Using Ableton for Live Performance

One of the reasons I love Ableton Live is that it was made for live performance in addition to use for home production.  I’m constantly learning new ways that I can use Ableton in a live setting.  The first and most basic way to use Ableton for live performance is to use it to trigger backing tracks.  You would do this by putting your tracks into the clip view.  Then on the right side you can set the tempo to switch for every different track. Another way to use it would be to trigger sounds live.  A lot of electronic artists do this by using a midi controller and mapping all of the different buttons to parameters in the DAW - which Ableton makes very easy.  Another more advanced way to run tracks, which I am experimenting with right now, is triggering tracks in the arrangement view.  If you are using tracks as well as running midi keyboards, this technique is ideal for live performance.  The main reason is that you can program automation for live so that your midi keyboard will switch sounds whenever you want.  The possibilities are endless, as you can automate anything to happen throughout the song.  These are just a few ways to use Ableton for live performance.  Explore yourself, and see what you might find!