3 Ways To Use A Hardware Synth With Ableton Live

Mad Zach shares three ways of working with a MIDI-conntected hardware synth in an Ableton Live production environment. Read more: bit.ly/abletons...

[@cutdafukup]

i like this dude hes got the funk

[@HotelEdenMusic]

cutdafukup agreed, funk is present

[@usdjxavi]

Achievement unlocked - the woo force

[@-RXB-]

straight funkadelic

[@sandgaijin]

Is this the actual human embodiment of Reid Stefan??

[@douglasmcclose7773]

this is seriously singlehandedly one of the most informative videos. sick techniques thank you

[@graphene1487]

everywhere i turn, Mad Zach is there. always one step ahead man

[@streetpyramids]

I like how you combined the 3 different approaches all in one. I searched fruitlessly for something like this awhile back. Great video, thanks!

[@Splinter5k]

that drum rack was sick

[@peri252]

mateee, thank you so much for this video. Not enough people out there actually stripping it back and explaining stuff well.

[@theglovefactory]

pure gold. best video and vibes I've seen on Live.

[@lap01nte]

dude...i am about to get my first analog synth...and u just summed up my 3 top questions in 10 minutes what i couldn't find in 10 days.....with a funky chill groove to go in my lunch box cause i just got schooled....thank so you much

[@danielcho2698]

I know this is an old video. But thanks for this. I was trying to decide between the Sub Phatty and the Grandmother. I was already leaning towards the Phatty. But this sealed the deal. Great video!

[@ClayF403]

Dude, you just drained my bank account with this video. THANKS A LOT :/

[@peterjohnjoseph]

So this is what Freddy Kruger did before the serial killing...

[@fadilelmansour9487]

Been waiting for a video on hardware synth vs ableton for YEARS. Well played M.Z. !

[@thomas_rellum]

Best video about Hardware on Live

[@dlandguth]

I've just got you say YOU ROCK!! those jams were dope!

[@jeffkerestes]

That was a fantastic video. I was looking for some help to use my Sub 37 with Ableton. Mad Zach, you're the man. Thanks for taking the time to put this on the webs.

[@graphene1487]

oh snap!! You've got the Freddie in full affect man!!!

[@toddtrulock6809]

Freddy

[@AshleyLewisHolden]

This is seriously the best.

[@johndeggendorf7826]

thanks, zach. new school meets old school (I'm old school). Gotta watch this again.

[@tiptop9972]

Your tutorial is awesome. I learned more than in a 6 hrs course. Please more maybe a Push 2 tutorial? Thanks👍👍

[@grimmsbrothersgirl]

Thanks for this, not one of these videos out there! Moog doesn't even have tutorials on this. Amazing!

[@CamxCam.]

He reminds me of this quiet kid back in high school who could dance really well, but nobody knew it because he didn't talk much. I felt like I watched that kid bust out dancing in the middle of class when this guy started twisting knobs. Didn't know he had it in 'im.

[@rnobgyn]

Damn example 2 sounds like early bassnectar and I'm here for that

[@kb420ps]

Nothing sounds as good as TRUE ANALOG!!!!!!! The Sub Phatty is awesome!!!!!

[@michaelwiggler511]

Meh... it sounds really decent. There are synths that cost half price of sub phatty and sounds the same or even with extra functionality. If you want moog that is moog, sub37 is the one. Mother 32 can join the game.

[@blixx87]

MIchael Wiggler can you name the other synths? I’m in the market for one right now. I also checked out the Korg Minilauge

[@-RXB-]

Well no synth really sounds "the same" as a moog. The filter and warmth of moog is not something I've heard any other synth even come close to. I would probably say that moog mother 32 or perhaps a second hand moog of the same pricerange is enough though. More than that is not worth the price at all. I'd rather get for example a moog m32 PLUS several other synths than just one moog.

[@MrMargaretScratcher]

@@-RXB- *cough* Behringer Model D *cough*

[@LATRONNIK]

gosh hardware equipment sounds soooo NICE...

[@welcome2insanity]

Very helpful thanks, love Mad Zachs videos he's a great tutor

[@ProjectGagarineBand]

Very inspiring techniques, especially the second one. Cheers mate.

[@TylerANDBABE]

much respect to this dude.

[@YNGDYE]

Mad Zach, you're the best man

[@AntidoteAudio]

Mad Zach is an ableton guru!

[@03isub]

This was very informative thanks I didn't know it was that easy to Intergrate a hardware synth and how much control you can have with these really powerful synth apps on iOS coming out I it's gonna get more fun creating random sounds in the future I want a hardware synth now lol

[@Lets-Drone-With-Bone]

great tutorial, ive always wanted to know how this is done, i cant wait to try this with my Roland Gaia :-) :-)

[@zedster911]

As always... absolutely amazing

[@erich.p.2854]

Ayo just found out about your videos today. REALLY GOOD content ;) I was especially looking for more intermediate/advanced techniques for ableton and your videos are full of useful stuff to get those creative juices flowin Large ups mate

[@LouisSerieusement]

thanks those hardware synth tutorial are hard to find, plus I like the way you explain and I really loved your acid line ^^ great video !!

