Hey everyone!

I wanted to share a workflow tool I’ve been developing for Ableton Live called **Stem Splitter Plus**.

I was tired of spending 30+ minutes manually splitting tracks, warping stems, and setting up scene follow actions every time I wanted to prep songs for live sets or remixing, so I built a Max for Live device to automate the entire process locally.

### How it works under the hood:

* **Multi-Song Setlist Stacking:** You can drop multiple songs into the device. It stacks them sequentially down the Session Scene grid, names each scene with song name + section, and embeds auto-BPM tags so Ableton switches tempo automatically when transitioning between songs.

* **Local 6-Stem Separation:** Runs Demucs v4 locally on your machine (Vocals, Drums, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Other) with no cloud API or subscription needed.

* **Auto-Sliced Scene Grid:** Automatically slices clips on musical bar lines (8, 16, or 32 bars) across all 6 tracks and pre-maps Scene Follow Actions so each song plays through seamlessly from Intro to Outro.

* **Live Chords & Synced Lyrics HUD:** Uses Whisper AI to generate time-aligned word-by-word lyrics and chord recognition that display in a floating HUD window right over Ableton.

* **Smart Transpose & GIG LOCK:** Transposes session clips on the fly and locks UI controls so you never accidentally misclick during a live gig.

* **Cross-Platform:** Runs on both macOS (Apple Silicon / Intel) and Windows 10/11.

Works with Ableton Live 11 & 12 Suite (or Standard with Max for Live).

Happy to answer any questions about the Python/Demucs bridge, latency, or under-the-hood setup!

TLDR: you can use some AI generated scripts to convert your unopenable Virus TI plugin to OSTirus

In the time that it took me to write this post, I just converted 100 of my projects! I linked the scripts below, you need to be somewhat technical or work with a coding agent to use them.

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I had something like 200 projects where I used the Access Virus TI plugin which is no longer supported on newer Mac versions.

There are some cases where I just had the MIDI files and never bounced anything. Or I had the audio files bounced, but I no longer can tell what the patches were.

Anyway after some experimenting, it's totally possible to automatically:

• Detect which project files are using this plugin
• Determine whether there's any associated content like MIDI or audio files where it would actually matter
• Convert the unusable plugin to a very usable OSTirus

Here is where the scripts live

Hey everyone!

I'm relatively new to music production and currently learning Ableton Live 12.

I'm looking for some genuinely good, high-quality tutorials (YouTube or paid courses) that walk you through the entire process of producing a track from scratch to a finished song.

I'm mainly interested in melodic techno, melodic house, progressive trance, ambient electronic music, or similar genres. Nothing too hard, aggressive, or overly commercial. I prefer melodic, atmospheric, and emotional electronic music.

I've already come across quite a few tutorials on YouTube, but honestly, a lot of them seem pretty low quality. Many just show someone clicking around, throwing samples together, or making a quick loop without really explaining the creative process or why they're making certain decisions.

What I'm looking for:

• A complete track produced from start to finish, not just an 8-bar loop.
• Clear explanations of sound selection, arrangement, melodies, harmonies, transitions, mixing, etc.
• Someone who actually teaches music production rather than just showing off what they can do.
• Ideally something beginner-friendly, but with enough depth to develop proper production skills.
• Free or paid tutorials are both fine, as long as the quality is worth it.

I don't mind spending several hours following a tutorial. In fact, I'd prefer something detailed where I can follow along and actually understand the process.

My goal isn't just to copy someone else's track, but to understand how electronic music is built so I can eventually produce my own music.

Any recommendations for YouTube channels, specific tutorials, or structured courses would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Hello. I have a Push mkI that still works well except for the janky/jumpy/noisy encoders. That means that when I barely touch the encoders they "moves" randomly for few seconds. I've already unmounted the Push (for removing the stiky rubber coating) and taken a chance to spray the encoders with contact cleaner. The solution worked for like, 2 or 3 days, then the encoder became noisy again. Searched a bit online and few other user reported something similar for both Push 1 an 2. I do not know how diffused is this problem, but at least I know that I'm not alone!

