How to live loop in Ableton? Setup and tutorial with Arturia Minilab 3

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This tutorial and review is for beginners who want to learn how to live loop in Ableton using the Arturia Minilab 3 MIDI controller.
I'll show you how to set up your Minilab Mk3 in Ableton and record loops without a keyboard or mouse. In addition to the tutorial, I'll also review the new functions of the minilab and show you how they can be used to enhance your live looping experience.
Reach out to me at via [e-mail] or via Instagram ( / magpie.melodies ) if you have questions.
My Links:
►Website: www.magpie-melodies.com/
►Instagram: / magpie.melodies
►Soundcloud: / magpie-melodies
My Gear:
►DAW: Ableton Live Lite 11 (Free with the Minilab)
►MIDI Controller: Arturia Minilab mk2
►Audio interface: Behringer Uphoria UMC22
Contents of the video:
0:00 Intro
0:14 Update Mk3 firmware
0:50 Ableton settings
2:40 The 16 pads of the minilab
3:13 Enable drumpads
4:28 Stop and start recording
5:07 Arm and select instruments
6:46 Changing effects
7:45 Adjust volume, panning & reverb
8:41 Transposing
8:58 Pitch bend & modulation
9:17 Hold and chord mode
10:00 Arpeggiator
11:04 Live Looping Demonstration
12:54 Record drumpads
16:45 The MK2 vs the MK3
#arturia #ableton #midi

[@roimanthabah9513]

This lady is a lifesaver

[@JonnieBoie]

Agreed

[@Brismo7]

Arturia should send her a new model for free when it comes out.

[@taasinbinhossainalvi9173]

This is simply brilliant. I was really depressed not being able to use my minilab 3. Your tutorial saved me. Please make some more minilab 3 tutorials which are easily to follow for beginners like me.

[@aaryanbudhirajamusic6874]

If you made a course I would legit pay for it, you're the only person who has explained this well enough for a beginner, thank you so much!! Love from india

[@pietuvaa]

This is the first tutorial that has helped me understand how to operate this device correctly. I have desperately watched probably 40 different tutorial videos so far and it was only now in this tutorial that things became clear to me. Thank you.

[@MagpieMelodies]

Wow 40 different tutorials! Glad I could help :)

[@rodrigocbv]

This is way better than the official guides.

[@10julesmusic]

Thanks - u just smashed open my Minilab 3 - super clear explanations and no TH-cam b.s self promo nonsense. Not to mention you're explaining everything in a second language - seriously 100% quality.

[@MagpieMelodies]

Thanks, glad to hear :)

[@coronaesc]

I have watched A LOT of Arturia Minilab 3 guides here on TH-cam but this has been by far the MOST helpful. I love that you included how you created a track. Amazing! ❤

[@MagpieMelodies]

Thanks!! :)

[@jamesaita]

I’ve come back to this video more than once. Please keep making videos like this.

[@MagpieMelodies]

Thanks! I will try but it takes a lot of time to make these tutorials, so not sure if I can make a lot of them in the future. I recently opened a patreon page, so you might want to check that out because I'm planning on making custom tutorials and post them there :) patreon.com/MagpieMelodies

[@docrespire]

Thanks a lot. You are a much better teacher than people at Arturia! Thanks to you, and you only, I can use my minilab 3 (after struggling for several days).

[@GTA6Hunter]

the tutorial everyone wanted...

[@nyananas20111]

omg danku, ik heb deze minilab al een jaartje of twee en ik vond niet hoe je moest live loopen, nu na een jaartje stof vangen haal ik hem terug uit de kast en zoek direct live loopen op, danku ;u;

[@estebanlopezlimon1346]

Mad respect to the people that are already confident on this type of workflow. I feel like I'm getting an aneurysm just from keeping track of two instruments.

[@jason_ee]

This is so much better than those videos from Arturia.

[@MagpieMelodies]

Haha really? Thanks!

[@swordsman720]

Thanks for tutorial. I have just received my Minilab 3 last Saturday. I was struggled as rookie. Most of the tutorials available on TH-cam presumed that you are already a pro.
Keep up do the good works. Groetjes vanuit Nederland :)

[@tokethepoet]

Really needed this . Could you make more videos like this with the mk3 showing the process . You’re the ONLY person I’ve seen that actually explains things well 😅

[@MagpieMelodies]

What kind of tutorials would you like? :)

[@Mathiu007]

​@@MagpieMelodies How you do covers. There's no content on that

[@MagpieMelodies]

@@Mathiu007 I made a short one about that subject a while ago :) th-cam.com/video/MClvRre8ZGQ/w-d-xo.html

[@Art1stical]

This video got me out of a creative block. Thank you so much.

[@lorenzomijorus]

the best video I could find about this controller.

