл бұрын

Bruh; them drums are sounding RIGHT lol. Is that a loop or a kit? Maschine got good kits that are pretty convincing. I'm new to Ableton & I am digging the quality in the sounds 👍

@redpeople2192 Жыл бұрын

Hi Will, I would love something similar on Audio. You explain things so well.

@hereisrich Жыл бұрын

Will, great tips/reminders as always. In terms of saving MIDI clips, I found a better way. Just drag the clip itself to any place in the Live Browser on the left. Not only is the MIDI information saved, but the actual instrument and chain you used too, with the file extension ALC. Later, you can click on that clip and can immediately preview the phrase with the original instrument/chain, rather than having to load or drag a "deaf" clip onto a track to hear its contents. As a bonus, I find this is the best way to save my favorite patches/presets of plug ins, because you can audition a decent phrase in the preview that showcases the character of the instrument. If you like it, you drag the clip onto a blank track, and the instrument chain and a good example are right there.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Love it! Great tip 🤙

@rubenrojano78 Жыл бұрын

This tutorial is fantastic!!! So many possibilities

@tomtainted6622 Жыл бұрын

another great video! thanks for the support!

@raderh2o Жыл бұрын

Very great tips! Awesome!

@cabalgaba Жыл бұрын

Great video as always Will!

@jorgegalvanjr.873 Жыл бұрын

Great tips!!! Thank you

@yashaswirkg Жыл бұрын

You're a great teacher. Thank you.

@djgawsom7089 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the tips =)

@Spladoinkal 2 ай бұрын

This is amazing! Awesome!

@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын

Cheers, glad you liked it! 🙌🏻

@Ryebread000 Жыл бұрын

Legend 🔥

@abyde Ай бұрын

Super helpful video! Thank you!

@EDMTips Ай бұрын

You’re welcome, glad you liked it! 🙂🙏🏻

@simonroyjonesuk Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, thank you. Midi stretch marker !! Never even noticed it and I've been using Live for years !!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Simon, I am glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻 Is there anything else you're struggling with and would like me to cover?

@morizanova 11 ай бұрын

Midi stretch really cool way to make variations . Thanks for let us know !

@negvey Жыл бұрын

these tips are great!!! thanks

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻

@katanabeatproduction435 Жыл бұрын

big thx!

@rockingnightmareaj8398 Жыл бұрын

Finally a video where i can see the guys mouse, he says words clearly and actually SHOWS how to open stuf like the soft roll instead of

@marciano21 Жыл бұрын

The quantity how you upload new materials is impressive. Quality Always like master 💪Big respect And thx for your work

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@EdmExpert 10 ай бұрын

great video ❤❤

@EDMTips 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you liked it 🙏🏻🙂

@hleet Жыл бұрын

Thanks, really interesting

@zakaroonetwork777 6 ай бұрын

Keep up these great Ableton tutorials and I might just have to switch back to Ableton From Protools and BitWig.

@chromosundrift 3 ай бұрын

Wow cool I didn't know about parameter automation of the clip adding to the automation on the track in session view!

@TangoVonDoom Жыл бұрын

super dope tips, definitely needed the velocity tip

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Awesome, I am glad you found it helpful! 🙂🙌🏻

@TubbZilla 6 ай бұрын

Had to subscribe and like for this one. Thanks man.

@EDMTips 6 ай бұрын

Really glad you liked it and thank you for the support! 🙏 Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?

@TubbZilla 6 ай бұрын

@EDMTips Right now I'm struggling with very basic stuff lol Like drawing in envelopes and effects to the tracks in transition mode? 😅 I am a noob.. I'm sure you have basics tutorials. I just need to go through your channel. Thanks though! I appreciate you asking!

@mastertigh-8617 29 күн бұрын

Thanks.

@xmawja Жыл бұрын

thanks

@jotacedocarmo Жыл бұрын

great tips, thanks

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@r-476 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Keep it up! I learnt a lot. You should do a "In the style of EBEN" (Specific song, My Decree) (Future Bass, Riddim).

@NawafGuzman Жыл бұрын

Nice One

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂🙌🏻

@MegaMixking Жыл бұрын

great video Will

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Mark!

@djrandalldean Жыл бұрын

Some gems in there even for experienced users

@JB-Dubai Ай бұрын

thanks legend

@EDMTips Ай бұрын

You're welcome! 🙌🏻

@sushovanpal538 Жыл бұрын

i was at the 8 minutes mark then i got engrossed in the potential masterpiece i could make and started dancing and bobbinb my head

@mattg.637 Ай бұрын

It do be bobbinb

@thecylinderblockheads2999 Жыл бұрын

Useful tips thanks Will, the track was sonically pleasing is it available in its entirety anywhere ?

