18 Game-Changing Ableton Live Drum Rack Tips

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  • @EDMTips
    @EDMTips  Рік тому +3

    👇🏼 Which of these 18 is your favourite!? Let me know and I'll use it in my next "in the style of" vid 🙃
    ❤If you liked this video don't forget to smash that subscribe button so you don't miss out on any of my upcoming tutorials!
    👉🏼 If you are serious about getting your music to a professional level as quickly as possible - and have been producing for at least 12 months - I can help. Apply here: ➡www.edmtips.com/accelerator

    • @djGreenALERT
      @djGreenALERT Рік тому

      There are some great tips there Will, but then every video you upload is just so enlightening. For me the drum tuning tip is the one I am most fascinated about. I can spend ages tuning a kick to a bass (especially when remixing). I wondered if there was a way to automate the tuning of the kick so it recognises the bass either within the drum rack or by way of an m4l device? I realise it must be impossible (ish) with audio though.? ALSO, with the tips you've shown regarding drum rack, it's making me wonder if I wasted money on AD2 (especially when using a launchpad)

    • @bebopgaming7254
      @bebopgaming7254 Рік тому

      Came here specifically to add FX to a rack, first thing on vid, Got it in 1:40 seconds! The one time looking something up actually ended quickly. TY TY TY! You got a sub!

    • @JoDawne
      @JoDawne 10 місяців тому

      macro drum rack automation thingie.. noice!

    • @JoDawne
      @JoDawne 10 місяців тому

      separate question - I have been using OBS and Reaper VST plug in - but having trouble with a particular track that has a heavy Saw Serum effect (drum and bass) any tips on how to make it work? or is it simply buggy and don't bother?
      what do you use to screen record (for PC with Ableton?) cheers

  • @alexkourelis
    @alexkourelis 4 місяці тому +4

    This is the best drum rack explainer I've seen and I've been using Live since like 2006.

  • @IllIll7777
    @IllIll7777 Рік тому +16

    I was looking for a generative hobby during COVID and chose ableton. I stuck with it and have now learned so much, especially from your videos. You are the best wingman I could ask for in my favorite pastime! Thank you a thousand times and stay awesome ❤️

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому +2

      You're welcome, I am glad you found my videos helpful! 🙌🏻

  • @KlassOneMusic
    @KlassOneMusic Рік тому +4

    Some gold in this video once again! I use Live Lite, so drum racks are essential to get more “tracks” into a session, with all the benefits of grouping and having more send/return auxiliaries available. It’s time consuming, but it’s my “ghetto style” and I make it work.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому +2

      Restrictions actually help creativity! Infinite options usually kills it

  • @anzatzi
    @anzatzi 4 місяці тому +1

    Best drum rack video I've seen!

  • @enthusiast1
    @enthusiast1 Місяць тому +1

    Wow, a great set of tips! Can't wait to try the Sampler auto-assign tip tomorrow, thank you! 💯🎶👍

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Місяць тому

      You're welcome! Hope you enjoy playing with it :)

  • @AndyRrayMusic
    @AndyRrayMusic Рік тому +2

    Thanks for this. My fave is the #5, Sample Randomisation. That is a very cool trick.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Cheers, Andy, I am glad you found it helpful!
      Thank you for watching and supporting the channel 🙌🏻

  • @tomn.8475
    @tomn.8475 9 місяців тому +3

    The hero we need but we don't deserve😊

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  9 місяців тому

      Thank you, Tom, really appreciate the kind words of support!

  • @crushdesign
    @crushdesign 8 місяців тому +1

    wow - deepest dive into drum racks I have ever seen. Loads of great tips! loved the arp randomisation tip.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  8 місяців тому

      Cheers, I am really glad you liked it :) Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?

  • @busch028
    @busch028 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for taking the time to post. Some great tips that I have learned in the past but this video was a fantastic reminder.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Stoked to hear that! 🙂

  • @noharahien
    @noharahien Рік тому +2

    Just learnt that you can group up chains within a drum rack
    I used to load multiple drum racks with each being a specific type of drum hit (kicks, snares, hihats...) to be processed together
    Now I can finally keep only one drum rack for each track
    Very informative video as always. Thank you Will you've always been a great teacher!

