From effects racks to impulse responses to Max for Live synths, Free Stuff Friday is here again, packed with production freebies from the Ableton community to send you off on a weekend journey of musical creativity. Rock It First up, Rocks to Riches, a unique Instrument Rack from Rory PQ, constructed from rock samples - no, not the genre but actual, physical, rocks. You can grab Rory’s final pack and start using it in your tracks, and in the video below, he shows his process from the sounds of those pebbles shuffling around on a plate, to a lush deep house organ sound; you’ll be surprised just how musical rocks can be!
Live 9: Playing Software Instruments Tutorial Note: this lesson and an accompanying Live Set are also installed with Ableton Live and are viewable within the program itself. These lessons can be accessed from Live's Help View. You can read the lesson on the web or from within Live, but we recommend loading the Live Set that accompanies it as you follow along. Live's built-in instruments and effects are accessible through the browser, which is located in the upper-left section of the application window. You can open and close the browser using its Show/Hide button: The Browser The instruments and effects in the browser are grouped into categories using labels. Click on a label to view the items in it. You can use your computer keyboard's arrow keys for quick navigation:.
The up and down arrow keys will move the selection up and down. The right arrow key will open folders, and the left arrow key will close them.
The right and left arrows will also move between the labels and their contents. Click the Sounds label to access Live's collection of Instrument Rack presets: We're going to load a sound now. Open the 'Piano and Keys' folder and select the 'Grand Piano' preset: To load a preset, drag it to the right, holding it over the Arrangement track 2 MIDI. The mouse cursor will change to indicate that the preset can be dropped into this track: After releasing the mouse button, you'll see the new preset appear in the Device View at the bottom of the application window: Play the instrument In order to play the software instrument, we first need to make sure that its track is armed. This normally happens automatically when an instrument is inserted, but you can do it manually by clicking on the track's Arm button in the track mixer: Arming the track accomplishes two things:. It allows the track to receive MIDI notes from an external MIDI keyboard (or, in the absence of an external device, your computer keyboard). It record-enables the track, allowing you to record what you play at any time.
If you have a MIDI keyboard connected to your computer, then go ahead and play a few notes now. You should hear the instrument as you play, and this should be reflected by the input and output meters which enclose the instrument in the Device View: The computer's keyboard If you don't have a MIDI keyboard available, you can use your computer's keyboard instead. 3.09 MB. To do this, make sure that the Computer MIDI Keyboard switch at the upper-right corner of the screen is enabled:. The letter keys in the upper row of the keyboard (QWER.) will play the black piano keys. Those in the center row (ASDF.) will play the white keys. The Z and X keys will transpose the range of the computer MIDI keyboard. The C and V keys will change the velocity, or intensity, of the notes that you play.
The Status Bar at the bottom of the application window will provide feedback when pressing the transpose or velocity keys: Saving presets Perhaps you've adjusted the sound's parameter and created a sound that you want to save for later?
Saw a discussion recently regarding “GarageBand/Logic” software instruments by Ben Boldt, but can’t find it now. As I recall, the discussion involved the “safety” of these things and one person said they were safe and virtually “everybody has downloaded them.” Apparently they are free. The question is: what exactly are these? I’ve gone to the web page and seen the “boxes” but still don’t know exactly what there are.
Also, what is a “mirror” download? And what do I do with them? Just move them into the GB loops section?
IMac, Mac OS X (10.3.9), 1 GHz PowerPC G4, 2 GB RAM, 15' display Posted on Jun 15, 2007 12:46 PM. Apple Footer This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums.
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Live 9: Playing Software Instruments Tutorial Note: this lesson and an accompanying Live Set are also installed with Ableton Live and are viewable within the program itself. These lessons can be accessed from Live's Help View. You can read the lesson on the web or from within Live, but we recommend loading the Live Set that accompanies it as you follow along. Live's built-in instruments and effects are accessible through the browser, which is located in the upper-left section of the application window. You can open and close the browser using its Show/Hide button: The Browser The instruments and effects in the browser are grouped into categories using labels. Click on a label to view the items in it. You can use your computer keyboard's arrow keys for quick navigation:.
The up and down arrow keys will move the selection up and down. The right arrow key will open folders, and the left arrow key will close them. The right and left arrows will also move between the labels and their contents.
Click the Sounds label to access Live's collection of Instrument Rack presets: We're going to load a sound now. Open the 'Piano and Keys' folder and select the 'Grand Piano' preset: To load a preset, drag it to the right, holding it over the Arrangement track 2 MIDI. The mouse cursor will change to indicate that the preset can be dropped into this track: After releasing the mouse button, you'll see the new preset appear in the Device View at the bottom of the application window: Play the instrument In order to play the software instrument, we first need to make sure that its track is armed.
This normally happens automatically when an instrument is inserted, but you can do it manually by clicking on the track's Arm button in the track mixer: Arming the track accomplishes two things:. It allows the track to receive MIDI notes from an external MIDI keyboard (or, in the absence of an external device, your computer keyboard).
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It record-enables the track, allowing you to record what you play at any time. If you have a MIDI keyboard connected to your computer, then go ahead and play a few notes now. You should hear the instrument as you play, and this should be reflected by the input and output meters which enclose the instrument in the Device View: The computer's keyboard If you don't have a MIDI keyboard available, you can use your computer's keyboard instead. To do this, make sure that the Computer MIDI Keyboard switch at the upper-right corner of the screen is enabled:. The letter keys in the upper row of the keyboard (QWER.) will play the black piano keys. Those in the center row (ASDF.) will play the white keys. The Z and X keys will transpose the range of the computer MIDI keyboard.
The C and V keys will change the velocity, or intensity, of the notes that you play. The Status Bar at the bottom of the application window will provide feedback when pressing the transpose or velocity keys: Saving presets Perhaps you've adjusted the sound's parameter and created a sound that you want to save for later?
Saw a discussion recently regarding “GarageBand/Logic” software instruments by Ben Boldt, but can’t find it now. As I recall, the discussion involved the “safety” of these things and one person said they were safe and virtually “everybody has downloaded them.” Apparently they are free. The question is: what exactly are these? I’ve gone to the web page and seen the “boxes” but still don’t know exactly what there are. Cda manual. Also, what is a “mirror” download?
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And what do I do with them? Just move them into the GB loops section?
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IMac, Mac OS X (10.3.9), 1 GHz PowerPC G4, 2 GB RAM, 15' display Posted on Jun 15, 2007 12:46 PM. Apple Footer This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site.
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