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23. Multiple track rendering

Many people don't realise that you can render multiple tracks at once. When you have selected Export Audio, change the Master setting to All Tracks (you can also select individual channels). This is especially useful when moving to another sequencer or creating remix stems.

24. Caps Lock

One of the most handy features in Live is the ability to map QWERTY keys to functions, but few realise that you can double the number of available letter keys by engaging Caps Lock, as Live recognises capitals and lower case letters as separate keys. You can even attach another keyboard in order to access both simultaneously.

25. Plug list

If you are working with a particularly large rack and don't want to keep scrolling through it to get to the plug-in you want to tweak, right-click on the Track View in the bottom left-hand corner to see a list of all of the plug-ins in the rack. Simply select one to jump right to it.

26. Full view

Quite often you'll want to get a look at your entire project in one screen, but it can be a bit awkward to keep scrolling out with the keys or the zoom bar. Instead, head to the Arrangement overview at the top of the display and double-click it - the view will zoom out to display the entire arrangement.

27. Total recall

When you are working in the Arrangement view and have to stop playback to make some edits, you can then make Live restart from the same place you left off by holding down Shift as you restart playback.

28. Cutting time

You can delete a whole section of time in the arrangement in Live. Set up markers around the time you wish to eliminate, then hit Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Delete. Perfect for shortening your remix or track.

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