SCENE 6

Arrangement View Concepts

6.1  Musical Timeline

The main purpose of the Arrangement View is to capture the musical performance of Session clips and provide a linear representation of that performance to be edited, mixed, and exported as a final production. It functions as a musical timeline or linear timeline where clips are sequenced into fixed arrangements. This is where Live globally records and stores all of your actions, movements, and commands. You can record clips, clip launches, clip manipulation, mixer automation, and device automation. It is also a place for editing and altering clips and clip sequences.

6.2  Layout

To view an arrangement, toggle to the Arrangement View by pressing the Tab key on your computer keyboard, or toggling ...

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