@dj_kik Жыл бұрын

cool tuto Will :)

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69 9 ай бұрын

Awesome Will. I bought Ableton Suite 11 the other day and I'm really loving it!

@EDMTips 9 ай бұрын

Nice! Welcome to the dark side 😁

@thedj5914 3 ай бұрын

Hoping you got free upgrade to 12 🙌

@iwasaqDJ Жыл бұрын

TY, cheers 🙂🙌✌

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@modetechno7728 7 ай бұрын

Nice diffusers, Will!

@EDMTips 7 ай бұрын

Cheers, glad you liked them 😁

@redwoodproductionsmumbai8377 Жыл бұрын

soft is rather complex.. sotNice tutorialngs more than they should be. But you've made a great job explaining it!

@Jvssvl Жыл бұрын

Hi Will, quite an informational video. Question, what’s the name of the wavetable preset @ 12.22?

@redpeople2192 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic tips Will. It was great having what some of the functions I see but never investigated actually are and how to use them. And yes, I should RTFM :).

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Glad you found them useful! Anything else you’d like me to cover this year?

@redpeople2192 Жыл бұрын

@@EDMTips If you could run the same kind of tutorial on Audio processing that would be great. Also, reverb - different types, when to se, how to set up the returns vs on-channel - that is something i struggle with. Love your channel - do much gold.

@redpeople2192 Жыл бұрын

The randomise function is so good. Just adds a little bit of 'human' .

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

@@redpeople2192 Will add this to my to-do list!

@AlmaLibreStudios Жыл бұрын

Mind blown.....thank you so much! (p.s. I tried Shift+Z to zoom out on a PC and it didn't work, not sure why though).

@brianwdowling Жыл бұрын

Great lesson as always, thanks for producing these. Curious, what software do you use for recording the videos? Thanks. Brian.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Brian! I am using Screenflow :)

@brianwdowling Жыл бұрын

@@EDMTips Thanks so much, it's a good program at a reasonable price point. Your videos are very well done, and I know they take a lot of behind the scenes work, but they are much appreciated by many.

@Degreezzone Жыл бұрын

Thanks. One question i still have. Copy e.g. the root-notes of a chord progression and put it 1 octave up or down "in one step". I do it marking them with the mouse and draging them with ALT to the new position. Whats your workflow for that? Cheers

@rulypanda5318 Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@djGreenALERT Жыл бұрын

I knew a few of these but I have to say, that 'scale' thing makes it all so easy it feels like cheating...Just awesome.. Thanks for the tips..

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@lackadaisical0psimath Жыл бұрын

Worth remembering though; sometimes notes and chords outside of the scale your in are useful, and if used properly can produce some really cool sounding musical compositions.

@djGreenALERT Жыл бұрын

@@lackadaisical0psimath I noticed that too, but creating something when you're tired and not concentrating properly, it's such a great tool to have in the arsenal.

@TheLindaHarrison Жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for the tips! Do you have a new link for the download? I'm getting a 404 error when I click the link in the description. Thanks again!

@darsaxlegion8125 Жыл бұрын

It would be nice to have a Max for Live video tips from you! Just bought the Suite version and it has so much effects and other stuff! Would be interesting have a panoramic view (maybe which are the most useful packs) from an expert like you

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Noted, Darsax, I wish I had more time to act on all the ideas I get :)

@darsaxlegion8125 Жыл бұрын

Yes man, I only suggest something that for me could be useful (and maybe for other)! In the meanwhile thank you for videos you do to help us! THANKS

@jcapo1803 Жыл бұрын

"Babe wake up, WIll posted another banger tutorial"

@kisspoisonkisspoison Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@caolanoh1 Жыл бұрын

guys I'm new to abelton 11....Im having a slight issue with navigating the grid in the key editor...it doesn't let me zoom out past 4 bars worth....Even if I select a 16 bar region in the arrangement view....Any ways round this? Its very hampering.

@belacs7053 9 ай бұрын

How do i keep the grid from changing say from quarter notes to 8th notes when inputing notes on the piano roll grid? Its so annoying inputting the notes and it randomly switching

@Oddand-wu2ll Жыл бұрын

Hi!! I have a really curious question. When recording MIDI note + sustain, do you know how to keep the sustain and delete only the midi note?

