Operation Manual

CHAPTER 16. INSTRUMENT, DRUM AND EFFECT RACKS 212
Mixing Rack Chains in
the Session View.
Chains in the Session View mixer look similar to tracks, but they have no clip slots. Addi-
tionally, opening the Mixer's In/Out section allows for some additional editing possibilities:
Input/Output Controls. The Receive chooser sets the incoming MIDI note to which the
drum chain will respond. The list shows note names, MIDI note numbers and standard
GM drum equivalents. The Play slider sets the outgoing MIDI note that will be sent to
the devices in the chain. The Choke chooser allows you to set a chain to one of sixteen
choke groups. Any chains that are in the same choke group will silence the others
when triggered. This is useful for choking open hihats by triggering closed ones, for
example. If All is selected in the Receive chooser, the Play and Choke choosers are
disabled  in this case, the chain simply passes the note that it receives to its devices.
The small Preview button above these choosers res a note into the chain, making it
easy to check your mappings away from a MIDI controller.
In the full version of Live, Drum Racks can be built with up to six return chains. If your