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Building a set

Building a set - Ableton Live Tutorial

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Building a set

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- To perform a set of music using multi track looping techniques, we'll need to create a configuration that can accommodate more songs. We're starting here with a set that contains an instrument and an effect in each of the five tracks. But we'll want a separate set of instruments and effects for each song. And also a way to move through the set with a minimum of hassle. To do that, we'll use nested instrument and audio racks. And we'll set up dummy clips to control rack chain selectors. The chain selectors will make the next set of instruments and effects instantly available as we advance to the next song. I'll take you through this in a minute. But if you want to explore nested racks and dummy clips in more detail, you can check out my other LinkedIn learning course called Performing with Ableton Live: On Stage with St. Vincent. Especially relevant is Chapter Three, Keyboard Presets and the Set Navigation Video in Chapter Seven. Let's work on this midi track first. We have an…

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