Chord Triggering in Ableton Live

This video shows you how to use Ableton Live's clips as chord banks and trigger them with one key. It also touches on the following features:
Follow Action
Launch Modes
Midi Mapping & Routing
Pitch (midi plugin)

Check out this related video:
Fantom-G Chord Memory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D0_yoYhkJ8

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• ableton
• live
• chord
• triggering
• midi
• mapping
• follow
• action

[MrPetepetepete]

my point is why play a sequence of chords in this manner. Just play them in the same clips. This is pointless.

[flujotech]

@MrPetepetepete It's all about context. I enjoyed messing around in this video and a few people have enjoyed watching it. Beyond that, it's just another option that will fit into someone's creative flow and kill a few creative blocks.

[beckfordism]

man this is awesome,especially for peeps like me who cant play :-) cheers for this. although i'm gonna have to watch it several timez...

[flujotech]

@beckfordism What's up B! :-) How are those beats coming along?

[jaydaring1]

Fantastic lushous sounds. Many possibilitys for this in US Garage. Where you guys come up with these ideas i dont know but thanks for sharing. Any ideas on any tutorials on designing indian instruments in Ableton Operator (Tumbi, Indian flute).

Many thanks.

[flujotech]

@jaydaring1 It all starts with a "what if". Like you, "what if I could design Indian instruments in Operator". Then you disappear for a few hours.

[zebbedi]

Unbelievably helpful, great tutorial.

[dodecafono]

@MrPetepetepete You can use a midi foot controller or build a foot controller from a PC keyboard (there are plenty of tutorials of that over the net) and you can trigger chords while you play the bass and sing in a jam with a drummer and another musician. Pathetic your lack of imagination :D

[Indubitabilis]

@MrPetepetepete Sorry, to correct myself: not dance music, house music.

[Indubitabilis]

@MrPetepetepete Because it's not always easy to play your chord sequence. Especially being a dj (I don't suppose you can play dance music [what he's playing here] with a live band, can you?), you have to move fast because your attention has to be split into four (or more) directions. It's easier to play a pad that has a chord and move some corssfaders at the same time rather than laying a whole chord on a keyboard and moving faders. Are you sure you understand what this guy is talking about?

[urdynamix1]

I'm Not Sure What You Accomplished Here, But Hey, Thats Just Me.

[mvonwahlde]

I think that you could accomplish this in an instrument rack. An instrument rack would be easier to reuse and share. Does this make sense?

[MrPetepetepete]

pathetic. Why don't you just play your chord sequence ?

[thenanomanx]

Freaking xlnt man. What are the names of the chords or where did you source them out. I can read chord charts if you have em :) Thanks for this tut.