GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME........PLEASE

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farealdoe
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GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME........PLEASE

Post by farealdoe » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:10 am

I am pretty new to ableton,I am trying to record my acoustic drums in ableton using 10 mics what would be the best way to go about this. Is there any way to put audio in drum racks? I want to have each drum on separate channels to add different effects.PLEASE HELP

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Re: GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME........PLEASE

Post by JuanSOLO » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:22 am

farealdoe wrote:I am pretty new to ableton,I am trying to record my acoustic drums in ableton using 10 mics what would be the best way to go about this. Is there any way to put audio in drum racks? I want to have each drum on separate channels to add different effects.PLEASE HELP

Do you have a sound card that supports 10+ channel inputs?

Have you read about recording in the help view?


Watched any videos on Ableton?

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Re: GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME........PLEASE

Post by 3dot... » Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:01 am

farealdoe wrote:I am pretty new to ableton,I am trying to record my acoustic drums in ableton using 10 mics what would be the best way to go about this. Is there any way to put audio in drum racks? I want to have each drum on separate channels to add different effects.PLEASE HELP
create 10 'audio tracks'... route each input on the interface to an input on an audio track ...
record enable all 10 tracks !

then you have 2 options :

record in 'arrangement view' :
just hit the 'global rec' and play ..

record in 'session view' :
launch a 'scene' to start recording on 10 tracks together... (you need to enable 'record on scene launch' in the preferences to do this.)
you can hit the 'global' rec if you want the recordings to be in arrangement as well

other than that...rt(f)m :wink:
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Post by LeifonMars » Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:03 am

And don't forget to check that exclusive arm is not on in preferences/record-warp-launch.
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farealdoe
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Re: GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME........PLEASE

Post by farealdoe » Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:44 am

yes i have 16 channels on my sound card.I have had ableton for a little over a year now i have the basics down.I have been useing my electronic drum set to record.now wanting to record my acoustic set. i understand the arrangement and session view way to record.I think its in impluse or drumracks you can load a kit then click on the side and a mixer opens up with the individual drums. is there a way to do this with audio? probably a stupid question but hey.... im a drummer...im learning thanks for all the replies

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Re: GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME........PLEASE

Post by twisted-space » Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:55 am

Create as many audio tracks as you need, select them all and pres ctrl g

Read the manual on group tracks.



What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians........?


A drummer

:D


Sorry, I couldn't resist it.

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Post by 3dot... » Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:36 am

...and then the drummer said.. "I have an idea for the second verse"...
...and everybody laughed so hard...

:lol:
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Re: GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME........PLEASE

Post by hoffman2k » Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:48 am

farealdoe wrote:yes i have 16 channels on my sound card.I have had ableton for a little over a year now i have the basics down.I have been useing my electronic drum set to record.now wanting to record my acoustic set. i understand the arrangement and session view way to record.I think its in impluse or drumracks you can load a kit then click on the side and a mixer opens up with the individual drums. is there a way to do this with audio? probably a stupid question but hey.... im a drummer...im learning thanks for all the replies
Hi Farealdoe,

Check out the "External Audio Effect" and if you need MIDI, the "External Instrument".
These devices allow you to route audio inside (Drum) Racks. You can then create a preset which you can reuse while recording drums. Keep in mind that Simpler/Sampler can't record audio.

Cheers

- Bjorn

farealdoe
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Re: GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME........PLEASE

Post by farealdoe » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:29 am

thanks for the help everyone.......enough with the drummer jokes...funny stuff peace.................

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