Arrangment Grid
With
Isaac CotecIsaac explains the grid in Ableton's Arrangement View, how the cursor snaps to it, and when to switch between zoom-adaptive and fixed grid for cleaner editing.
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Lesson transcript
Understanding the Grid in Editing
Now, another important thing is our grid that we're seeing for our editing.
Zooming In and Out
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If I zoom in, you'll notice that:
- The more I zoom in, the more granular my grid becomes.
- I see a line there, another line there, and so on.
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If I zoom out:
- The lines are much smaller.
- This is because I have adaptive grid on.
Grid Options
If I right-click, I have all these different options:
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Adaptive Grid:
- This changes comparatively to how zoomed in or out I am.
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Fixed Grid:
- If I am doing something specifically on, let's say, 30-second notes, I will always see 30-second notes no matter how zoomed in I am.
- One of those segments is 32nd notes.
- I can also choose 16 or 8, so one of those is an eighth note, and so on.
Personal Preference
I personally prefer adaptive narrow.
- I love the fact that when I zoom in, it automatically narrows the scope of what I'm looking at.
Conclusion
The grid is really important when you start editing things and knowing how the timing of these different clips and samples are.
So there you have it. That's navigating the arrangement view.
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Isaac Cotec is, arguably, one of the best Ableton trainers in the world! While working on his own music, he began teaching recording techniques, sound design, and Ableton Live to private students, and since earning his certification as an official Ableton Certified Trainer he has helped thousands of producers step up their game and succeed as musicians.
Isaac started producing electronic music in 2005 with Psyche Sonics, an experimental group working with the science and research of binaural beats and altering consciousness through sound. After touring, he continued writing music under the alias Cotec and later emerged as the artist Subaqueous, blending his electronic past with both future and organic production techniques. To date, he has released 3 albums and 4 EPs.
Isaac is also the founder and manager of the record label Invibe Music, which represents some of the Pacific Northwest's best electronic music and specialises in midtempo dance music.
In his Ableton Live courses, Isaac shares the production, sound design and songwriting techniques he has spent years refining - the very skills he uses to turn a spark of an idea into a finished track.
