Introduction to Live

Question 1

What are the Shortcuts for these Basic Commands In Live:
Show/Hide Browser
Show/Hide Detail View
Show/Hide Info View
Capture and Insert Scene (Session View)
Open Preferences window

Answer 1

Show/Hide Browser  - CTRL, ALT + B 
Show/Hide Detail View - CTRL, ALT + L
Show/Hide Info View - SHIFT + ?
Capture and Insert Scene - CTRL, SHIFT + I
Open Preferences window - CTRL + ,

Question 2

On which channel can you find the ‘stop all clips’ button (Session view)

Answer 2

On the Master Channel

Question 3

Which control changes the volume of the browser preview, MIDI editor preview and Metronome

Answer 3

The ‘Preview/cue volume’ can be found on the Master Channel, under the Pan Control in session view

Question 4

Describe the following controls in the show/hide section:         
I/O 
S and R 
M
D 
X

Answer 4

I/O
opens the in/out section to route audio or MIDI signal paths
S and R
to access the controls for track sends and returns
M
stands for mixer and opens the volume faders, on/off switches, pan, solo and record functions
D
is delay compensation, should you need it on your audio channel.
X
is a DJ-style crossfader

Question 5

How can you program automatic changes in BPM or time signature in Session view?

Answer 5

By typing “125bpm” and/or “3/4” into the name of a Scene (on the master channel)

Question 6

Where can you click and Hold in Arrangement view to simultaneously zoom in and scroll from left to right ?

Answer 6

Click and hold on the Beat Ruler (top) and move the mouse up/down to zoom in/out, or left/right to scroll across

Question 7

How can you re-organise your scenes ?

Answer 7

By clicking and holding then moving them up or down on the master channel (session view)

Question 8

When using ‘Collect and Save’ where will all the audio that you have used in your track be stored?

Answer 8

It will be saved in a folder named “Imported” inside the project folder

Question 9

When using ‘Collect and Save’ what will NOT be collected?

Answer 9

Any 3rd-Party Plugins that are used in the project