Join Daniel Mintseris for an in-depth discussion in this video Ableton drum presets, part of Performing with Ableton Live: On Stage with St. Vincent.
…Electronic drum triggers and pads, mounted on a drum kit,…communicate with a trigger to MIDI converter, to generate MIDI notes.…And send them to your system.…So working with them is not much different than working with other MIDI controllers.…That would include for example the popular Roland SPD-S.…Which has its own MIDI output.…The sounds for each song can be organized into nested racks,…the same way that we did with keyboards, except the samples and…device change will be contained in drum racks rather than instrument racks.…
I'll grab a drum rack now.…Ableton creates a new MIDI track as we drop it into this open area.…I'll name it TMC1 for the trigger to MIDI converter.…Select my media source, and turn on monitoring.…The drum rack looks like a four by four drum pad and…all 128 MIDI notes are accessed by moving this window on the left.…Drum pads and modules will often,…by default, transmit MIDI notes that will show up all over the range.…They're indicated by these little green dots.…Now you see, whenever I hit a pad, it's automatically selected,…
Author
Daniel Mintseris
Released
8/29/2014First, Daniel provides a tour of his setup, starting from his keyboard riser—the hub of communication on stage. With Ableton and a series of MIDI controllers, he's closely connected to all the other instrumentalists. Then he demonstrates the process of building a show file and creating sound presets for every song. Daniel also explains how to use the Drum Kit as a MIDI controller for drum sounds, and how to make program changes on the downstage Moog and guitar stations. Finally, in our interview with Daniel, he closes down the course with insights on what it's like to be a musical director, and how he balances technology and musicianship to bring ideas to life.
- Setting up the keyboard and Ableton Live
- Creating and using click tracks
- Creating song presets
- Switching sounds within songs
- Automating presets
- Working with Ableton drum racks
- Sending program changes
- Preparing audio stems for playback
- Audio routing
- Keeping things in check with line-check files and backups
- Insights on music and technology
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome53s
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Using the exercise files1m 9s
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1. Keyboard and Ableton Live Setup
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Keyboard and MIDI station4m 43s
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Software overview1m 39s
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Ableton Live set layout3m 53s
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2. The Basics: Click Track and Count-Off
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Preparing to use a click4m 1s
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Creating click tracks7m 9s
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Count-off and starting pitch4m 30s
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In-ear monitors1m 50s
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3. Keyboard Presets
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Adding songs in nested Racks3m 11s
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4. The Drumset as a MIDI Controller
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Drums and electronics2m 36s
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Ableton drum presets6m 32s
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5. Remote Control from Ableton Live
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6. Playback
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Importing playback audio6m 37s
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7. Working with the Ableton Show File
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Audio routing8m 13s
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Set navigation5m 26s
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8. Keeping Things in Check
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Line-check file2m 19s
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Backup system2m 14s
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9. Technology and Technique
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Conclusion
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Next steps41s
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