Free "gain rack" (with Saturator) for Ableton Live 10
Added 2020-05-16 09:21:10 +0000 UTCWanted to share with you this free yet useful tool for Ableton Live 10.
It's an audio effect rack that has a gain knob as its macro knob.
When you rotate it clockwise, it feeds the signal into the rack / a Saturator by the chosen dB amount (set by the Gain macro knob) and also takes down the output by the same amount so it compensates perfectly for the input level.
This makes many saturators etc "one-knob" plugins for you.
(NOTE: you can set those minimum and maximum amounts when you enter Map mode: you'll then see them in the Browser, so if you want even more input gain, it can be done).
Why this, and what is it useful for?
You often get fooled by loudness of certain plugins: you crank up their whatever essential processing knob, and it may raise the output level of the plugin, and to human ears, louder is often better, so this effect rack automatically compensates for that, so you won't be fooled into thinking that louder is better.
This'll be especially useful for plugins that react to input gain, such as the Saturator here: the louder you drive the signal into it, the harder it gets roasted (Saturator's own Drive setting and various settings do affect this, too, but this is a decent starting point), but you don't have to touch the output gain this way: it's all done for you.
This will be useful for many plugins that color the signal by input gain stage.
Feel free to replace the Saturator with any plugin of your choise whose input stage colors the signal!
Comments
New Multiband RoastRack just went up…see new post!
Janne Hatula
2020-05-17 07:30:20 +0000 UTCMultiband Roast sounds siiick!
Charlie Steel
2020-05-16 22:39:14 +0000 UTCQuite a few midi controllers can actually do that: you click on the top bar of the device and it gets this blue hand icon, which means the controller is now assigned to that device, and the controller is able to control the knobs. E.g., Akai MPK and Ableton Push work this way without the user having to map anything.
Janne Hatula
2020-05-16 18:07:09 +0000 UTCErm, I do have a question about the gain rack usage. I hate to ask it due to not being on the 30€/month tier, but.. Well, sorry again: Is there some way of using the gain rack knob so that if you have it on 3 tracks, and you have track1 selected, a midicontroller knob would change track1's gain rack knob, and if you're on track2, moving the same knob would change track2's gain rack knob? I don't have loads of knobs available to me, unfortunately
esaruoho
2020-05-16 18:03:43 +0000 UTCThat would definitely be much appreciated!
esaruoho
2020-05-16 17:54:18 +0000 UTC"Drumslam", that's the one! It's pretty nice.
Janne Hatula
2020-05-16 12:42:47 +0000 UTCOi nice one! Yes I bet this technique can be done elsewhere too. Never got super familiar with Airwindows but I bet they have a lot of great stuff! I have one, the name of which I forgot…loosely models Massey Tape Head plugin, which is one of my absolute favorite "simple" roasting/beefery plugins! (will post its name here once it comes to me)
Janne Hatula
2020-05-16 12:38:16 +0000 UTCGreat, sounds good! I think I'll share my multiband bass roasting rack tomorrow :)
Janne Hatula
2020-05-16 12:36:44 +0000 UTCNice! Just recreated this as a Renoise doofer with some Airwindows plugins. Works a treat.
James Green
2020-05-16 12:33:35 +0000 UTCThanks! Added this to my User Library and to my personal Dropbox. Mapping it to this Korg padKontrol I'm setting up was really easy, so now I have one Knob controlling the pitchbend of the Drumrack drums, and one Knob controlling the roasting provided by your gainrackSaturator. This is going to be fun!
esaruoho
2020-05-16 11:31:30 +0000 UTC
