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Ableton Live changing tempo

I ask all you Ableton Live experts: is there a way to dynamically change the tempo in the arrange view?

I’m trying a different way of laying out my set and everything hinges on this. (PS: I may throw up in rage if there’s not a way to do it.) Thank you!

Posted to by Brad on 4/05/07 @ 2:43 pm |
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5 Responses to “Ableton Live changing tempo”



  1. 1
    craig

    you can midi map the tempo box, and automate it with the song tempo automation in the master track

    -craig

  2. 2
    Brad

    craig is the best!

  3. 3
    Peter Kirn

    You asked about the Arrange view, but FYI in addition to Craig’s two tips, you can add tempo changes to scenes in Session View, as well. And yes, you automate tempo in Arrange just as in any other app.

  4. 4
    Brad

    Thanks Peter. I knew about the scene BPM changes, I guess that’s why I assumed changing tempo in the arrange view would be a retarded hack as well.

  5. 5
    Matt Hite

    Another pitch related Ableton tool:

    pushandpull, is an extension that adds “pitch bend” feature to Ableton’s Live TEMPO. It also allows you to control/change
    Live’s BPM in small steps (1/6 of BPM), all this without using any kind of expensive hardware, you just need 4 keys from your
    PC keyboard, or any Midi controller with at least 4 free keys/buttons.

    http://smartextensions.gustavobravetti.com/pushandpull/pushandpullintro.htm



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