Device Details
Device Overview
Name/Version: | DR-Helper 1.0 | |
Author: | keikusama | |
Description: | This is a utility device for Ableton Live's DrumRack (especially for Push users). Herer is tutorial mov: http://youtu.be/8OaUKsak-dQ --- Below contains two devices. DR-Helper ("DrumRack Helper") DRH-Receiver ("DrumRack Helper's Receiver") When you want to play a hardware drum machine or a 3rd party drum instrument plug-in, insert "DR-Helper" on a drum pad that you want to play and press "send to :1". Next, create a MIDI track, insert "DRH-Receiver" and click "Receive from 1" to allow MIDI data to that track. You can set any hardware drum machine (via External Instrument plug-in), or NI Battery, XLN Addictive Drums, BFD, and more after this DRH-Receiver plug-in. If you want to play other drum pads on the same machine, insert Helper plug-in on the pad, and set "send to :1". In addition, the DR-Helper supports Solo function. When setting Solo On any drum pad, DR-Helper (inserted on the other pads) will stop sending MIDI signal. (Please disable the Exclusive Solo setting in the preferences page) |
Device Details
Tags | drum, utility, hardware, push |
Live Version Used: | 9.1.5 |
Max Version Used: | 6.1.8 |
Date Added: | Oct 27 2014 11:01:46 |
Date Last Updated: | Nov 20 2014 04:56:51 |
Device Type: | midi_device |
Download URL (report link) | https://www.dropbox.com/s/2vpfmn4yjxanqpd/DR-Helper.zip?dl=0 |
License (more info): | AttributionNonCommercial |
Comments
Hi, Anivia. This device makes it available DrumPad's Solo function on DrumRack. Please watch my tutorial video. http://youtu.be/8OaUKsak-dQ |
Hi Keikusama, While searching for a similar solution to that case I found your solution exciting: well done ! It works fine, however I face an issue more related to the nature of the solo function. In my case, I use a single track for: - my external instrument (I do not trig any particular midi, just used to send out the main stereo out from my drum machine) - several pads sending specified midi note and CC (using some M4L patchs to automate external instruments parameters) While the MUTE function works as a charm (it just mute the specific pad selected, as expected), the SOLO function is muting the pad containing the external instrument sending out the audio signal (> no audio!) This is not an issue with your patch or Live, it's actually the expected behavior of a normal SOLO function: as per design. Which let me think, I should rather contact Ableton to discuss about that or re-organize my live set structure and then use a separate track for my external audio (which is currently not possible). I am not sure there is any thing I can do with either your patch or any M4L patch: Ableton will always mute ALL pad except the one selected when activating the SOLO function. I will have to change my mind... Nevertheless, good work! |
while SOLO works, MUTE seems not to be working for me, has anything changed? |
thankyou for your help. i've been searching for the solution to use drum rack for midi device. drum rack make midi notes, and sound through another track. I did it at last. thank you very much. |
Posted on November 17 2015 by chohyungsoo (report) |
Hi Keikusama Very good idea, really useful. As I experiment problem with mute in drum rack, I modify your patch to add a mute monitoring and management and it seems to work. If you are interested, just mail me and I will sent it : takadimi@free.fr Thank you |
Excellent! Thank you! |
Posted on January 16 2021 by Disgraceland (report) |
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I don't see the use I can also route the same pattern to several drum machines at once, more than 4, and it's not even complicated to do so.
No offense, just wondering and confused.