User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to Live
- First Steps
- Authorizing Live
- Live Concepts
- Managing Files and Sets
- Working with the File Browsers
- Sample Files
- MIDI Files
- Live Clips
- Live Sets
- Live Projects
- The Live Library
- Locating Missing Samples
- Collecting External Samples
- Aggregated Locating and Collecting
- Finding Unused Samples
- Packing Projects into Live Packs
- File Management FAQs
- How Do I Create a Project?
- How Can I Save Presets Into My Current Project?
- Can I Work On Multiple Versions of a Set?
- Where Should I Save My Live Sets?
- Where Should I Save My Live Clips?
- Can I Use My Own Folder Structure Within a Project Folder?
- How Do I Export A Project to the Library and Maintain My Own Folder Structure?
- Arrangement View
- Session View
- Clip View
- Tempo Control and Warping
- Editing MIDI Notes and Velocities
- Using Grooves
- Launching Clips
- Routing and I/O
- Mixing
- Recording New Clips
- Working with Instruments and Effects
- Instrument, Drum and Effect Racks
- Automation and Editing Envelopes
- Clip Envelopes
- Working with Video
- Live Audio Effect Reference
- Auto Filter
- Auto Pan
- Beat Repeat
- Chorus
- Compressor
- Corpus
- Dynamic Tube
- EQ Eight
- EQ Three
- Erosion
- External Audio Effect
- Filter Delay
- Flanger
- Frequency Shifter
- Gate
- Grain Delay
- Limiter
- Looper
- Multiband Dynamics
- Overdrive
- Phaser
- Ping Pong Delay
- Redux
- Resonators
- Reverb
- Saturator
- Simple Delay
- Spectrum
- Utility
- Vinyl Distortion
- Vocoder
- Live MIDI Effect Reference
- Live Instrument Reference
- Max For Live
- Sharing Live Sets
- MIDI and Key Remote Control
- Using the APC40
- Synchronization and ReWire
- Computer Audio Resources and Strategies
- Audio Fact Sheet
- MIDI Fact Sheet
- Live Keyboard Shortcuts
- Showing and Hiding Views
- Accessing Menus
- Adjusting Values
- Browsing
- Transport
- Editing
- Loop Brace and Start/End Markers
- Session View Commands
- Arrangement View Commands
- Commands for Tracks
- Commands for Breakpoint Envelopes
- Key/MIDI Map Mode and the Computer MIDI Keyboard
- Zooming, Display and Selections
- Clip View Sample Display
- Clip View MIDI Editor
- Grid Snapping and Drawing
- Global Quantization
- Working with Sets and the Program
- Working with Plug-Ins and Devices
- Using the Context Menu
- Index
CHAPTER 23. LIVE INSTRUMENT REFERENCE 422
23.11 Session Drums
Session Drums is a multisampled library of acoustic drumkits recorded by Chocolate Audio.
The collection consists of both stereo and multimic presets, programmed as Drum Racks for
easy editing and performance possibilities.
The stereo presets are production-ready kits, carefully processed to reect modern pro-
duction techniques while keeping CPU and memory usage to a minimum. These kits come
in both Full (24-bit) and LE (16-bit) versions.
The multimic presets provide maximum exibility. Each instrument is recorded with multiple
microphones and with minimal processing. The individual drum chains contains samples of
both the original instrument (either from a close or internal mic, depending on the drum)
and its bleed into a variety of additional open microphones. Each of these levels can be
mixed independently.
For maximum realism, each drum chain contains carefully programmed MIDI effects that
switch between related samples automatically as notes are retriggered. This eliminates the
machine gun effect common to sampled drum libraries.
The full version of Session Drums is not included with the standard version of Live, but is a
special feature available for purchase separately.
23.11.1 Session Drums Installation
Session Drums is installed separately from the main Live installation. To install, drag the
Session Drums Live Packs into the Live application window, either from your operating
system or from Live's Browser.
After you have installed Session Drums, you will need to authorize it. Further details can be
found at the Ableton website
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http://www.ableton.com/authorize