Controlling ProPresenter with Timecode from Ableton Live

About the Course

Time to complete: 1 hour

ProPresenter recently released a new feature that allows you to control it with timecode. This is a really great update that I’m glad they made — but it does take quite a bit of work to learn how to get everything set up and working.

I wanted to get this mini-course out before Christmas for those of you in churches who want to use this for your Christmas Eve services. An updated version of our Controlling ProPresenter with Ableton Live course will be coming out in 2023.

This course is open to paid subscribers of From Studio to Stage. If you’re not a subscriber, you can sign up to get access to this and over 50 other courses dedicated to teaching you to run racks like a pro with Ableton Live.

Who This Course Is For

This course is for musicians and production folks who are using (or want to use) Ableton to run tracks and ProPresenter to run lyrics or video.

If you’re completely new to timecode, I’ll give you a basic overview and understanding of what it is and why it matters. If you’re already comfortable working with timecode, you can dive straight into the lessons that walk through how to actually use it ProPresenter.

What You’ll Learn

• A basic overview of timecode
• Working with timecode in Ableton and ProPresenter
• Controlling lyrics and video in ProPresenter with timecode from Ableton
• How to render out reference files in Ableton
• The quirks of timecode in ProPresenter and how to work around them