@Oddand-wu2ll Жыл бұрын

I already subscribed and liked haha

@brosifmcjoseph644 Жыл бұрын

im using yamaha hs8s to listen to this and the last few videos i have been getting really high frequency transient artifacts from the mic! Idk if its only me but it is really distracting :(

@synthstudio3672 Жыл бұрын

notes keep on playing after its size in midi. how to stop that. i mean the sounds are sustaining beyond note length. this overlapse other sounds. please help

@robertbaaij9682 Жыл бұрын

I expected to receive the piano roll editor power moves cheat sheet, what I did receive was welcome to your 2022 music production success action plan?

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Sorry, Robert, and thanks for letting me know....I'll sort it out now!

@darsaxlegion8125 Жыл бұрын

At the begging of the video it says 112k follower in your presentation but actually you have more! 😉

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Darsax, I really appreciate your kind words of support! 🙌🏻

@888Winkler 6 ай бұрын

I have a question. In the piano roll I want to pan individual midi notes but it seems that there isn't a pan option at the bottom where the velocity for the notes are. Am I missing something or is this not possible in Ableton?

@zakaroonetwork777 6 ай бұрын

How does one find out what scale they played in by ear?

@dennisward100 7 күн бұрын

Please can you help? My piano keyboard and guitar notes don't match with the Abelton keyboard. For instance E on my guitar and piano show as an 'A' on the Abelton keyboard... Can you help me get it to show as 'E' please?

@Perenbarn Жыл бұрын

Is that a real defuser in the background or green screen? Great summary.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

A real diffuser

@XXIII_89 Жыл бұрын

Man this would have been super useful.. if you had also included how to even open the piano roll that is...

@OneStepToday Жыл бұрын

Te problem with playing with keyboard 🎹 midi is that the note duration is not same as with clicking with mouse. How to automatically normalise note duration after using midi keyboard?

@phelper4554 Жыл бұрын

One question to tip 11 is there way to make the notes short. Say you have a Legato line but you want the notes all the same short length…

@brianwdowling Жыл бұрын

Highlight all and then hover over one near the end of the until the ] shows, you can then drag to shorten and shortening one will shorten all.

@phelper4554 Жыл бұрын

@@brianwdowling i know but this is tedious work. In fl you have a simple shortcut for that. I thought ableton has maybe something similar

@lewchootrain 11 ай бұрын

What version of Ableton is this?

@EDMTips 11 ай бұрын

Ableton 11

@v3ryclever Жыл бұрын

is this ableton 11 or 10?

@DominikKristen Жыл бұрын

Hm..Ableton...I'm out. 😕 but great video anyway 👍

@Atrionix Жыл бұрын

The best DAW, used by most at the top in the industry :D

@DominikKristen Жыл бұрын

@@Atrionix yes I believe you. The Beatles didn't used Ableton and they were also successfull 😎 No, I'm working with cubase because it was gift. 😊

@mitchmarsili Жыл бұрын

@@Atrionix It makes me laugh as those who follow the herd think it is the daw that makes their songs beautiful.

@Atrionix Жыл бұрын

@@mitchmarsili I’m glad I could make you laugh man, always happy to help others :D however, I want to see your evidence to “those who follow the herd think it is the daw that makes their songs beautiful”, as I’ve never seen this to be the case. I, for one, use ableton, and I’ve seen myself how amazingly the DAW inspires creativity and has a great workflow, and this aligns with the fact of how it is the most used DAW at the top level - it is at this level for a reason of course! Although, I have never once thought to myself - “I’m using ableton, and therefore my songs are all beautiful!” This is a very strange proposition indeed ;)

@mitchmarsili Жыл бұрын

@@Atrionix I do not doubt that ableton is a good daw ... but on several channels I have noticed many ableton users tend to belittle other daw without even knowing them ... nothing personal my comment was not directly related to you, but it was my opinion in general ...Then it also depends on the genre you do

@mageprometheus Жыл бұрын

28 Piano role tips you don't need if you're a Reaper nerd. That's 17 minutes of my life I will never get back so I must be a Will fanboy. 😄

@Blueblackngold 6 ай бұрын

Fl Studio is so much better

@EDMTips 6 ай бұрын

What do you like most about FL?

@Blueblackngold 6 ай бұрын

@@EDMTips it’s intuitiveness and cleanliness. Piano roll is not for live instrumentations in ableton

@markkurochkin1785 Жыл бұрын

Sad fact: I'm an ordinary teenager, I shoot good music content, or rather I play the piano. but no one is watching me, God bless those who have read this)