Chains… Why bother?
Maybe i’m missing the plot… what’s the logic behind an instrument chain? Why would i bother creating one when i can use modulation to adjust the sound of say, a synth?
Obviously I’m a noob…
Can someone please take the time to explain it to me? Perhaps you could share examples of where tracks make us of instrument racks? Is that a stupid idea? Do all tracks use chains?
Well yeah, why not? I have certain one’s saved, like my “Dub Synth chain” or my “Channel Strip” chain and so on.
Sure you can modulate till you hearts content, but there are some things you just can’t duplicate with out using chained FX
Ah, i can breathe a sigh of release…
:eek: panic sets in :eek:
Such as?
Your classic dub techno chord for one, and just experimenting in general to see what you can create
sweet, thanks man.
Using a kick drum sidechained to a compressor to rhythmically duck an offbeat bass part for starters.
yeah, but i can do that without a chain… unless i misunderstand you… i have my kick playing, in say track A. I drop a compressor onto my bass, playing in say track B, and then select the track A as the sidechain element. At least, that’s how I do it in Ableton…
i think this answer makes a lot of sense…
Thickening up - and more importantly, when you put it in a rack you only need 1 MIDI track in Live to control any amount of instruments at the same time. Additionally, by using the Macro knobs you can turn up the cutoff of one instrument and down of the other simultaneously, so it means you can get some creative effects going with just a single knob twist.
Furthermore, you can easily create splits - where the lower notes control one plugin and the higher notes control another. If you do this with velocity, you can create orchestral performances where hitting the keys with more force adds more instruments (e.g. start with regular violins, and with higher velocity, add horns, timpanies).
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cool site! i know what i’ll be doing today at work… 