transfering an Ableton Live project to Logic Pro?

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transfering an Ableton Live project to Logic Pro?

Hi,
I just got Ableton Live because I've found it incredibly easy to use -- a lot of fun! Simply writing ideas/sketching is very easy with the software, but Logic's studio instruments are infinitely better (ie: more realistic) than anything in Live. I'm also using live because my laptop is a PC, so any recordings done outside of home would have to be on PC (my mac is a desktop), therefore can't be Logic. *So I was wondering if it was possible to start a project in Ableton Live and then put the finishing touches on it in Logic Pro?*

EXAMPLE:
1. I record live drums, guitars, and then some MIDI files (some violin strings) all in Ableton Live on my PC laptop. Then I go home and transfer my Live project to my Mac. +THEN I take that Live project and open its many parts into Logic.+
The goal of this would then be to have my live tracks as well as to re-record the MIDI parts with Logic's superior strings.

Would this be possible?

Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Dec 7, 2009 10:14 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 7, 2009 10:22 PM in response to Patrick Ford-Belisle

Ahah!!!!

I think I found a quasy solution!!

http://www.logicstudioblog.com/2009/03/tip-record-from-logic-to-ableton-live.htm l

Simply captures Logic audio into Live. Perfect. Now I just have to make sure this actually works..

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Answer 2

Dec 8, 2009 12:00 AM in response to Patrick Ford-Belisle

Well, that didn't work because of slight latency. ugh, so close. I also tried the software Jack, but had the same latency problem..

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Answer 3

dsk3000

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Dec 8, 2009 5:44 AM in response to Patrick Ford-Belisle

I had to convert some projects in ableton to logic to master and eq , i didnt have any midi though it was all audio . I just put ableton into rewire mode and ran each tarck in ableton into a track in logic and recorded all the audio in . Then when it was in logic i **** down ableton and finished off in Logic.

I dont know if that wqould help you at all>?

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Answer 4

Dec 8, 2009 10:29 AM in response to dsk3000

Yeah that helps a lot actually, thanks 🙂

So I don't have any experience with ReWire. I know how to get the two applications running together, but are you saying I would essentially be pressing play in Live, and pressing record in Logic so that my Live tracks are recorded as new audio tracks in Logic?

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Answer 5

dsk3000

Level 1

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Dec 9, 2009 3:13 AM in response to Patrick Ford-Belisle

STart up logic then start ableton , this means ableton is in rewire slave mode . So when you press start on logic ableton will play in sync . Go into the logic mixer and create some channels (i forget which kind , its in manual) . You can select the input for the logic channel to be the output form the ableton rewire track . You then just arm the logic tracks and record the audio into logic .

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