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Bump. As Live 8 is out ... and that people have had a chance to play with Session Drums:

What is the verdict now? Any drummers out there using Session Drums for live performances?

Thanks for the replies! If there's anyone else out there that has experience with Sessions Drums & BFD I'd like to hear from you too.

Do you have experience with Session Drums and BFD? Maybe you can help me ...

I've been trying to find a decent comparison of how Session Drums and BFD compare but with no luck. I want to know how they stack up in terms of sound quality and functionality. But I really want to hear from people who ...

Ubuntu Linux now comes with a pretty slick sound server called PulseAudio (it does a similar job to CoreAudio under Mac). It would be great if Ableton was able to see this as an opportunity really expand what could be done with their products on such a powerful platform. Ubuntu Linux with ...

I would like to hear thoughts on the best compact / budget Firewire device!

I don't have a need for heaps of incoming and outgoing channels, just 2-in and 4-out would be plenty, but I do want a portable unit that will be low-latency for live performance (as opposed to studio work).

Any suggestions ...

I would like know to what tangible impact the type of sound card I use has on overall system performance.

For example:

Does a Firewire device exert less overhead on the CPU than a USB device? Do certain sound cards provide better performance than others?
I know different audio devices have ...

I'd like to say thank you for all the quick responses so far, it's great to hear a broad range of opinions from other drummers, but please don't stop, I think this topic really could do with further discussion.

I would also like to hear from anyone who has been using Session Drums. It seems to me ...

I'm a drummer (the human kind that uses wooden sticks) and I would like to hear from other drummers who are using Ableton Live for live performances!

I have an electronic drum kit which I'd like to use to trigger higher quality drum samples (specifically Session Drums) from my MacBook.

Is Live 7 ...

That's pure gold people! I've just managed to figure out how to use the Scale device to do it in Live (probably the single most difficult method for a drummer). I'll post the instructions here soon - although I prefer mosephs instructions ATM.

Hopefully the venerable googlebot will index this ...

I just had a closer look at the Scale device. It may well do what I'm after. However, I see two problems so far:

1. I don't know the notes to which Impulse drums sounds are assigned
2. I'm a drummer and the required level of musical theory is WAY over my poor little head (shame, drool)

So close ...

Thanks for the suggestions and quick response!

Yes, I'm using Impulse ATM. I understand that BFD is better suited to my needs than Impulse, but right now I'm just trying to learn more about Live 6 before I purchase anything else.

I played with the pitch device, however it doesn't line up with the ...

Hi Guys

My Problem...

I'm trying to get a Yamaha DTXplorer (e-drum kit) and Live 6 to play ball.

I've loaded up Live Lite 6 that came with my M-Audio goodies but as I expected the midi mapping is all wrong. So, midi is working fine but the notes are not what Live is expecting. This means it's ...