Arpeggiator superpowers in Ableton Live with Dual Arpeggio (Reason Rack Plugin)

[@OscarUnderdog]

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[@dershaa6021]

Hey 👋🏽 You actually can change the Rhythm of the Arpeggiator in ableton! It just work a Bit different! U Need to use „Grooves“ which can change the rythm drastically Try it 😌😁

[@ReasonStudios]

Thank you for helping share the power and creativity of the Dual Arpeggio device!

[@rabmccudden683]

I’ve watched ur video on this device myself, but I’m on an old versioning reason I got nearly 20 years ago so I don’t have it lol. The video did teach a lot & inspire me to make a few different nice arpeggios. I’m gonna get this vst. Fugue machine on iOS is a good tool too. I use it in Korg Gadget.

[@fcfc]

It was possible to use reason with ableton since a while with "rewire"

[@tq2769]

I'm not getting the option in the drop-down menu for Reason Rack Plugin. Can't get this to work. I'm running Ableton 11 Suite and Reason 12 on new MacBook Max M1 computer. Is that the problem?

[@DJminiLibra]

Basslinie Generator ist so wow!

[@spidersnorkel7744]

I'm an avid Reason user and I had never paid attention to these features of Dual Arpeggio before now! I can't wait to go and try it out!

[@dman030]

I know, it's very hard to believe the Ableton hasn't updated their arp since......they first came out with it. Crazy. I bet they could come up with something much better pretty easily.

[@GabrielCalarco]

As a Reason's fan, an arpeggiator's fan and an Underdog's fan, I can say this video really made my day :)

[@stephaneblondin2224]

Ditto

[@DrGuy118]

That's the combo

[@antr611]

Loved your videos before the Reason content, now I genuinely look forward to it coming out. Your style is so easy to follow and you give just enough technical info to understand but not confuse. Keep up the good work it is so appreciated.

[@mradamcshaw]

Arps plus multiple delay and reverb are like peaches and cream. I realised Ableton's arp was a bit limited a while ago and bought Kirnu - Cream. I was left scratching my head how to get it to work. This video has probably pointed me in the right direction.

[@OscarUnderdog]

Oh cool, I had never heard of that one before! Looks sweet!

[@gatorgoforth3097]

I love Philip Glass. I met him during the Einstein on the Beach world tour. He's a very gentle thoughtful man. Please produce more Philip Glass arpeggio analysis please!

[@joaodebeyssac3772]

holy cow, i've been looking for a plugin like this for such a long time now... every arp/seq combo out there is so bloated. THANK YOU

[@joaodebeyssac3772]

to think doing this is so common place with hardwares since the late 70s

[@dpbennett]

Brilliant lesson. Thank you. I use Reason as my primary DAW and it was nice to see a demonstration of the Dual Arp tool.

[@Tyblubearboy]

As a Reason user and a fan of your channel, this content containing Reason is very inspiring Oscar. I would love to see you create some 140bpm hard Techno like Paula Temple/SNTS etc using the Reason rack plugin. Keep up the great work :)

[@OscarUnderdog]

🙊 I might take the bait... 😈

[@Tyblubearboy]

@@OscarUnderdog You know it makes sense ;-)

[@Evaso_CC]

Agree, would love to see more Reason content :)

[@ReasonStudios]

@@OscarUnderdog DO IT!

[@OscarUnderdog]

@@ReasonStudios HOLD ON TO YOUR SEATS, HERE WE GO! 😂😇

[@nicoantuna1454]

Super awesome examples at the end, especially with Koyaanisqaatsi! Thanks for this video, I didn't even realize Reason had this feature

[@bellchops2487]

This is one of the best music production tips I have seen. 10 on 10.

[@alejandropnt]

Ableton’s stock arpeggiator is actually very powerful if you modulate it’s parameters and… if you use multiples instances on the same midi tracks :)

[@alejandropnt]

Man that is a very clever arpeggiator indeed, thx for the philip glass vibe btw

[@OscarUnderdog]

:D

[@carabinero5968]

Awesome vid Oscar! There are heaaaaps of awesome sequencers and arpeggiators on Max for Live though with the exact same features for free :)

[@kohlenstoffeinheit6913]

Thx Oscar ! You open up a new world of soundmaking for me !.

[@DEADLINETV]

That Philips Glass bit! Awesome! Very helpful and interesting!

