Hello people! Welcome to this tutorial! I will explain here how to edit clips fully
with Live 9. Please if you find mistakes in pronunciation, leave feedbacks.
If you watched the beginner videotutorial, you have already a general overlook about
how this software works. Let's now see how to edit clips in full.
If you are looking for something in detail, check the quick index of what it's
explained in this video to save time.
Add a single clip in a cell in the
You can edit it by double-clicking on the cell in the first case, or on the bar in the
second case. This will open the clip at the bottom, right next to the info space if opened.
This is the
its waveform or notes shown, and the
This looks like the Arrangement View, with the timeline in bars and beats on top.
The waveform can be made by one or two channel waveforms, one means that the
song is mono and two means that it is simply stereo. At the bottom, you have the
waveform shown in full. You can click and drag the black corner edges to zoom in and
out, or you can simply click on the timeline and drag the mouse vertically.
Whereas to move through the waveform, you can click and drag the contour
or the timeline.
Below the timeline, you have different zones where you can make actions. Right
below the timeline seen before you have some space dedicated to the
This is used to loop continuously the part of the clip that is contained inside such
region. Edit its length simply dragging its edges, and move it by dragging its
central part. You can see its effect directly in the track in the
If you make such region shorter, the waveform of the clip will change, in order to loop
such part chosen during the full length of the clip in the track. Below the
you have another space. Click on it to start playing the clip from that point.
The
This means that the track is looped, and you can stretch the clip associated because
repeated over and over.
button
When you turn the
won't count. What counts are the
the
when the
As always you can watch the effect of these markers. These modify the start and
the end point of the clip. Moreover,
since it is not looped.
The last bar is dedicated to
a different speed to the song clip, slower or faster, like changing for moments its beats
per minute.
Create one just clicking on such space when the grey marker shows up, and drag it
on the left or right. Observe what happens.
The waveform is shortened on one side and lengthened on the other side.
This sets a changing speed throughout the clip. You can manage such markers
right-clicking on them as always.
On the left you can have different options. Below
opened, such as name and color. Eventually you can turn on and off the clip through
this button.
The
the speed in BPM, and lets you reverse the song and other functions you can try.
The central column is dedicated to the warping. The warping is measured just like
time, in beats per minute, and you can set such number by using the two operators
right below.
The last column is dedicated to the
to loop the clip.
Just when Warp button is on, you will have also the side dedicated to the Warp markers
and the timeline set with bars and beats instead of seconds.
In the Clip section you find the
expecially in beats. Let's make an example.
Click on the
ready to use. The preview will show how the groove goes on. Select one and move it
on
shows peaks the clip is higher in intensity, whereas where the groove is mute,
the clip goes regularly.
You can enhance the groove effect by clicking on
warping to make the groove more efficient inside the clip.
In both audio samples and MIDI files, you have small circles below the Clip column.
These are used to show and hide windows. In Sample clips the central circle stays
for the waveform graph. Whereas, in the MIDI ones, you will have a note symbol.
In both you will have the circle
shows functions related to the window that has the right black arrow turned on in yellow.
Just turn this button on in the window
The
a waveform in case of the sample clips, or notes for the MIDI ones.
Let's pick for instance a sample clip.
Click on the second slot to edit volume or other modulations. For instance
click on
The graph on the right will show you a red line, that you can pull up and down
by dragging it. Put such clip in loop played. If you pull such line down, the volume will
decrease, and so viceversa on the contrary.
This is also called
will be added.
We can further change such Envelope line. Click on the line to add a
You need at least two of them to start changing the line in a segment of time.
You can move the breakpoint by dragging it and change the value of the line by
pulling it up or down.
You can move a segment instead, just approach it with the
pointer without touching it, and move up and down.
Double-click on a breakpoint to delete it. You can personalize even more your line
through the
Just click and drag the mouse defining the shape you want most. Change the grid
if you want to be more accurate.
A new feature of Live 9 is to draw
hold ALT down
You can also set curves on segments long enough.
a segment to set curves. Double-click to come back to the straight one.
When the Envelope line has a personalised aspect, a
the parameter interested.
You can also put a loop to the envelope. Let's suppose to go on changing the volume
through the envelope directly linked to your clip graph.
From 0% to 100% and again to 0% and so on. You can do it manually like this, but
it may take a lot of time. Reset the line by right-clicking and going to
Now click on
button, you are separating the clip graph from the envelope graph, which is a line
totally on its own and independent.
have with the clip is the
The envelope applied to your clip will be just the envelope that is under the orange
region, and it will be looped over and over.
just create an orange loop region that contains just the triangle envelope from 0%
to 100% and then again to 0%. You will obtain the same effect.
Remember to set the
You can edit each clip added also through the options you have on the right. These
are used to set and check automations, explained in a further video in this show.
Through the first slot you can select which effect to consider, and the second space
the property of what you have right selected.
Well, this is all! Thanks for watching!