Delete or duplicate a track by name

Say it like this

Each of these was run against a real Ableton session on every model below, and the reply is what Tine actually said — quoted, not rewritten. Switch tabs to see how the answer changes with the model.

These are a floor, not a syntax — you can be a good deal vaguer, and how vague scales with the model you run. The smaller local model wants a clear verb and a clear target; the hosted one takes the most roundabout phrasing you can throw at it.

Also in tracks & mixing

• Create a named track

  Add a MIDI or audio track that arrives already named, instead of a Track 7 you rename later — or never.

• Set a track's volume in dB

  Say the level you want in the units the mixer shows, rather than dragging a fader towards it.

• Pan a track

  Place a track in the stereo field by description — hard left, slightly right, back to centre.

• Mute and solo

  The fastest thing to do by hand, and still worth saying when your hands are on an instrument mid-take.