How do I use two drum racks for more sample space!?!? PLEASE
How do I use two drum racks for more sample space!?!? PLEASE
When I was creating an Ableton project, I was about half way through my sampling of the song and as I was placing my samples on the drum rack I ran out of space!!! I always see in videos how many of the people who are doing their Launchpad covers switch pages. How do I do that!!?!?!?!?!?!? PLEASE HELPELEPELPLEPELLPLPLPPPPPPPPPPp
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SittingPanther
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Re: How do I use two drum racks for more sample space!?!? PLEASE
A few ways to achieve this if I understand your need right. I will describe one.
You could go about it by using an instrument rack and the instrument racks chain selector. Load multiple drum racks into an instrument rack, adjust the chain selector to scroll through the racks, then set one of the macro controls to adjust the chain selector. Not necessary, but you can also set the macro control to turn each rack on/off as its selected/deselected (Can save computer resources). From here you can midi map the macro control to a knob or consecutive buttons to scroll through the different racks.
Example:
If you were using a Launchpad, you set up an instrument rack with 4 drum racks. Map as described above.
With "User 1 mode" selected on the launchpad, midi map the macro control to scene launch buttons 1-4. (The scene launch buttons are all consecutive midi notes in User 1 mode). The 64 pads control the selected drum rack, while the 4 scene launch buttons control which drum rack is active.
To midi map multiple buttons to one control, while midi mapping mode is enabled, select the control then push the lowest and highest in the range of buttons you wish to use ( the must be consecutive to work properly).You would see "E6-G6" mapped in the example above.
Introduction to racks:
https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/instr ... ect-racks/
Launchpad Midi programming reference guide:
http://www.novationmusic.com/download/668/
Knowing what signals your controller is sending out, along with infinite patience will go a long way.
Hope that helps
-Sitting Panther
You could go about it by using an instrument rack and the instrument racks chain selector. Load multiple drum racks into an instrument rack, adjust the chain selector to scroll through the racks, then set one of the macro controls to adjust the chain selector. Not necessary, but you can also set the macro control to turn each rack on/off as its selected/deselected (Can save computer resources). From here you can midi map the macro control to a knob or consecutive buttons to scroll through the different racks.
Example:
If you were using a Launchpad, you set up an instrument rack with 4 drum racks. Map as described above.
With "User 1 mode" selected on the launchpad, midi map the macro control to scene launch buttons 1-4. (The scene launch buttons are all consecutive midi notes in User 1 mode). The 64 pads control the selected drum rack, while the 4 scene launch buttons control which drum rack is active.
To midi map multiple buttons to one control, while midi mapping mode is enabled, select the control then push the lowest and highest in the range of buttons you wish to use ( the must be consecutive to work properly).You would see "E6-G6" mapped in the example above.
Introduction to racks:
https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/instr ... ect-racks/
Launchpad Midi programming reference guide:
http://www.novationmusic.com/download/668/
Knowing what signals your controller is sending out, along with infinite patience will go a long way.
Hope that helps
-Sitting Panther