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Mission 68 · World 8
Comping Flow
Take lanes → one perfect take.
Record 10 takes. Pick the best moment of each. One perfect performance.
+80 XP🏅 Comp Pro
// WHAT IT DOES
Record a loop as many times as you want — each loop creates a new lane below the main clip showing that full recording. Then switch to comping mode and click any moment in any lane to include it in the final 'comp' at the top. You can mix and match: the first phrase from take 3, the second from take 7, the ending from take 1. Live crossfades the boundaries automatically. Nothing is deleted — every take remains in its lane.
Think of it like → Comping is like a film director choosing the best take from each camera angle and editing them together into one scene.
▸ WHY YOU CARE
- • No single take is perfect — comping lets you assemble perfection from real performances.
- • It's faster than re-recording until you nail it, and more authentic than quantizing everything to a grid.
// SEE & HEAR IT
SCORE 46/68 (68%)Click a bar in each take lane to pick the winning slice.
TAKE 1
TAKE 2
TAKE 3
TAKE 4
COMP
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
▸ This is exactly Live's Take Lanes — except your "quality scores" are your ears. Hit AUTO-COMP to see the optimal take per bar.
▸ COMMON MISTAKES
- ✗ Flattening the comp before the session is signed off — lanes are your safety net, never delete them early
- ✗ Comping during the performance session — get all takes first, then comp fresh ears the next day
// QUIZ (QUICK)
Question 1 / 30 correct
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