Ableton Tutorial: What To Do When Your Song Has Tempo Changes
You know how to save a tempo track to a song in Ableton, but what about a song with tempo changes? Using a tempo track is one of my favorite hacks in Ableton Live. It allows you to just drag your song into your set and the tempo comes with it. If you don’t know how to do that, watch this video 👇 • Use This Hack to Build Sets With Multiple ... But, I get asked a lot, “Great, but what if my song has a lot of tempo changes?” In this tutorial, you’ll learn what to do in that situation, and a trick I recently used to be able to have flexibility and change tempo live in the moment. PS. How have you been handling songs with tempo changes in Ableton? Drop a comment and let me know! --- 0:00 How to Set Crazy Tempo Changes in Your Track 0:46 Quick Overview of The Master Track Used in This Example (Two Songs) 1:27 In This Tutorial: Breaking the Myth Around Tempo Tracks and a Tip to Adjust Tempo 2:11 How to Use the Tempo Track with a Song that Has Tempo Changes 4:59 Tip: Add Tempo Tracks with Click Tracks to Adjust Tempo 8:07 Understand Tempo Tracks by Going to FromStudiotoStage.com/Template 8:34 Subscribe to perform like a pro with Ableton Live! #ableton #tempochanges #playback

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