[@noisoteka]

This is genuinely THE best guide/explanation that i've seen. Should've found it before I watched bits and pieces all over.
Thank you so much! I feel a lot more confident with minilab thanks to you!

[@pinkmoondoll9shihtzu]

LEGENDARY TUTORIAL!!! thank you so much, im a total beginner with equiptment but this was easy and well paced, now im really getting the hang of it. amazing work thanks again

[@frotto90]

This tutorial is better than on official Arturia channel, everything is explained from start to bottom, nice one. Plus one subscriber.

[@MagpieMelodies]

Glad it helped!

[@philipgoff2461]

An excellent video thank you very much. I am thinking of buying a midi controller. The minilab 3 is at the top of the list
at the moment. I have the minifuse 1 as my audio interface which I am very pleased with.

[@pierreg582]

Very Thanks for all, I'm french Canadian, sorry for my english, but, I'm verry impressif by your talent, Wow !!! Thanks again, 👍😎

[@alexey_kazakov]

What a detailed guide! Thank you, I saved it and will repeat it again and again.

[@k4but0x]

Thank you for this! quick tip: you can autoarm creating a file called Options.txt in Users//AppData/Roaming/Ableton/Live/Preferences
and you write exactly this without quotes "-EnableArmOnSelection"

[@danielasantiago9380]

Thank youuuuuu! Please do more tutorials, I’m new into this and it’s very overwhelming haha I don’t know how to sync my guitar with the ML3

[@adayinlife101]

thanks my mk3 will arrive next week. will watch this again. 😍

[@rayr268]

Seems like Auturia should have shown us this ?! Thank you for filling the void. Great explaination .

[@michaelscott42266]

finally a tutorial that makes sense for the mk3, thanks you're great!

[@hoonetic]

A friend gifted me a Mini Lab 3 and since I'm such a beginner, I was overwhelmed but your vide is very helpful. Thank you! :)

[@bniee8359]

Great Video, straight forward and honest!! Thank you so much can't wait to explore more of your channel and hear more of your music...You're Awesome!!

[@equigs]

Thank you thank you :) at last, someone decided to explain the minilab :) keep up the great work

[@MagpieMelodies]

Glad it helped! :)

[@danukix556]

Thank you so much ! I've been browsing really hard and finally got here. You're simply the best!

[@user-sf3wd5jh6u]

Thanks a lot! This is the first video that helped me with the setup!

[@scottnitzberg9246]

I wish Abelton were this comprehensive. You’re amazing, thanks.

[@brandensworld3646]

2023, stuff should not be this hard to install... thanks a lot for helping make it easy

[@MarcelaoVMS]

Amazing! I would love to see more more tutorials!!!

[@NirBenita]

Thanks so much! Really opens my mind to what's possible with this setup

[@OCaiomenck]

you saved me soooo muchhh! cheers from brazil

[@surfjax23]

Thank you so much for making this!

[@3dsmaxrocks699]

Best tutorial on this product!
Please make another showing a new song for inspiration please

[@MagpieMelodies]

maybe will do! :)

[@0711RC]

Thanks for the lesson!

[@beyerravn123]

Awesome tutorial. Many thanks

[@1a1o]

Excellent tutorial! Thank you very much :)

[@dangray5532]

Great job. Well explained 🎉

[@tjyrinki]

Thank you for a great tutorial!

[@papaluisofficial]

I have been searching for a week some tutorial that I could get some basics from this MiniLab3, until now. Thank you for explaining step by step, without jumping unnecessary scenes. I got to make my own loop for the first time and finally. Now I can move on!. This is brilliant. One more time Thank you and here you have another subscriber!. God Bless you. 🙏

[@ortalsabanmusic]

thank you so much! this is the video i needed!!

[@rabaarmin3661]

Thank you for the video! It is the first one, which is really about the Minilab 3 and looping in Ableton, so well done!
Listened to some of your loopings, and you're doing great, keep up and already got another subscriber! :)

[@lasereye159]

thank you so much for making these videos, very helpfull.

[@_gorniczy]

thank you, that was really helpful!

[@anassk.6616]

the best one so far

[@user-kw9ou8bf8i]

Very Well Explained. Thank you so Much!

[@Aarmello]

just bought one and this helped me a lot, first video i've watched thank u so much

[@juranazan]

Good content, You helped me!

[@lachlanthomas4636]

Best tutorial I've come across. Thank you :)

[@vradysh]

Brilliant explanation, best of the best for beginners!!!

[@rodrigokermessi]

Awesome explanations. Everything is working perfectly here, thank you a lot!!!

[@LesJoee]

Thanks for the sharing. You make things lot easier for us. Love u

[@pv1223]

Thanks for this!

