Ableton Production Lab

The Workflow Grimoire

Collection of techniques for Ableton Live 12. Click a tip to expand the details!

⚡ Lightning Fast Navigation

In Arrangement View, press H to optimize the height of all tracks, and W to fit the whole project to your screen width. It saves 1000 scrolls a day.

🥁 Realistic Hi-Hats (Choke Groups)

To make an open hat stop playing when a closed hat hits: Go to the Drum Rack's Chain List, click the 'I/O' button, and set both hats to the same Choke Group (e.g., Group 1).

🌊 The Resampling Trick

Create a new Audio Track, set 'Audio From' to Resampling. Arm the track and record while you tweak filters on your MIDI synths. Instant unique textures.