[@MadZach]

also guys if you want to check out an Ableton project where I used all analog sounds from the Moog check out (and help out with...) my crowdsourced EP project here: bit.ly/LUErO6

[@tonybucks5709]

The collaboration with his buddy "G. Jones"... LOL

[@ArcAudios77]

Great work Zach, got ideas now so thanks for the guide on hardware integration. regards

[@Phobos2085]

Great editing. Thanks for the info.

[@andrewtrushinski3848]

This is good info. Thanks Mad Zach!

[@grzesiek13307]

Amazing video man, big ups! Some real usefull knowledge, clear explanations and good vibes, thx!

[@polzki81]

Really great vid! Please can you make an extra vid of the sample editing and chopping you've done there?

[@ceeroo6736]

U changed my life bro :D

[@ProfessorSaibertin]

Thanks for the awesome tips.

[@Sinetskiy]

I didn't know about CC msgs, thanks

[@lk0707]

well done. many thanks for advice with automation.

[@JaysonDavidspace]

Another great video MaDzaCh.... 'ThanX

[@Jenia_Clouzer]

great tutorial bro, aspecial step 3, thanks!

[@carinasagittariusproject4764]

yeah, yeah,yeah! many thanks you are great!!! more please!!!

[@FelixDegenaar]

Or: you could just go ahead, record your knob-twiddling in Ableton and when you're done, check in the MIDI Ctr list of that clip which parameters got automated. Saves you the hassle of finding the synth manual (who knows where they are anyway?).

[@demolitionkid2]

Mad Zach rocking the Freddy Kruger sweater lol

[@TwistedMentality089]

this saved my life ! thanks

[@mattylevo]

Thanks Zach.....Great tutorial and communication with your audience. Can you make a similar video using an Ableton Push por favor?

[@djvar94]

Very great tutorial Mad thanks for sharing :)

[@thisdjdada]

mad zack is the truth

[@DankBrisket]

Good tutorial. Thanks.

[@PulledPurk]

Thanks funky shamwow guy!

[@ledeReini]

you really make nice tutorials! greets from greynotes

[@Jordissan]

FANTASTIC THANKS

[@SunShingles]

very very useful! thanks G!

[@brianwarner308]

thanks mad zach

[@therealrussellsmyth]

So informative, thank you sir

[@giov5342]

very informative. other ppl that make videos should learn how to inform viewers from this guy

[@markquavertune2003]

Thank you for explaining CC automation .I find that not all synth brands are friendly to cc implementation via DAW automation .

[@lanipurkis7479]

Thank you!

[@simonlabelle6065]

HI i'm new to ableton and I just got my microbrute which is really awesome and i got that set up.. Line out from microbrute to input 1 roland cakewalk soundcard and midi in from microbrute to midi out soundcard and usb to pc. When I set up my external instrument I can hear the microbrute but when i press play on the track with a midi loop i can't hear it.. I don't know if its clear enough to see the problem I just can t wait to produce with that baby.

[@volkantopal7326]

Hey it dosnt work for me.. im using Korg Microkorg and it sends data + audio but when i playback the midi in live theres no sound!! it showed i have midi data (without external instrument plugin) and audio.. and with ext instrument when i playu around the korg i can get sound and i see it on live but again the playback dosnt trigger any sound from the midi, it only shows midi being triggered.. any ideas?

[@marcelfrehse]

hey, this does not help really. i did it like in this video, but everytime i make a key/note to my external instrument , i have terrible repeatings of the single sound I used to play on the external instrument. what can I do?

[@lennardvillasenor5151]

Such a great video. Subscribed.

[@AURAmusik.]

I plugged in the midi the exact same way with my subphatty, but it’s not recording the midi when I’m playing it from the synths keyboard , I can only draw it in from ableton via midi track, any reasons why that’s happening?

[@markm4496]

how can you set this up if your soundcard doesnt have a midi? I am using the uad apollo twin with the sub phatty and ableton. I cant get the midi routing right and when i do it the way you do it in the video my midi is double tapping and out of time. The audio records great. Any suggestions I cant find an answer anywhere? Thanks

[@esoteric6178]

Mark M mess around with track delay to get the timing right. If the track delays aren't on underneath each track click the little D on the bottom right. This will get your midi in time with the other tracks. Make sure your synth is set up to remotely controlled. Turn off local control. Also session view works poorly for recording instruments. Use arrangement view. Ableton does a much better job there.

[@mirkomuller8775]

I think the external Hardware Setup isn't possible with an Ableton Live INTRO Version, which i only own. Any tricks, links, videos or Workarounds to get my combination work with external synths?

[@arunpatel9744]

anyone know why he didnt have sync enabled? Im having issues with ableton tempo not changing the moog sound in external instrument. I hate the bpm thing on the moog cant get accurate .... Thanks

[@JONASYNTHESIS]

Very usefull indeed. Cheers!