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому +1

      Cheers, I am glad you found this helpful! 🙌🏻
      Thank you as always for watching and supporting the channel! 🙂

  • @denizatalay
    @denizatalay 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge! It really helped.

  • @piano_jpg
    @piano_jpg Місяць тому

    I was looking for a way to set the same fade in/fade out value to all of the samples on a drum rack (36). It was "10:00 - 7. Copy Value to Siblings", thank you. Will watch the rest later.

  • @THOMASTAYIMOEHL
    @THOMASTAYIMOEHL 4 місяці тому

    Bruuu..the octave layering effect is soooo good!

  • @chromosundrift
    @chromosundrift 9 місяців тому +1

    Excellent tips thank you! I loved the macro sample chooser tip best but also drum rack send/return. It's very exciting to learn these techniques.
    If you can, please consider mentioning CPU impact or lack thereof for each tip in future!
    I'm trying to learn how to best make a very flexible improvisation live set so I want to be able to change a lot of instruments and sounds with hands on controls during the set. I'd love to maximise usable creative options without overloading Ableton.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  9 місяців тому

      Glad it was helpful!
      And thanks for the suggestion, I will take it into the account :)

  • @joemurphy8972
    @joemurphy8972 4 місяці тому

    Hot-swap macro is a cracking tip, works great with randomisation / progressively removing randomisation to get sweet sounds

  • @sanjc4402
    @sanjc4402 Рік тому +1

    Great deep dive into the capabilities of the drum rack. 🙌 Nice one Will🎉

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому +1

      Cheers, Sanj, I am glad you enjoyed it!
      Thanks as usual for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

  • @JesusRodriguez-sg9kb
    @JesusRodriguez-sg9kb Рік тому +1

    youre a legend man, you dont get enough credit

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Thank you so much, Jesus, I really appreciate kind words of support! 🙌🏻

  • @balbibou
    @balbibou Місяць тому

    nice video. For the drum rack sample randomization we know have the chance "play one" parameter from the piano roll which is great imo ! just another way doing it of course

  • @ditcherwaker
    @ditcherwaker Рік тому +1

    So useful and some i didn't knew it was possible and i always looking for panning randomness, thanks for the great tutorial

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Glad you liked it!

  • @tacticalgrooveorbit2379
    @tacticalgrooveorbit2379 Рік тому

    thanks a lot super nice video, i wonder if it's possible to set one knob or macro 1 to control a parametter of all the cells in one time for ex set the pitch of all the cells of a drum rack to macro 1 without setting pitch of each cell one by one to macro 1?

  • @imgn8sn
    @imgn8sn Рік тому +1

    this is immensely next-level, love the detailed explanations you always give!

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Thank you so much, I am really glad you liked it! 🙂
      Which one was your favourite?

    • @imgn8sn
      @imgn8sn Рік тому

      @EDMTips the two ways detailed explanations on send/receive channels in the drum rack and the why was my favorite but out of 18 I only knew like 1 (new to ableton this year, watched you before but FL for 3 years) and every tip here will be so helpful!

  • @Musician_Robert
    @Musician_Robert 4 місяці тому

    Thanks Will. Going to add some fx on my shakers! Cool

  • @JamesJohnAgar
    @JamesJohnAgar Рік тому +1

    I like number 14 and especially number 15, Good job.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Thanks, James, really appreciate the support! 🙂🙌🏻

  • @michaelrasmussen8590
    @michaelrasmussen8590 Рік тому +1

    Looking forward to this video. Great idea for a tutorial. Thank you, Will.

  • @desmosnob
    @desmosnob Рік тому +2

    I'm actually a bit 🤯 here, so may new things I didn't know that I need to try out right now 😄 Great content!

