# Octaves not working in ableton?

**URL:** <https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/t/octaves-not-working-in-ableton/1148>\
**Category:** SubLab\
**Created:** [June 19, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/t/octaves-not-working-in-ableton/1148 "2022-06-19T07:14:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sivante](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.futureaudioworkshop.com/sivante/32/743_2.png) [@sivante](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/u/sivante)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 7:14am UTC](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/t/octaves-not-working-in-ableton/1148/1 "2022-06-19T07:14:25Z")

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using Sublab in Ableton, encountering unusual issue…

octaves aren’t working. like, I’ve programmed a certain melody in and its ok - but then when I want to do a new MIDI section with notes higher or lower out of the range I programmed… nope.

i.e. I’ve got a C# 1 programmed in. doesn’t matter whether I move it up or down an octave, the exact same tone plays at that same frequency.

what the hell is going on?

never had this happen before. not sure if it’s because I haven’t attempted to do this and bumped into this limitation or there’s something in the project that’s glitchy and it SHOULD be able to go up/down octaves as one would expect.

please advise on how to get working normally like any other vst so can program outside this single range of notes. 🙏

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**Author:** ![Gavin\_FAW](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.futureaudioworkshop.com/gavin_faw/32/291_2.png) [@Gavin\_FAW](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/u/Gavin_FAW)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/t/octaves-not-working-in-ableton/1148/2 "2022-06-20T10:49:49Z")

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Are you using XSub only?

Gavin.

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**Author:** ![sivante](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.futureaudioworkshop.com/sivante/32/743_2.png) [@sivante](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/u/sivante)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/t/octaves-not-working-in-ableton/1148/3 "2022-06-20T20:14:21Z")

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i wasn’t sure, but appears so.

looks like just gotta automate a sine wave in to hit the notes out of that range.

I appreciate the quick, easy insight/answer. 🙏🍻

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**Author:** ![Gavin\_FAW](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.futureaudioworkshop.com/gavin_faw/32/291_2.png) [@Gavin\_FAW](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/u/Gavin_FAW)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/t/octaves-not-working-in-ableton/1148/4 "2022-06-21T11:24:55Z")

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Yes, the thing with X-Sub is that it stays in the sub-bass range no matter what note you play!

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**Author:** ![Julia](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.futureaudioworkshop.com/julia/32/981_2.png) [@Julia](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/u/Julia)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.futureaudioworkshop.com/t/octaves-not-working-in-ableton/1148/5 "2025-12-04T12:06:31Z")

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