REQ: Warp Academy - Producing with Racks (Ableton Live)

Producing with Racks in Ableton Live gives you a diverse and flexible set of tools to work with essential audio effects, plug-ins and instruments. Racks can be used to stack synthesizers, build complex signal processors, make very playable drum machines, and more! Ask any hard-core Live user and they will tell you that Racks are an indispensable feature that no other DAW has. Racks allow you to route, combine, and above all, PLAY your instruments and effects in exciting new ways. They’re a sound designer’s dream tool, and a live performance godsend.

Course Curriculum:

Audio Effect Rack

Navigating the Audio Effect Rack
The Device Panel
Creating Effect Chains in Parallel
The Chain List
The Chain Select Editor
Macro Controls
Macro Mode and Mapping
The Macro Mapping Browser
Multi-effects Selector
Racks within Racks
Working with Audio Effect Racks
Using Drum Racks

What is a Drum Rack?
Creating Drum Racks
Loading Sounds
Organizing Sounds
Drum Rack Chains
Sends And Returns
Building a Drum Kit
Layering Your Beats
Nesting And Saving Your Drum Racks
Working With Drum Racks
Deep Drum Racks

Introduction to Deep Drum Racks
Drum Rack Macros
128s
Live 8: Multis
Live 9: Advanced Layering
The Drum Rack I/0
Choke Groups
Beyond Percussion
Instrument Racks

Navigating the Instrument Rack
Instrument Rack Device Panel
Creating Instrument Chains in Parallel
The Chains List Panel
The Key Zone Editor
The Velocity Zone Editor
The Chain Select Editor
Zone Signal Flow
Macro Control Panel
Macro Map Mode
The Instrument Rack Macro Mapping Browser
Instrument Racks within Racks
Racks within Racks
Layered Bass Instrument Rack