I really like working with Drum Racks but wanted to check if something was possible. For my Ableton projects I will have a reverb plugin setup on a send channel so that I can apply the same reverb unit across multiple tracks. But is there anyway to send the individual Drum Rack tracks to this send? I can only setup a Send on the Drum Rack and use this send for the Drums, and then the other send for the other tracks. I find this a bit cumbersome as I want to use one reverb unit which can be sent to all the tracks.
I know I could copy the reverb plugin on my Send and then paste this on my Drum Rack send, but this seems a bit of a waste having two reverb plugins in the project when just one could be used.
Drum Racks and Sends
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silversurfer60
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Re: Drum Racks and Sends
It is possible
Take a drum rack, create a return chain, for example return chain A, but don't put an FX in it. Then choose on the right under 'Audio to' not the 'rack output', choose any of your returntracks, they will be shown. Now you can choose under 'send A' in the device chain, how many of the signal of your device will be send to the return chain and it goes through to your private return track, where your reverb is.
Take a drum rack, create a return chain, for example return chain A, but don't put an FX in it. Then choose on the right under 'Audio to' not the 'rack output', choose any of your returntracks, they will be shown. Now you can choose under 'send A' in the device chain, how many of the signal of your device will be send to the return chain and it goes through to your private return track, where your reverb is.
Re: Drum Racks and Sends
Thanks thats perfect. I was trying to click the Audio To on the chain but there were no options. Thanks so much for this. Makes so much sense now.
Re: Drum Racks and Sends
Great info, silversurfer60! This helps me out a bunch. Thanks for sharing.
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JuanSOLO
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Re: Drum Racks and Sends
If you want another level of control, you 'nest' another drumRack inside the 'hosting' drumRack.
Now you can set up sends and map macro knobs to the sends in the nested rack.
if you put anything in the nested rack, sampler/simpler plus effects, you can choose "audio to" and either go through the hosting racks sends which will include the effects on the nested rack, OR choose "audio to" the return tracks on your Live set, bypassing the effects.
I do this mainly so I can bluehand the nested racks macros with my APC40, giving me send control for every cell on the hosting rack.
It makes working with the mouse easier too.
Now you can set up sends and map macro knobs to the sends in the nested rack.
if you put anything in the nested rack, sampler/simpler plus effects, you can choose "audio to" and either go through the hosting racks sends which will include the effects on the nested rack, OR choose "audio to" the return tracks on your Live set, bypassing the effects.
I do this mainly so I can bluehand the nested racks macros with my APC40, giving me send control for every cell on the hosting rack.
It makes working with the mouse easier too.