| Recording Audio | |
 Open Ableton Live from the taskbar. |
 Open the settings from the “Live” dropdown in the top lefthand corner of the screen. |
 Navigate to the “Audio” tab. |
 Ensure that both the “Audio Input Device” and the “Audio Output Device” are set to “CA Studio Audio.” |
 Press the icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen to switch to the track view in Ableton. |
 Ableton will load two “Audio” tracks and two “MIDI” tracks by default. To record audio, select the input on an audio track which corresponds to the instrument you’d like to record. |
 Press the icon shown above to arm the audio track to record. |
 Press the record button at the top of the program to record audio to the track you armed using the instrument you selected. |
| Recording MIDI | |
 To record MIDI, first select what controller you’d like to use as an input from the dropdown shown above. |
 Arm the MIDI track to record in the same way that you would for recording audio. |
 MIDI doesn’t produce any sound on its own. Rather, it produces data which can be used to control software instruments in Ableton. To use one of these software instruments, select one from the browser section of the program. |
 Drag and drop the instrument to the bottom of the program. |
| Press the “record” button at the top of the program to record MIDI to the track you armed using the controller you selected. |
 After you record, double-click on the track to access the “Piano Roll” which will display the notes you recorded. |
 One advantage to recording MIDI is that the notes can be adjusted after playing. If you play something that you don’t like, you can adjust it after recording it. |
 Click and drag a note up or down to change its pitch. Drag a note left or right to adjust its timing. |
| Saving a Project File | |
 To save your Ableton project, first click on the “File” button at the top left-hand side of the program, and select “Save Live Set As” from the dropdown menu. |
 In the finder window, name your project file and save it to an external hard drive. This is a shared computer, and any project files on it may end up being deleted. |
| Exporting an Audio File | |
 To export an audio file (.wav, .mp3, .flac, etc.) Press the File button at the top left-hand side of the program. Then select “Export Audio/Video.” |
 This will open the “Export Audio/Video” settings window. In this menu, choose what file types you want to export by selecting the green “on” buttons under PCM, and MP3. Once you select your settings, press “Export.” |
 Name your file and save it to an external hard drive. You can play your export on any standard audio playback program. |