How to Save an Ableton Template or Default Set

Grab the free The Second Spirit Channel Strip for your new template here: https://thesecondspirit.com/l/free-ab... Hey, this is Matt from The Second Spirit, I'm going to show you quickly how to make an auto-loading default template. You can make one that you like instead of the default Ableton one. The original Ableton default template has a couple things that I don't like. You can make a template that opens up with all kinds of stuff; such as, particular tracks, levels, MIDI and Key mappings, effects racks, instruments, VSTs, and clips. You can have everything the way you like it in your own default template. And anytime you open Ableton, it will just automatically load up for you.To make a auto-loading Ableton Template You just go to: Options/ preferences/ File Folder/ The at the top of the preferences window it says "Save Current Set as Default" click "Save". Ableton asks if you would like to "Overwrite the default set?" Click "Ok". Now your new default set will load every time you open up Ableton Live. Don't worry you can always clear your default set back to the original Ableton default set by clicking "Clear" where it says "Save Current Set as Default". Now if you want to override your new template you made and load the original one, go to: file/ and you hold "shift" down on your keyboard, and you click "New Live Set". This will open up the original Ableton default live set. Unfortunately "Control+Shift+N" does not open up the default Ableton template like one would think. You have to go to the menu to open it. In addition, If you want to open the original one when you're first starting up the Ableton program, you just hold "shift" down when you double click Ableton. This will also automatically load the original Ableton default template. Otherwise, it will just load your new default template that you made. If you want to have multiple different Ableton templates, you create a folder in your user library called "Templates". Any project saved in this folder will carry out a different function. They will open up as "Untitled" project and when you click "Save" it will actually pull up the "Save As" dialog so that the template is not overwritten. Neat Hugh? You can have 8-track, 16-track, ROMpler MIDI track, a 30,000 crazy track templates or whatever your heart desires. Just store the different types of templates in this folder. You could just start saving your different templates in your new "Template" folder in the Ableton "User Library". Now remember, you have to make this "template" folder in the user library for it to work properly. There are a few things I don't like about the original Ableton template. For starters, I think the Cue level is too hot. With the clicks on, the count-ins blast in my ears. Maybe not for you guys, but for me, so I set the key level at 55%. So I turn this in my new default template. I also love having my "The Second Spirit - Channel Strip" on every track because it just makes things so much easier, brings up some levels and stuff, a little compression of things. It's just great to have it on everything, just like an old analog board channels have their channel strips right in there on each track. You can get the channel strip here: https://thesecondspirit.com/l/free-ab... You can get it for free if you sign up for my newsletter. When I start a new project, I have my template set so this channel strip in each one of my tracks. Other things I like in my Original Ableton Template: I also have instrument return and a vocal return. I usually do more returns, but just to start out with I like to keep the vocals separate from the instruments. If I'm doing stems later, I could do an instrumental real quick with the instrumental effects and not have the vocal effects bleeding into it. That's why I have those separate. I also like a Four to the floor kick for tracking. So that’s my little default template I made for myself. Ableton Custom Default Template_ You can make whatever the heck you want. You could have a million tracks, 255 gazillion tracks. It will save clips, audio, devices, MIDI and key mappings, VST. . . all kinds of stuff. So just remember, go to: options, preferences, file folder, save as default. That's all you need to do to save it. Also create the template folder in your user library, and you can start putting in 16-track, 8-track, all kinds of new templates for yourself. And again, if you want to grab that channel strip you can get it here: https://thesecondspirit.com/l/free-ab... You can get it for free if you sign up for my newsletter. It really helps out. Something about this simple channel strip, it just works great and is great to have on tracks in your new auto-loading default template. Thanks for reading, this is Matt from The Second Spirit.