![]() ![]() Having individual MIDI channels also makes it super-convenient when routing MIDI controllers to specific tracks-more on that later. Why the two interfaces, you ask, and not just your typical interface with MIDI built in? Well, the biggest reason is, on Wits, we use more than one MIDI source on stage, and it’s much easier to use the Micro Lite than it is to daisy-chain MIDI connections. These interfaces connect together to form one large interface (yes, like Voltron, you nerd) which slots nicely into a small rack, like so: The Micro Lite is my MIDI interface, which will send and receive MIDI to and from up to five sources. The 4Pre has four mic inputs and four line outputs, perfect for just about everything I use Live for, and a nice half-rack form factor which works well with my MOTU Micro Lite. Personally, I’ve found that solid drivers are one of the most critical elements of any interface, and MOTU’s are among the best around if you’re using a Mac. I’ve had a lot of luck with MOTU interfaces they’re not too expensive, sound great, and are rock solid on my Macbook Pro. My audio interface, used to get audio into and out of “the box,” is a MOTU 4Pre. It’s pretty convenient to have all of this happening in one Live session, on one laptop, but no drummer’s odyssey would be complete without a metric ton of gear, right? Hardware to play loops or backing tracks as needed. ![]() to act as a sound module for a drum trigger pad and keyboards on stage.to have reference tempos available for each musical section of the show.To create a blended in-ear monitor mix.Left-to-right, you can read through the track titles and get an idea of what I use Live for during a show. The rows, (titled “Billboard,” “Please Explain,” “Guttersnipe,” etc.) are scenes, and once triggered will play all clips in its row.The cells in each column and row can hold clips, which hold snippets of audio or MIDI data.The columns (titled “Monitor,” “Radio Feed,” “Stage,” etc.) are individual audio and MIDI tracks.If you’re super-new to Live, the basic gist of the screen you’re looking at is this: For my first foray into describing how I use Ableton Live, I figured I’d start with what I actually use it to do and what gear I need to make that happen. A pretty typical Wits session will look something like this (click thumbnails to see full size): ![]()
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