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17. Monitor mode

Users who want to make music on the move will be happy to know that you can use the piano roll keyboard in Live to enter notes when you don't have a MIDI keyboard attached. To make use of this function, press the cunningly disguised monitor mode (it's the small button with a picture of headphones that goes blue when pressed).

18. Adjusting channel width

If you want to adjust the width of a number of specific channels at once, highlight multiple channels before adjusting the width and they will all change together. Or, if you want to adjust all of the channels at once (including the master channel), hold down Alt while resizing one of them.

19. Multiple parameter selection

In Live 8, you can adjust multiple parameters at once, so if you want to, for example, lower the levels of every channel simultaneously before resetting them, just highlight all the channels and pull the level down on one. You'll find this works for most other channel parameters too.

20. Exclusive override

Live's default setting only lets you solo and record-activate one track at a time, but there is a setting in the Preferences to disable this. Under Record, disable the Exclusive setting for Arm and Solo. Alternatively, Cmd/Ctrl+click at any point to override this mode setting in Preferences.

21. Fine control

If you want to have fine control over a parameter - say, the volume fader - simply hold down Ctrl/Cmd while dragging the slider. The same method works for things like Pan and Sends too.

22. Grouping instruments

If you find yourself using the same collection of instruments in multiple projects, group the instruments together and save them as their own file. Then, whenever you begin a new project, you can drag and drop the file into your new project and all the channels and settings will be imported.

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