At the bottom of the click menu you will see 10 shapes. Simply highlight the area you want to add the curve to and right-click. Highlight + Right Click + Select Shape – Ableton comes with 10 pre-defined curves you can add to your automation envelopes. Using curves will help smooth out the automation and gives you more control over what you hear.

OPT + Drag – You can add curves to your automation lanes by holding OPTION and dragging a section of the envelope. You can also right click on any existing breakpoint and select “Edit Value” to edit the value of that breakpoint. Turns out, there is a shortcut for that! When adding a breakpoint, right click on the envelope and select “Add Value” to choose the value you want to set your breakpoint at. Usually I would just expand the track view to get close to the value I want. I always struggled with setting my envelopes at the correct value. Right Click -> Add/Edit Value – This is a super helpful tip that I just learned not long ago.

Tapping the B key will toggle between draw mode and breakpoint mode. Toggle Draw Modeī – Automation envelopes can be either drawn in with your mouse or can be set with breakpoints. Tapping the a key on your keyboard will toggle between automation tracks and clip tracks. Toggle AutomationĪ – New to Live in version 10 was the toggle shortcut for automation. Many people are not aware of the awesome shortcuts you can use to make the most of the automation lanes. Who doesn’t love automation? Ableton Live has probably the best automation platform of all of the DAWs.

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