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Awesome! I am glad you found it helpful! :)
      Which one was your favourite? :)

    • @desmosnob
      @desmosnob Рік тому

      @@EDMTips How could I pick just one 😅 Receive and choke midi, Octave layering, and grouping are hot ones 👌🏻

  • @cekirdekci32
    @cekirdekci32 Рік тому +1

    Great summary video again. I love your summary videos Will. its like watching 20 videos in one video. great job . Its good to know what drum rack is capable of eventhoug I wouldnt use many of these tricks. I dont like over complicating it by assigning multiple samples on one midi signal or randomizing or chocking inside in the drum rack. just my personal choice. But I see how powerful drumrack is you can build the entire track inside of drum rack 😁 But macro sample selector is the most useful tip here actually. Thank you for uploading. you are a great teacher Will. I appreciate you.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      You are very welcome indeed, and thank you for your kind words! Glad you found it helpful :)

  • @stuarrbozier590
    @stuarrbozier590 8 місяців тому

    I’m gonna watch this like 100 times. Such good content 👍🐪

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  8 місяців тому

      Cheers, I am glad you liked it! 🙂🙌🏻🙏🏻

  • @slatercolt
    @slatercolt 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video!! I loved this a lot tbh

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  6 місяців тому

      Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂🙌🏻

  • @kapilatoeran
    @kapilatoeran 7 місяців тому +1

    Really good stuff! 👍👍

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  7 місяців тому +1

      Appreciate it! Thanks for watching and supporting 🙌🏻

  • @russellholloway7465
    @russellholloway7465 Рік тому +1

    Awesome so helpful and clear to follow, great jobs ,thanks for the work amen brother

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Appreciate it! 🙌🙏
      Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching and supporting :)

  • @kanedNunable
    @kanedNunable Рік тому +2

    as someone using live lite because im a broke single dad of a disabled boy, drum racks are amazing when i only have 8 tracks!

  • @B2svn465
    @B2svn465 Рік тому +1

    Will hope your well! Could you please do a full tutorial on the raptur iii by &me , black coffee ? Also how to get that really clean proffesional sound coming from a home studio? Cheers!

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому +1

      Great suggestions, I will add these to my to-do list! :)

    • @KlassOneMusic
      @KlassOneMusic Рік тому

      Hi. Like many others I struggle to hear in my studio and I have hearing damage on top of it. I find Ozone Tonal Balance control and Span (free) as great visual tools ✌🏼

  • @hereisrich
    @hereisrich Рік тому +1

    macro hot swap - where have you been all my life?! Great tip, and one not in the manual. Amen, brother

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Appreciate it! 🙌🙏
      Glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

  • @clarinetistcrazy1989
    @clarinetistcrazy1989 Рік тому +1

    Amazing video! A lot of new info for me after years of using Ableton Live)

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому +1

      Nice! I am glad you found it helpful! 🙂🙌🏻
      Which one was your favourite?

    • @clarinetistcrazy1989
      @clarinetistcrazy1989 Рік тому +1

      @@EDMTips Routing inside Drum Rack, trigering and choke... these things are absolutely new for me and it`s so cool because I can save more time and CPU resources now

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому +1

      Absolutely! Thank you for letting me know :)

  • @thejoshuachinedu
    @thejoshuachinedu 8 місяців тому +1

    I subscribed. You are the best. 🎉

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  8 місяців тому +1

      Thank you, and welcome aboard!

  • @cassettedisco6954
    @cassettedisco6954 Рік тому

    Excelentes trucos amigo gracias saludos desde México 🇲🇽❤️

  • @Fidel-pi2dt
    @Fidel-pi2dt 9 місяців тому +1

    You are Amazing Bro ❤

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  9 місяців тому

      Appreciate it! 🙌🙏

  • @masqueraver3552
    @masqueraver3552 Рік тому

    Amazing tut im new to ableton but going to try get these drilled in my head 😂thanks mate your channel is class 👌

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  11 місяців тому

      Rock on! You're welcome! 🙂

  • @11batterista11
    @11batterista11 8 місяців тому

    you are a hero. Thank you so so so much

  • @hleet
    @hleet Рік тому +1

    I didn't know that you have a return inside a drumrack !!! mindblowing ! lol

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому +1

      Glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻

  • @InnerHacking
    @InnerHacking 9 місяців тому

    Back when I used Ableton 9 and 10, I remember I could simply drag one of those drum kits adg files into the session view, hit play, and it would play that adg pattern exactly as it was made, and I could see the pattern in the drum rack. I also remember I could change the sounds of those patterns in the drum rack, add or remove sounds from it and the pattern would play exactly what I did. Now I can't seem to do this with Ableton 12. What am I missing? Thanks in advance.