[@Jan-DerekKuster]

Dear Oscar! Wow… I watched the movie Koyaanisqatsi lightyears ago, and I loved it a lot…!! Weird and inspiring movie…! Great stuff! Same as your awesome tutorials! Love your relaxed, humble and competent style to explain complex things. Frankly speaking, I do not understand a lot of things you say, but it is so nice to listen and watch a master of music production… made me start playing around in Ableton and try out what you teach! Thank you so much!! One day I wanna book a course with you! Please keep up your great work and stay true to your values! All the best! Cheers Jan 😊🙏

[@mathiasholzer7216]

Excellent video again ! You make the music more accessible with you video. A great source of inspiration as usual. Love you channel. Reason + Ableton are really a monster combo.

[@gerardbeauchamps6677]

Ik dacht echt dat ik de enige was die BBC Spitfire gebruikte. Klinkt fantastisch!

[@jakoblaban429]

when I saw the shirt I had to randomly think of this track :) : Spock Jr - Ion (Acid Alien) Sounds so rugged today but so dark and driving for the time Great videos btw.. Even though I know the production side pretty well at this point I always love watching you break things down and often it helps me reconsider my arrangement and/or give me new ideas after getting stuck in the rut. So... Thank you! :)

[@THR-zf6ti]

Thanks Oscar - got Koyannisqatsi with the Chord Progression! Just updated my old Reason Licesnse to Version 12 with the Dual Arp - it's really an amazing world. I started with Reason in 2005 and then skipped it for Ableton Live for Live Music. But the Combinators and other tools are really powerful. Used Europa as a VST before - also an amazing synth!

[@ShortP1089]

oh god, you have no idea - you just safed my evening. thanks for that. i am a little shocked that you made exactly that video :D

[@JeremiahTrue]

I love the dual arp in Reason but never really experimented with the patterns and velocities as much as I should have. This was very informative 👍

[@johannaets4837]

I totally forgot about this trick.. Love your channel and the info you are feeding us. Keep up the good work Oscar!!!

[@studiovanparys]

Amai Oscar, Phillip Glass gaf me echt kippenvel. Bedankt voor al uw goede lessen :)

[@OscarUnderdog]

Haha blij dat te lezen :D

[@tead1713]

You’re the reason I get excited about going back to my laptop and work on my stuff Gets frustrating to learn ableton but there’s so much dope shit u can do with it Thank u heapsss!

[@OscarUnderdog]

Thanks for telling me this :) :) very motivating.

[@tarmekmusic]

Incredible tutorial, this gives huge possibilities of arpeggios, this video deserves to receive the record of likes!!

[@williammatthews8684]

The ableton + reason rack plugin combo is an incredibly powerful combination.

[@ReasonStudios]

THANK YOU!

[@CuriousPassenger]

Imagine how powerful the Bitwig + Reason combo would be. ANd Bitwig has much more powerful Arp than Ableton does.

[@Dettol68]

Oscar, first love your stuff and just studying your course, which I just bought and loving it! 8 hour industrial techno - this series using Reason Rack Plugin is genius and breathing life into my dogged commitment to loving Reason Rack, but Ableton Live 11's feel - keep them coming

[@UkeofCarl]

That dual arpeggio does look good.

[@farenwyde]

Great videos Oscar! I’m in the very very begging of learning, yet your techniques help so much to make my tracks sound like I might know a thing or two:)) also love how simple you make the explanation and a level of creativity in all of the thing you make! Thank you!

[@joecheeks3451]

Thank you Oscar, I get so much out of your videos

[@timcannady3213]

Your excitement in this one is infectious. Thanks for all you offer 🔥

[@ccrowe714]

Sooo amZing! Best tutorials of the year 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@henrikfisch]

Oscar, this was SO MUCH FUN to watch and to solve the riddles. For the second one I was on the track to Interstellar (Hans Zimmer) With this video you made yourself an entry in the »Hall of Fame« of music education videos on KZbin. 💖😃👍 All the best, Henrik

[@OscarUnderdog]

😍 thanks Henrik!!!

[@Strages_Powers]

@@OscarUnderdog Do you have to buy all of reason or can I buy vsts separately?

[@daandahoid]

@@Strages_Powers this is what i wanna know too😁

[@tripmcfly10]

This is sincerely one of the best tutorial on arpeggio !!

[@Gino_567]

incredible video! I always wondered how I could get more inspiration when it came to arps and this is just amazing.

[@djshindo]

Great content as always. 💪🏻 and the option to have the reason arp inside ableton is a super powerful tool

[@fano72]

I like this video before I have seen it because this guy and the channel ist ridiculously cool.

