Plan2Live Manual
Everything Plan2Live does, step by step.
From a setlist and your own stems to an Ableton Live set you can rehearse. Written for Plan2Live 2.8.4 (build 69), the version you download today.
Your first set in four steps
Chapters
Getting started
Building a set
- 3Typing your setlistStart a new project, add each song with its key, tempo and time signature, and put the songs in order.
- 4Importing from Planning CenterConnect Planning Center once, pick a plan, and the whole set comes in with each song's key, tempo, time signature and sections.
- 5Stems: folders and matchingWhere to keep your stems, how Plan2Live finds each song's folder, how it puts each file on a track, and what to do when it asks you.
- 6Guide analysis and section markersPlan2Live listens to each song's Guide track on your Mac and names the section markers after the cues it hears.
- 7Click and Guide tracksWhere your click and Guide stems go, and why the built-in template never makes a click of its own.
- 8Output folder and Ableton versionWhere your finished set is saved, what's inside its folder, which Ableton Live version it's built for, and the built-in template.
- 9Custom TemplatesBuild the set into your own Ableton Live template, with your own tracks, colours and routing, instead of Plan2Live's built-in one.
- 10Building the setCheck every song on Confirm + Edit, press GENERATE PROJECT, and read the finished card.
After the build
- 11Opening the set in Ableton LiveOpen the finished set, check it before rehearsal, find past sets in Project History, and move a set to another Mac.
- 12Settings and your accountEvery section of the Settings window, and what each one does.
- 13Updating Plan2LiveHow Plan2Live finds and installs new versions, and what to do if an update doesn't come through.
Help
- 14TroubleshootingThe messages you're most likely to see, what they mean, and what to do about each one.
- 15Privacy and permissionsWhat Plan2Live does on your Mac, what the app sends us, how to turn analytics off, and which permissions Plan2Live asks for.
- 16Plans and billingWhat each plan includes, what counts as a build, how to upgrade, and how to manage or cancel your subscription.
- 17FAQShort answers to the questions people ask most, with links to the chapter that explains more.
- 18Getting helpHow to reach us, and what to send so we can help quickly.