  • @Dubsteppah
    @Dubsteppah Рік тому

    Such useful tips

  • @davidpurple3698
    @davidpurple3698 Рік тому +1

    Thanks - it is a Ableton channel, this one.

  • @TheHutchMusic
    @TheHutchMusic Рік тому +1

    Great tips ... thank you. Such a good teacher.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      You're welcome, glad you liked it! 🙌🏻
      Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

  • @KBMD-Tube
    @KBMD-Tube Рік тому +1

    keep pushin bro great job! thx

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Cheers, will do! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel 🙌🏻

  • @loaysharkas4297
    @loaysharkas4297 Рік тому +1

    Thanks. that was really helpful.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      You're welcome, glad it was helpful! 🙌🏻

  • @Godaddsupeverytime
    @Godaddsupeverytime 7 місяців тому +1

    cheers man!

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  7 місяців тому

      You're welcome! 🙂

  • @artorios5192
    @artorios5192 Рік тому +1

    Great lesson! Thanks a lot 😊

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому +1

      You're welcome! Glad you liked it :)

  • @easterntwin9919
    @easterntwin9919 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so so much!!!

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      You're welcome! Hope you found it helpful 🙂

  • @squareinsquare2078
    @squareinsquare2078 Рік тому

    I loaded multiple instruments into the drum rack. Is that a thing? Makes for really easy laying out of patterns. I love drum rack.

  • @mcnandré
    @mcnandré Рік тому +1

    Hi, I'm new. I subscribed to your channel. When you can, could you do a tutorial on how to create hard techno from scratch.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Great suggestion! Any particular artists or tracks you're digging at the moment?

  • @MichaelGaidamaka
    @MichaelGaidamaka 9 місяців тому

    Hi! What if I want to launch those toms in the new group by the same button but consecutively? For instance sound 2 on every even hit and sound 1 on every odd hit on my controller? Maybe the same for 3 sounds, etc. Thanks! : )

  • @hleet
    @hleet Рік тому

    How could you replace a wave sound with another one from drumrack ? For example, I have a wave performance of a drummer that only have kick on its track (and snare on another and so on). Instead of translating in midi one by one kick drum, is there a way to kind of "side chain" the input wave signal to trigger a kick in the drumrack ?

  • @trajede
    @trajede Рік тому +1

    LOVE THIS!!!!!

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому +1

      Cheers, stoked to hear you found this helpful! 🙂🙌🏻
      Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙏🏻

  • @snubdawg1386
    @snubdawg1386 6 місяців тому

    is there an easy way to trigger one pad from multiple other pads? as an example you have a kick, snare and hihat on 3 different pads and you want to layer each of these 3 sounds with the another hihat sample on pad4

  • @sirgowey
    @sirgowey Рік тому +1

    Thanks for your advises

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      You're welcome, glad you found this useful 🙂

  • @wrigna1
    @wrigna1 25 днів тому

    Does anyone know if there's a way to assign a MIDI controller's drum pads to play the sounds in Ableton's drum rack slots? When I try to assign the MIDI controller to the drum rack it looks like it's not an option.

  • @AirArtStudiosOfficial
    @AirArtStudiosOfficial 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you!

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  11 місяців тому

      You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

  • @HuajianyouLulai
    @HuajianyouLulai Рік тому +1

    very nice

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Really glad you enjoyed it! Any point in particular you found useful?

  • @rubenaragon8804
    @rubenaragon8804 Рік тому +1

    Hello, when i put a deep bass in my drum rack its getting pitcht up and idk what to do. It should be a normal deep bass but like i said when i put it in a drum rack its getting pitcht up direkt and idk how to make it a normal deep bass again. Can someone pls help me?

