What you'll learn in this chapter
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Mark BurnettBuilding a submixer for your VST drum machine so each sound gets its own reverb, delay, pan, compression and filtering.
What's in the course
24 lessons (3h 29m) · 2 free
01. What you'll learn in this chapter
1:18
02. Let's get set-up (MicroKorg and Novation Launch Control)
7:47
03. MIDI CC messages & mapping Novation LC to MicroKorg parameters
18:19
04. Demo of the setup so far
1:47
05. Adding tactile effects with the Kaoss Pad 3
11:50
06. Finalizing the Kaoss setup
7:02
07. Recap of what we've learned
4:23
08. Exploring the setup
3:54
Lesson transcript
Music Lesson: Using MIDI Controllers with VST Drum Machines
Okay, so what I was doing there was using these two external MIDI controllers to control a VST drum machine inside Live.
Control Over Sound Parameters
I had control over some of the sound character and the actual parameters associated with the individual sounds. This includes:
- Pitch of the individual sounds
- Decay
- Volume
- The ability to trigger sounds
Submixer Setup
Over here, I've got a submixer set up:
- Each of the individual sounds has the ability to have:
- Reverb
- Delay
- Another effect, such as:
- Panorama
- Compression
- Filter
All of the sounds are being treated individually, giving me a huge amount of control over the VST instrument that exists within Live.
Benefits of This Setup
This setup enables me to perform in a more interesting, more hands-on way. It also opens up more creative possibilities.
Additionally, it's considerably cheaper than going out and buying an original hardware TR909 and an analog mixing console, which would require routing all of the outs through that and processing everything using real hardware.
Conclusion
So let's have a look at how that's all done.
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Meet your guru
Mark Burnett is an Ableton Certified Trainer who has worked with Ableton products for over 14 years. As a producer and DJ on Funk'n Deep Records, his tracks have featured at major festivals and in sets and podcasts from artists including Carl Cox and Richie Hawtin, and he has played to crowds of thousands. He also runs large-scale events such as Workhouse Project, and studied at Imperial College London. His course covers using Ableton Live to build live performances, and it suits electronic producers and performers who want to take a show out of the studio and onto the stage.
