Mix and master in Live 12 with the devices you already have.
A free kit for Ableton Live 12: a mix template, a vocal chain rack, a club test master and an EQ cheat sheet. Every device is stock, so it works in Intro, Standard and Suite with no plugins to buy. Open the template, drop in your parts and hear the difference tonight.
Works in Intro, Standard and Suite. One email with the download, then a few short tips. Unsubscribe any time.
What's inside
Vocal Chain rack
.adgOne rack, eight knobs: Mud Cut, Air, De-ess, Squash, Warmth, Echo, Space and Output. Five presets from clean pop to dreamy.
Club Test Master rack
.adgHear how your track holds up on a big system. Loud, Glue, Mono Bass, and a Mono Check knob, because most club systems play in mono.
Mix Template
.als12 tracks with a clean starting chain on each, vocals already on the Vocal Chain, and returns ready. Open it and drop in your parts.
EQ Cheat Sheet
.pdfWhere every sound lives, and what to do when a mix sounds muddy, harsh, boxy, dull or thin.
Who it's for
- You make music in Ableton Live 12 and your mixes sound muddy or small next to the tracks you love.
- You don't want to buy plugins before you know what the stock ones can do.
- You want a starting point you can open in one click, not a 2-hour tutorial.
If that sounds like you, the kit gives you a working mix to learn from. Open the template, drop your parts onto its tracks, and listen to what the starting chains do. Then open the racks and look inside. Every knob on the Vocal Chain is labeled with the job it does, like Mud Cut or De-ess, and you can open the rack to see which device each knob turns.
The kit works in Live 12 Intro, Standard and Suite. It doesn't work in Lite yet, because the template has more tracks than Lite allows and the Vocal Chain uses Saturator and Delay, which Lite doesn't include. A Lite version is on the way. It doesn't work in Live 11 either.
You don't need to know much about mixing to use it. The cheat sheet tells you where each sound lives and what to do when a mix sounds muddy, harsh, boxy, dull or thin, and the guides on this site go deeper on each instrument when you're ready.
Questions
Which Live edition do I need?
Any edition of Live 12: Intro, Standard or Suite. Every device in the kit comes with all three, and the template fits inside Intro's track limits.
Does it work in Live 11?
No. The racks and template need Live 12.
Is it really free?
Yes. You get the download in your inbox, then a few short emails with one mix tip each. Unsubscribe any time.
Can I use it on songs I release?
Yes, on anything you make, with no credit needed. Just don't share or sell the kit files themselves (see the license in the download).
Mac or Windows?
Both. It's all Live's own devices.