Chords for Using Ableton Live as an FX Unit for guitar
Tempo:
131.8 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
Ab
A
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If you're an instrumentalist or singer, using Ableton Live as an effects processor can be a really engaging way to perform.
And it's also a great source of inspiration for new musical ideas.
To do live instrument processing, you're going to need an audio interface to plug your instrument into.
Setting the gain correctly is really important.
You don't want to overload the input signal and cause clipping.
Once you've set your inputs correctly, it's important to make sure that you have the right settings in your audio preferences.
It's worth taking a look at the latency and buffer size settings.
The lower your buffer size, the shorter your latency is, but also the higher the CPU you have.
So it's about getting the right balance between responsiveness of your instrument and processor overload, which can cause glitches and audio dropouts.
I find 128 is pretty good.
You can go down to 64 if you like, but
Next you've got to open up the I.O. menu.
Here, you select where you're getting your audio from.
So, external in, and I choose number 7, which is where I've got my guitar plugged into.
[Ab] Now you're given three monitoring options.
In, which allows you to hear the signal coming through it all the time.
[Bm]
[N] Auto, where the input is only heard when the track is armed and not currently playing a clip.
[Bm]
[Cm] And off, [Bm] where even if the track is armed, you won't hear anything until you have recorded something and you'll hear the playback.
[C] An alternative way of setting this all up is to use the external instrument rack.
As external instrument racks are designed for use with hardware synths that accept MIDI information, they reside on MIDI tracks.
To set up an external instrument rack, assign a MIDI output, and then select [Ab] the input source.
[B]
The [A] great thing about using an external instrument rack is that you can [Abm] actually group your entire effects chain into an instrument rack.
And then save that in the browser, so you can load that entire thing directly from Push.
[D] As this device is a MIDI instrument, you can also record automation straight into MIDI clips.
[A]
[N] As these are MIDI clips, there's no audio being recorded here.
It's just the automation information that you're recording into different clips.
So you could set up a bunch of these automation clips and be able to trigger different automation effects during your live performance.
Using the Push, or using an APC, or using any MIDI controller.
If you want to record the output of your live effects processing, then set up an audio channel to the external instruments channel, and set the monitors to off.
Arm that channel, and then we're ready to record into new clips.
[Bm]
[G]
[G]
[D]
[N]
And it's also a great source of inspiration for new musical ideas.
To do live instrument processing, you're going to need an audio interface to plug your instrument into.
Setting the gain correctly is really important.
You don't want to overload the input signal and cause clipping.
Once you've set your inputs correctly, it's important to make sure that you have the right settings in your audio preferences.
It's worth taking a look at the latency and buffer size settings.
The lower your buffer size, the shorter your latency is, but also the higher the CPU you have.
So it's about getting the right balance between responsiveness of your instrument and processor overload, which can cause glitches and audio dropouts.
I find 128 is pretty good.
You can go down to 64 if you like, but
Next you've got to open up the I.O. menu.
Here, you select where you're getting your audio from.
So, external in, and I choose number 7, which is where I've got my guitar plugged into.
[Ab] Now you're given three monitoring options.
In, which allows you to hear the signal coming through it all the time.
[Bm]
[N] Auto, where the input is only heard when the track is armed and not currently playing a clip.
[Bm]
[Cm] And off, [Bm] where even if the track is armed, you won't hear anything until you have recorded something and you'll hear the playback.
[C] An alternative way of setting this all up is to use the external instrument rack.
As external instrument racks are designed for use with hardware synths that accept MIDI information, they reside on MIDI tracks.
To set up an external instrument rack, assign a MIDI output, and then select [Ab] the input source.
[B]
The [A] great thing about using an external instrument rack is that you can [Abm] actually group your entire effects chain into an instrument rack.
And then save that in the browser, so you can load that entire thing directly from Push.
[D] As this device is a MIDI instrument, you can also record automation straight into MIDI clips.
[A]
[N] As these are MIDI clips, there's no audio being recorded here.
It's just the automation information that you're recording into different clips.
So you could set up a bunch of these automation clips and be able to trigger different automation effects during your live performance.
Using the Push, or using an APC, or using any MIDI controller.
If you want to record the output of your live effects processing, then set up an audio channel to the external instruments channel, and set the monitors to off.
Arm that channel, and then we're ready to record into new clips.
[Bm]
[G]
[G]
[D]
[N]
Key:
Bm
Ab
A
D
G
Bm
Ab
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If you're an instrumentalist or singer, using Ableton Live as an effects processor can be a really engaging way to perform.
