drum pads to Impulse

dmgraph · Post by **dmgraph** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:30 pm

Picked up an Alesis Control Pad (much like Roland's Octapad, if they still make that) and want to control drum kits in Impulse (Live 6). Getting MIDI in, MIDI notes are recorded, but they don't relate to the drums. I can drag these notes over to the drum positions in the MIDI piano roll and the drums sound when the passage is played back.

How do I get the darned drums sounds mapped to the pads? Of course I went for the MIDI Map, but drum hits aren't available--just continuous controllers, etc. The manual covers mostly control surfaces like my UC-33, and so far I'm stumped.

emma · Post by **emma** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:41 pm

same problem with my Axiom 61 , in Live 7 are the 8 trigger pads not connected with Impulse , but with the new Drum Rack does it work ...

4am · Post by **4am** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:52 pm

do you have the possibility to load presets on your controllers?
check eventually on the alesis homepage if there are any working for live

Budh · Post by **Budh** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:52 pm

Use the search options...

you will find that Impulse uses notes C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4

Simply program your pads to send those notes...

Voila

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:05 pm

Budh wrote:Use the search options...

you will find that Impulse uses notes C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4

Simply program your pads to send those notes...

Voila

Bingo.

dmgraph · Post by **dmgraph** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:05 pm

Budh wrote:Use the search options...

you will find that Impulse uses notes C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4

Simply program your pads to send those notes...

Voila

Thanks a bunch!!

brockmic · Post by **brockmic** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:40 pm

okay... I'm using axiom 49 and I'm not really sure how to program the pads to a specific note...enigma is confusing

why can't i just make it do what I want it to?

gaijin1717 · Post by **gaijin1717** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:50 am

You know, there is a tutorial on using the Axiom controller with Live. There is a preset specifically designed so that the pads control impulse - just download it from the Ableton site.