Using the computer's midi instrument set

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:23 am

Whenever I fire up a midi track in quicktime or itunes I get a really cheesy playback of midi intstruments reproducing whatever song it is (think greensleeves on a very digital sounding oboe)

I think that these sounds are generated by quicktime (or the mac's) own midi instruments but I was wondering how I could access these instruments to use in live, or some other sequencer. I would love to write songs using them!

Peace,
Dai

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:27 am

Activate Audio Units.....
The one you're looking for is DLSmusicdevice

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:52 am

Hey, cool!
I couldn't find "activate audio units" so I went live>preferences>plugin>use audio units

Now I get a bunch of effects and a piano in the plugins menu of live, but where are the other instuments?

Thanks for your help!

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:54 am

activate vsts?

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:10 am

Nah... I still just get that piano. ne other ideas anyone?

Winterpark · Post by **Winterpark** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:03 am

edit: ignore this... i misread the original post.

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:05 am

change the sound of the dlsmusic device using the program and bank parameters within your midi clip.

.lm.

jtpack · Post by **jtpack** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:57 am

Send a program change message. Page 109 of the Ableton Live manual. Section 8.3.2.

Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:13 pm

Google for General Midi (GM). It is the standard that tells you were each instrument is mapped.