[@RobertParenton]

Thank You.

[@brad43799]

Is this the same "Mad Zach" that played at rabbits eat lettuce? Cause that was fun man.

[@fountane]

For some reason I can't record anything from my Moog. I have my MIDI cables plugged into the back of my MPK49 because my Apollo twin doesn't have MIDI on the back. But should that matter? I can hear the Moog, and I can record the Moog using my MPK49 Keyboard, but not using my Moog's keyboard. And I can't record any knob turnings either unless I go into the clip and manually do it (which I don't like, because I want to do it myself sometimes). Another weird and EXTREMELY annoying thing is, every time I put an effect on the track my Moog is on, the settings on my Moog change, and the sound changes. Every single time. I can take the effect off, put a new effect on, and it will change again. I can't even EQ the sound because whenever I put an EQ on the channel, my Moog's settings change. So basically... I have to get the sound I want, move to my MIDI keyboard and record what I want, or just click in the notes. Then if I want automation, I have to manually do it. Then I have to resample it, and put effects on the resampled version that I'm not able to tweak anymore... It's really time consuming and ridiculous.

[@RickyHardBop]

+Devin Taylor (Fountainel) I read your post, I'm curious as to what the problem is.... have you found out? is it just defective?

[@fountane]

+Richard Smith The setting changed randomly when I put effects on the channel cause the MIDI was plugged into my MPK49 for some reason, so I got an iConnectMIDI2. I can record as well now.

[@TheTFSstudios]

Awesome video. Could you do a video or explain how to use multiple control devices in Ableton? I want to use a Tr-8, Apc40 MkII, Beatstep Pro, Mpk49, Akai Advance, and a Push. I can not figure out how to lock a device on a certain channel. I.e. dedicating the Advance to a strings channel and let the push move to channels as needed.

[@Dachef313232]

this is great stuff thank you!

[@TheShonycollins]

This is great, thanks!

[@mcgrealtube]

Hi, I am having problems doing this. I have a saffire pro which I use with ableton and ableton recognizes it in the audio preferences but not in the external instrument midi to. I can tempo trigger my hardware synth but cant get it to recieve midi notes. Thanks for any help

[@gnarwhalbeats2403]

yo you should do an updated 2017 version of this video with new techniques and cool sound design shit

[@diegodelareguera1646]

Thanks!

[@elektrotramp9373]

Why do you use the EDIROL midi interface? Try connect sub phatty directly via USB, you have direct access to all parameters! But why read the manual ...

[@sokoleski]

thanks for this one... God tut..... And exellent personal energy

[@haatock]

Thank you

[@deroden724]

So I guess a problem with using hardware is that since it is audio you can't loop it in a track and play around with the controls on the keyboard like you could with a VST's controls.

[@Larrythebassman]

That's funky

[@JamesSumners]

It's tough to reach for that MoPho when you got a Moog right beside it, isn't it? Oh, and stretch the hell out of those Moog samples. The Slim Phatty stretches out _real_ nice.

[@valektron]

how to make automatization in arragment view ?

[@Cedrou21]

dude you need to make a tutorial about a Whole track production from a to z that would be awsome !! even if it's a 30 hours long tutorial

[@jmichaelb3632]

So would it be possible to use a midi out from your synth to be able to lay the keys down into ableton without having to manually click the notes into it cuz thats the main things im trying to avoid here. I just want to hit record and play on my syth and have it recorded into ableton as notes so i can quantize them however they need to be, cuz if i record it as just audio the i cant quantize it and ti might sound sloppy if im not perfect

[@Viseversa444]

thanx you were very helpfullll

[@pyrox2518]

yes quite simple. but is it better to record trough one or 2 inputs?

[@skriptico]

we all love that tek-ammerican-bigbwoy :-)

[@TheEddevil]

Hey mate ! Thanks for the tutorial! Can you explain to me how syncronize the drum loops with the synth? Thanks

[@Jenia_Clouzer]

Did I understand right: the automation at "Way №3" controls analog effects not digital?

[@diegoortega8737]

Hi man, recently i recorded my Microbrute through an Scarlett Focusrite 2i2, and noted that the sound changed a little, kind of less warmth and bassy, did you have exactly the same song of the original or noticed some changes

[@austinacevedo1]

Hey guy I love your videos and I've learned so much from you so thank you for all of your help! I am attempting to send midi information from 3 different controllers and I wanted to know which audio interface you might suggest to do so. I will be using a midi keyboard for live keys, the Akai APC40 for live sampling, and my Moog Sub 37 all in alignment with effects and the masterclock in Ableton. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

[@analogsynthmuseum784]

BEST TUTO !!!!

[@ioannist.5568]

I'm new to daws so excuse me if my question is silly. I did the exact same setup and created a loop that was sent to my sub phatty via midi. However when I hit recording, all the changes/automations I do to the sound using my hands on fiter, resonance etc cannot be recorded. What's wrong with it?