    • @Dubsteppah
      @Dubsteppah Рік тому

      The only thing I can think is to have it set to "Beats" and not "Textures" or "re-pitch" that;s the only thing I could think of that would do that pitch change. Not sure if it helps with MIDI but I gave it my best shot

  • @aestheticsignificance
    @aestheticsignificance Рік тому

    Nice and clear

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  11 місяців тому

      Appreciate your support!

  • @joannehorrex7548
    @joannehorrex7548 Рік тому

    Hi Will, great video..quick question should all the drums be tuned to the root note of the track?

  • @1rem1Art
    @1rem1Art 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  11 місяців тому

      You're welcome, thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

  • @StraiyEU
    @StraiyEU Рік тому

    I've a question.. What Masterkeyboard would u recommend? Im already searching for days, but im not sure which one to get...

  • @remyvegamedia
    @remyvegamedia 9 місяців тому +1

    Dang I didn't realize you can group cells in a Drum Rack. I had recently been working on a track and thought, "damn, it would be great to be able to process these two sounds, but not the others. Oh well..." Turns out I can haha.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  9 місяців тому +1

      Something new every day! Glad I was able to help here :)

  • @AborakanBR
    @AborakanBR Рік тому

    Interessante a dica 15

  • @thechrisepisodes812
    @thechrisepisodes812 5 місяців тому +1

    Sick

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  5 місяців тому

      Appreciate it! 🙂🙏

  • @JoDawne
    @JoDawne 10 місяців тому +1

    nice

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  10 місяців тому

      Cheers, glad you liked it! 🙂

  • @RolledInARaw
    @RolledInARaw Рік тому

    Sorry to send before I watched video. Can you do a AC Slater kind of track ? Or maybe you have one. Back to education.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      I will add this to my list, thanks for the suggestion and enjoy the tutorial :)

  • @s.b.605
    @s.b.605 Рік тому +2

    You can also use an instrument rack in a drum rack to layer

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Great tip! Love it 👍🏻

  • @norequest3199
    @norequest3199 8 місяців тому +1

    🤯🔥

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  8 місяців тому

      Really glad you enjoyed it! Any point in particular you found useful?

  • @ivanfrancioni3312
    @ivanfrancioni3312 5 місяців тому

    that moment when you try to ctrl. Z your video cause you missed out on one because of skipping back to ableton xD

  • @justelectro
    @justelectro Рік тому +1

    Secret Masterclass Tipp:
    Play with ur DAW and hear or see what it does, because you have paid 500 bucks for it. 😍🤩

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Hahah, love this one! 😁

  • @cecilia_mackie
    @cecilia_mackie Рік тому +1

    Super!! Shall we be friends?

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Cheers, I appreciate the support! 🙌🏻

  • @JonBrowning760
    @JonBrowning760 Рік тому

    every sound I play is the same volume no matter how soft or hard I play.

  • @RafaelSantoss7
    @RafaelSantoss7 Рік тому

    Hello, could you tell me how he does this?
    www.youtube.com/@1acapellacom1acapellacom58
    how do you extract acapellas with this quality, is there any program?

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      You should ask him :)

  • @Khaayam
    @Khaayam 9 місяців тому

    It's a lot easier to work with audio clips.

  • @edeltobi
    @edeltobi 4 місяці тому

    you really shouldn't have left that insert reverb on the toms on 100% wet :)

  • @we_run_the_house
    @we_run_the_house Рік тому

    I love you! Reach out to me.

  • @clementeliffick4684
    @clementeliffick4684 Рік тому

    "promosm" ✅

  • @dannydaniel8975
    @dannydaniel8975 Рік тому

    If its not analogue, it's anawrong

  • @briantulk388
    @briantulk388 Рік тому +1

    Great stuff here.

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Appreciate it, Brian, glad you found them helpful! Any point in particular you found useful?

    • @briantulk388
      @briantulk388 Рік тому

      Definitely a handful in there I didnt know. But grouping drums inside of the rack was a total surprise.@@EDMTips

  • @we_run_the_house
    @we_run_the_house Рік тому +1

    That’s amazing! Let’s be friends?

    • @EDMTips
      @EDMTips  Рік тому

      Thank you, glad you liked it! 🙂