As before, Automated parameters throughout Live’s GUI have a red dot next to them, but now a “ghost” turquoise slider represents parameter Modulation within the devices themselves. To further delineate between the two, Modulation envelopes now appear turquoise.
Now a simple Aut/Mod toggle in the Clip Envelope view area allows you to choose whether to view and edit Automation or Modulation for any parameter rather clearly. In the Session view, Clip Modulation could be edited to control parameters in discrete segments relative to Arrangement Automation values – but it could be somewhat unclear which was being edited at any given time. The resulting eight-bar Automation curve Modulation Automation Station Now a simple right- or control-click within any envelope editing area provides an array of shapes in the resulting context menu that can be imposed on the currently selected area with a single click: Sine, Triangle, Ramp Down, Ramp Up, Square, Exponential Fade In and Out, S-Curve In and Out, and a multi-stage logarithmic ADSR envelope approximation. Prior to Live’s latest update, you could either record Automation in real-time via MIDI-mapped controllers (or simple mouse input), edit it by creating breakpoints on the envelope that can then be moved to create gradual changes, or by using the Draw tool to intuitively enter Automation freehand – or quantized to the visible grid interval. In short, Automation envelopes allow you to control the value of an instrument or effect parameter over time. Taken in combination with much-improved differentiation between absolute parameter Automation and relative parameter Modulation, it’s easier than ever to change your sounds over time with unprecedented control and intricacy.
Ableton’s latest update has augmented Live’s already powerful sound design toolkit with the advent of new envelope curves and editing features.
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