[@anthonylaut]

Excellent explanation, thanks! 🎉🎉🎉

[@kayday8531]

You help us so much 🙂

[@notaspectator]

Love it, i am discovering and getting more comfortable with my minilab 3.

[@JonathanSIlvestre]

thanks ! the most clear explaination I saw for the minilab3XAbleton !

[@montfrederic9751]

Amazing tutorial! I just got my MiniLab 3 and this is the best place to start! Thank you!

[@JucksRattlehead]

I can't believe you just posted this! I just brought my new Minilab 3 home and was looking for a video on loops! TY from Brazil

[@cristiano123]

Thank you very much for this nice tutorial 🎶🌿

[@CarlosVargasSpiralyal]

Wow. That is a nice tutorial. Going to follow your channel and already subscribed the blog . Keep on with these vídeos. Best regards from Lisbon Portugal 🇵🇹

[@42pyroboy]

holy hell i have been struggling with looping for a while now. Thank you

[@user-pi9ir3hr9h]

The best Arturia video online

[@sebastienvieville345]

Thanks a lot. a very usefull tutorial for beginner !!!!

[@yury3439]

damn, thanks! Really useful! Keep going!

[@JayPozo]

Super helpful! You explained a lot things simply and I could use my minilab right away because of you. Thanks so much for making this video, I appreciate it 🙏🏽

[@Cameronwatt]

really great vid thanks

[@psychopathfull]

MMMMost useful tutorial in the all internets in all universes!! Thank you!

[@eddy44023]

Wow! I can´t thank you enough!! I've had my minilab 3 for a week now and want to do live looping so bad, but it's not been as easy as in all of the videos, now I see why lol, thanks a lot, greetings from México :)

[@VidaeSaude78]

Me ajudou demais!muito obrigado ❤

[@deandavey9293]

Very nice informative video,thanks.

[@berry5959]

Thx! Very helpful and good to follow👍

[@eheartbeat]

Super helpful, thank you!!

[@HamiltonSmith4]

All the other 'tutorials' are really sales demos. Thank you for this!

[@user-wj2ts7dg4d]

I also have Minilab 3 black.
Thanks for the video, very helpful! 🤝

[@rubendomingues]

i'm using mini lab for the first time, your video helped me a lot to understand how the controllers work in ableton. super clear and instructive! thank you very much!

[@stephenpoole-gt7me]

Wow what an amazing video real clear information and showing what to do at every stage. Thank you

[@MagpieMelodies]

Thanks!

[@MrKokosovi4]

nice tutorial. thanks!

[@osoboezadanie]

a nice tutorial! thank you so much!

[@MagpieMelodies]

merci!

[@kevinsoria3123]

Thanks so much! :)

[@crnkykid]

Way better than arturia's official tutorials...tnx for sharing 🙏

Thanks for the tutorial. It is very well explained and easy to follow.

[@stuarthargrove5387]

This video has been the best demo I have found in months of having the minilab 3. Thanks!

[@MagpieMelodies]

Great it helped!

[@sinj3]

Amazing!

[@hendrajames1]

Thank you soooooo much for sharing this video ❤ im just about to start using minilab 3. Thanks again. Greetings from Western Australia 😊

[@MagpieMelodies]

Checked out your music and it sounds really nice, keep making music! :)

[@hendrajames1]

@MagpieMelodies Hello sis. Thank you heaps for your encouragement. I thank GOD for all the inspirations as I never intended to write any songs. I'll keep learning from your videos too :) please keep uploading 🙏 I hope to use minilab my next project 😅

[@simonmccafferty]

Thanks for this. So much better than the official Arturia videos. No overproduction or 'Influencer' style clichés, or gurning at the camera, or style over substance editing. You are very good at condensing lots of facts into accurate and easy to follow instructions. Arturia should take note.
You could try doing one on how to install their bundled plugin software and license bundles without wanting to end it all (only joking, nobody needs that amount of stress)

[@MagpieMelodies]

Thanks, great to hear that you like my videos 😊

[@kasimasi6747]

AWESOME!

[@rikjansen8929]

Great explanation Magpie!👃

[@rajathaper4933]

Thanks to video❤

[@PwnerPwnz]

I got it for myself for Christmas as my first MIDI controller. Learned some new things from your vid. Especially stopping clips in a scene. My workaround was scrolling to a different scene without a clip and tapping the pad to trigger the stop button..
Thanks en gelukkig nieuwjaar!

[@MagpieMelodies]

Haha het is fijn om ze gewoon uit te kunnen zetten door op een knopje te klikken. Gelukkig nieuwjaar!

[@dirk8845]

Love to use minilab 3 with Live 10!! The Video is mega!! Really great and I think about live 11 Intro I got with the controller

[@EliasGadgets]

Thank You so much!!!!

[@dyro9770]

Thanks!!!

[@Damian-ne1jm]

you save my life