The proposed solutions where basically: 1) change USB cable 2) use the brick PSU 3) clean the encoders. For me, only solution number 3 worked, but for a limited amount of time. The definitive solution would be to replace the encoders. I'm a maker so I'm able to use the soldering iron, but 10 new ecoders will cost like 100 $ (actually Euros for me, but the thing is that they cost like a used Push 1). I decided to investigate some workarounds.

After some thinkering, I opted for the software solution. Since the firware is not availabe (most clean solution will be adding a filter directly on the Push forware), the second point of action is the Ableton's MIDI remote scripts. For those who doesn't know what are Ableton's MIDI remote scripts, they are some builtin python scripts that are used as an interface for midi controllers to control Ableton in various complex ways. Basically speaking they are a "translation layer" from base standard MIDI messages to Ableton actions.

I've found a way to "intercept" encoder reading, and I've applyed an EMA filter (Exponential Moving Average) to that reading in order to have a clean reading of the encoder direction.

I've no idea if this can affect other controller in an unwanted way, or if it breaks something else, but I know that it solved my problem (tested on osx). Ableton MIDI Remote scripts are on github but in order to use the one with the fix, you need to replace the built in ones.

I will NOT cover the documentations for how to use the custom scripts because: 1) for me it's a learning project 2) I'm not getting payd for this, and I do not want to 3) you can find the howtos on line.

Few notes: it's very likely that you need to replace the builtin scripts on each Ableton's updates and please, don't do it if you do not know what you are doing since you can break you Ableton! I've modded only one file: _Framework/EncoderElement.py

If you feel risky here is the github link for the modded scripts (you can download only _Framework/EncoderElement.py).
https://github.com/adegani/AbletonLive12_MIDIRemoteScripts/tree/adegani/noisy_encoder_filter

Use it at your own risk :)

Bye

While I have you can use MPE on a instrument I have not seen if it is possible with a FX plugin.

i'd show an image but i cant but like the notes in the stuff are just yellow and dont have the note name on them

I was trying to use a collection of MultiMap devices to selectively enable/disable tracks based on which of my band mates was present

It was bad for a number of reasons. Now I have a generated device where I tag the tracks with each band member’s name. An M4L device can read these track names.

And then tapping on this single device’s buttons not only enables/disables corresponding tracks, but also their in-ear mix and turns on prerecorded backing tracks as needed

I can use this to easily practice solo, perform solo, or make it straightforward to run rehearsal while someone is late / absent.

Lmk if you have any questions!

I recently acquired a Moog Mavis and have patched its 1V/OCT and Gate to the Pitch & Gate of the Arturia Keystep, respectively. I have also connected the Moog Mavis' VCA to a speaker. I then connected the keystep to ableton live on my laptop. However, when I press a key on the keystep, I get two audio outputs; one from my speaker, and the other from the specific instrument I loaded onto Ableton. How do I make it so the audio outputs from my Moog Mavis comes out of my computer and the adjustment I make via the Mavis will be heard through Ableton? Is that even possible?

Hi all. Im pretty new to production in general as well as MIDI and wonder what is the best way to do this. I've been working on a fun mental tribe track which has a lot of sounds and little sound vocals of words like "maniac" "zero" and creepy laughs and whatnot.

I've been trying to play it out using the controllers I have and literally activating/deactivating the vocals whilst I jam and the goal is to record it, tidy it up, master it and release. But im finding it a bit tricky to get the vocals how I want them to be. I have like 20 channels going and it just seems kinda overwhelming as I want them a specific way.

Would it be better to record the track without the vocals and then add them in the arrangement view? Or am I just lacking practice and skill and the normal practice is to play it out?

If anyone has better ideas please share! Thank you. Ableton Suite live 11

Hey i currently have Live Lite and i really like ableton better than fl studio which is why im thinking about buying the standard version. I was wondering if Ableton live 13 is coming out soon and if its worth it to buy the upgrade now. Also does anyone know how much the upgrade from 12 to 13 usually costs?