_ _ And it's also a great source of inspiration for new musical ideas.
_ _ To do live instrument processing, you're going to need an audio interface to plug your instrument into.
Setting the gain correctly is really important.
You don't want to overload the input signal and cause clipping.
_ _ Once you've set your inputs correctly, it's important to make sure that you have the right settings in your audio preferences.
_ It's worth taking a look at the latency and buffer size settings.
_ _ _ _ _ The lower your buffer size, the shorter your latency is, but also the higher the CPU you have.
So it's about getting the right balance between responsiveness of your instrument and processor overload, which can cause glitches and audio dropouts.
_ _ _ I find 128 is pretty good.
You can go down to 64 if you like, _ but_
Next you've got to open up the I.O. menu. _ _ _
_ _ Here, you select where you're getting your audio from.
So, external in, and I choose number 7, which is where I've got my guitar plugged into.
_ _ [Ab] Now you're given three monitoring options.
In, which allows you to hear the signal coming through it all the time.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ Auto, where the input is only heard when the track is armed and not currently playing a clip.
[Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ And off, [Bm] _ _ where even if the track is armed, _ you won't hear anything until you have recorded something and you'll hear the playback. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] An alternative way of setting this all up is to use the external instrument rack. _ _ _ _ _ _
As external instrument racks are designed for use with hardware synths that accept MIDI information, they reside on MIDI tracks.
To set up an external instrument rack, assign a MIDI output, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and then select [Ab] the input source. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The [A] great thing about using an external instrument rack is that you can [Abm] actually group your entire effects chain into an instrument rack.
_ And then save that in the browser, so you can load that entire thing directly from Push. _ _ _ _
_ [D] As this device is a MIDI instrument, you can also record automation straight into MIDI clips. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] As these are MIDI clips, there's no audio being recorded here.
_ It's just the automation information that you're recording into different clips. _ _
So you could set up a bunch of these automation clips and be able to trigger different automation effects during your _ live performance.
Using the Push, or using an APC, or using any MIDI controller.
If you want to record the output of your live effects processing, then set up an audio channel to the external instruments channel, and set the monitors to off.
_ Arm that channel, _ _ _ _ and then we're ready to record into new clips. _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ If you're an instrumentalist or singer, using Ableton Live as an effects processor can be a really engaging way to perform.
_ _ And it's also a great source of inspiration for new musical ideas.
_ _ To do live instrument processing, you're going to need an audio interface to plug your instrument into.
Setting the gain correctly is really important.
You don't want to overload the input signal and cause clipping.
_ _ Once you've set your inputs correctly, it's important to make sure that you have the right settings in your audio preferences.
_ It's worth taking a look at the latency and buffer size settings.
_ _ _ _ _ The lower your buffer size, the shorter your latency is, but also the higher the CPU you have.
So it's about getting the right balance between responsiveness of your instrument and processor overload, which can cause glitches and audio dropouts.
_ _ _ I find 128 is pretty good.
You can go down to 64 if you like, _ but_
Next you've got to open up the I.O. menu. _ _ _
_ _ Here, you select where you're getting your audio from.
So, external in, and I choose number 7, which is where I've got my guitar plugged into.
_ _ [Ab] Now you're given three monitoring options.
In, which allows you to hear the signal coming through it all the time.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ Auto, where the input is only heard when the track is armed and not currently playing a clip.
[Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ And off, [Bm] _ _ where even if the track is armed, _ you won't hear anything until you have recorded something and you'll hear the playback. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] An alternative way of setting this all up is to use the external instrument rack. _ _ _ _ _ _
As external instrument racks are designed for use with hardware synths that accept MIDI information, they reside on MIDI tracks.
To set up an external instrument rack, assign a MIDI output, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and then select [Ab] the input source. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The [A] great thing about using an external instrument rack is that you can [Abm] actually group your entire effects chain into an instrument rack.
_ And then save that in the browser, so you can load that entire thing directly from Push. _ _ _ _
_ [D] As this device is a MIDI instrument, you can also record automation straight into MIDI clips. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] As these are MIDI clips, there's no audio being recorded here.
_ It's just the automation information that you're recording into different clips. _ _
So you could set up a bunch of these automation clips and be able to trigger different automation effects during your _ live performance.
Using the Push, or using an APC, or using any MIDI controller.
If you want to record the output of your live effects processing, then set up an audio channel to the external instruments channel, and set the monitors to off.
_ Arm that channel, _ _ _ _ and then we're ready to record into new clips. _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _