Ableton 8 - Beat Programming

omnipresence · Post by **omnipresence** » Sat May 23, 2009 4:03 pm

Most of my sequencing (prob ~95%) is done using Reason in the arrangement / piano roll yet I'm still clumsy with the Ableton piano roll. It's all about familiarity I guess, and every sequencer has its quirks. I think when I started out I only used the Matrix & Redrum though... I'm yet to feel comfortable using Reason + Live together with Rewire - I'd rather stick to one or the other.

fragment · Post by **fragment** » Mon May 25, 2009 1:00 pm

as a live user i would give the drum racks a try...

i prefer them over using impulse - and the piano roll is awsome for drum programming once you are used to it

Opuswerk · Post by **Opuswerk** » Tue May 26, 2009 8:50 am

fragment wrote:as a live user i would give the drum racks a try...

i prefer them over using impulse - and the piano roll is awsome for drum programming once you are used to it

Also never underestimate the power of clip automations. Those can really do wonders. That's actually live's big plus imo... You need some workarounds, as the clip automation are relative and not abosulte. But once you figured it out there's a world of wonders opening up imo