by djnarrative | 8 Dec, 2010 | Reckorder Tutorials
This is something that i really should have started way earlier. In all sequencers you can setup a template set, so that when you load a new song, you have all the tools you need to start. This took me a while to do i think because i was still working out my process, what i needed, how things were best routed, etc, but now i've done it it really makes a big difference. Instead of loading Ableton and setting these things up each time I did it once then opened the Live Preferences and under the File Folder tab clicked “Save Current Set as Template”. Now each time I launch Live I am ready to go with the things I like pre-set. My current template is quite big as it has all the instruments and inputs i might use in a track, but I find it much quicker to delete channels than set them up, so i'd suggest listing all the elements you currently use in a track and creating a channel for each. Though try and just keep to the ones you use often, as having too much as it can strain your processor. Obviously templates are based on what you use in your studio, but to give you a idea here is a version of mine. Channel 1 : Drum Rack - With set of sounds ready to make beats with already mapped to the pads. Each of the drum rack channels has spectrum analyser and eq and are grouped (kicks, snares, etc). The groups each have eq and compressor, and spectral analyser so you...
