Customizing the Metronome sound

• Live Versions: All
• Operating System: All

You can choose from three different Metronome sounds; Classic, Click and Wood. Open the Metronome settings by clicking the pull-down to change the sound:

If you prefer to replace the default audio files with your own:

Mac:

• Show Package Contents with a right /-ctrl click on the Live application in Finder.
• Open Contents/App-Resources/Misc/Metronome/Samples/ - find the files “Metronome.wav” and “MetronomeUp.wav”.
• Rename your “MetronomeUp.wav” and “Metronome.wav” to “MetronomeUpBackup.wav”/“MetronomeBackup.wav” (keep these files if you want to change them back later).
• Name your own Metronome sounds to “Metronome.wav” and “MetronomeUp.wav” and paste them into the above mentioned folder.
• If you want the original Metronome sounds back, delete your custom sounds and rename the backup files (by removing “Backup” from the names).

Windows:

• Find the original Metronome sounds here:
  
  • C:\ProgramData\Ableton\Live x\Resources\Misc\Metronome\Samples\
  • This is a hidden folder. Here's how to access hidden folders on Windows.
• Rename your “MetronomeUp.wav” and “Metronome.wav” to “MetronomeUpBackup.wav”/“MetronomeBackup.wav” (keep these files if you want to change them back later).
• Name your own Metronome sounds to “Metronome.wav” and “MetronomeUp.wav” and paste them into the above mentioned folder.
• If you want the original Metronome sounds back, delete your custom sounds and rename the backup files (by removing “Backup” from the names).