Ableton Live 4 - Crossover (Help)

[MGTheFuture]

Hey hows it going everyone ?

I been making beats since late 2002,

From Hip Hop Ejay - To FL 3 - To Reason - To Cubase

I pretty much got them all down.

But lately ive been craving the need to just use an ALL in one program...Reason would be the key...if it used audio(recording my racks) and FL would and still can be the key - if its audio sequencer steps its game up.

Anyway...after sampling for 2 years in FL and getting down FL5 - i got put onto abelton live..

which seemingly does everything with samples...on its own. And thats a plus for me.
And i got it to control my rack....

but thats about as far as my knowledge goes.

So here are some questions that i have...for nay of you who have switched or mastered AB LIVE...


Drum Patters - how do you make more than one ? Like i know you have the percussion instrument..but where do i goto make different change ups and drum drops and all of that..and save them as their own loops to arrange thru the song ?

Choppin Samples - Outside of usin intakt or cool edit - does AB live have a chopper..where i can load in a loop..and make it slices and re-arrange the slices ? Where ?

Recording my rack - I got the midi to control my rack..and i cna hear my rack..but how do i record it to an audio layer ?

Sequencing - There is 2 modes or views...the Horizontal one..im kinda familiar with...but where does AB live store all the current loops used for the project for me to arrange and piece together my song ?

Sequencing 2 - how does the other mode work ? i seen the video..but still not sure how that would benefit me..especially since i do alot of different drum work..


Thats probally it for now..if any of you can help explain...or SHOOT can make a VIDEO...let me know

im really eager to learn..

Thanks
-D

 

[eXampuL_oNe]

ummmm, fruity loops can control a rack... I've used the triton with fruity loops (sounds from the triton and fruity loops sequencer and drums)... Never messed with ableton live but It looked dope... You think fruity loops should step there sequencer game up? It's all in how you set-up your midi channels and know how to freak your prgrams and equipment..

 

[MGTheFuture]

ummmm, fruity loops can control a rack... I've used the triton with fruity loops (sounds from the triton and fruity loops sequencer and drums)... Never messed with ableton live but It looked dope... You think fruity loops should step there sequencer game up? It's all in how you set-up your midi channels and know how to freak your prgrams and equipment..

nah...i use my motif in FL already...i think FL needs to step its "sequencer" aka "song mode" up...as far as audio goes.

after 4-6 layers...ur stuff gets sluggish..and my computer is FAST

and FL doesnt auto adjust all tempos of tracks like AB live and ACid does

which i been needing..cuz i hate going back and re-recording the audio of my rack when i decide to switch tempos...and the time stretch makes it sound funny time to time.

 

[eXampuL_oNe]

Ah okay, well that's cool... Whatever you feel the best using brotha! U ever check out Logic?

 

[MGTheFuture]

^ Umm as far as i know they never updated it for PC, so nah.

I would be far more excited about SX3 if i knew more about its features and how much it costs.

 

[MGTheFuture]

Crossover - Complete.