[@OscarUnderdog]

Hahaha danke 🤗

[@domidiaz]

Super tutorial Oscar!! Big up from Gent city :) !! Domi

[@OscarUnderdog]

Yoooo D 😁🤘

[@joshuakhokhlan]

Always loved ableton’s arpeggiator tool but i felt that it was lacking something to give it more natural, less robotic feel. This is it! Thank you for this

[@YlowX7]

loved the koyanisqaatsi one. I sort of recognized it when it was not arppegiated, but it seemed kind of off without the arpeggiation

[@michaeljohn2029]

QUALITY !!!!! ive used the Arp in my Reason 10 but never really as straight forward as that..... I guess i wasnt fully aware of what the device was reacting to DURRRR...But you just made it clear...Thanks for that...Marvellous !!!!

[@aplomBomb]

You are the greatest! Your videos are incredible, thank you for what you do!

[@RAFAELLO077]

so now i need reason

[@ReasonStudios]

WELCOME!

[@iqnill]

Great intro - LOL ;) Just like painting - it's just a few colours, mixed up and divided into brush strokes!

[@MegaMixking]

Great Video - cheers from Las Vegas Nevada USA

[@mgmusic10]

Love that Moderat part! :D

[@toddwmac]

Thanks Oscar, great stuff as always. I wanted to thank you for not only the great EM content, but also the time you put into your video production. As a content producer outside YT, I appreciate the time and effort that goes into all the "little things" you include in your vids. If I can offer a humble suggestion....limit your zoom cuts to places where you REALLY want to add some emphasis. Needless framing changes distract the viewer and take away from the times when you want to make a point. Your production quality and content stand on their own so no need to bump it. Thanks again, you've taught me and many others a ton.

[@OscarUnderdog]

Thanks!!! Yeah I'm still experimenting to find my editing "language", if that makes sense :) still a but clumsy for some things like this.

[@matteamade9937]

You are the best. Thanks for the inspirational tips!

[@marcinklimek8065]

I'm impressed as always... and that hammonds organ.... maaan! :)

[@ninjitzu228]

love that you are using Reason.More vids with reason please

[@anzatzi]

I think this is your best video--great learning experience

[@basstradamus1]

Again I've learned something new, thanks 🙏

[@dysk0]

Great video as always Oscar. Reason & Live is a great combo but don't discount Live's arpeggiator. You can chain several Live Arpeggiator plugs at different values (different styles, different rates etc) and then automate the gate on each (or throw the Ableton LFO plugin(s) and use that to automate the gate of each plug...and anything else for that matter) Can take you really far and can be a happy accident type scenario

[@samueldecker2406]

Ladies and gentlemen, the reverend Oscar presiding the marriage of Ableton and Reason in holy matrimony, a most beautiful union and another inspiring moment from Underdog EMS. Oh, the honeymoon.

[@OscarUnderdog]

Hahahahahahaha the mental imagery 😂

[@gressab.7830]

Hey, i would love to see you doing something like this for Cthulhu. I think it's a powerful tool but i only use it for chord progression and there arent that many good guides for the arpeggiator part. Thank you for the videos, they're always so helpful 😊

[@dxaminal777]

This was awesome! Thanks for kickin ooen new doors for me!

[@jasonmarshall4966]

I was hoping for a video that didn't require me spending another $600+. Keep up the great work, but sadly this video can't work for my financially strapped self, at the moment

[@electribe2101]

I am trying to make an Hardware Jam with Arpeggios from the Arpeggiator. I very like Arpeggios. Arpeggios haves very cool effects when you play notes in an scale you want. And during the Jamsession ist this great when you play Arpeggiosnotes longer

[@sugarshackstudios4889]

Mind BLOWN! Thank you for helping this 62 year old "newbie" waste 5 hours having fun!! LOL

[@OscarUnderdog]

My pleasure!

[@pittan86]

Excellent stuff, thanks very much!

[@ENIGM23]

I this available in reason 11 lite this arpeg is doing great job

[@andycordy5190]

I got the Phillip Glass from the chords. So distinctive. I really liked your death metal vocal in there😆

[@OscarUnderdog]

😂😂😂 almost forgot I did that what a ridiculous thing to do hahahahaha

[@andycordy5190]

@@OscarUnderdog I maintain that an artist is not the best judge of her/his work. Excepting that you showed a momentary embarrassment at what you had done, it was totally convincing and like many a happy accident, finding the satanic where there really wasn't any, you have yourself a whole new genre. 🤩

[@OscarUnderdog]

@@andycordy5190 I'm happy to read this :) thanks for your uplifting vibe

[@OdoSendaidokai]

Veeeery cool! Makes me want to experiment with Bitwigs Arp and some modulators. Thanks for the inspiration 🌻

[@ProdbearUK]

Love this channel - and I love your outro - Be good to one another :-)

[@RJ1J]

Reason is far too expensive just to get for this sequencer, are there any other sequencers like this apart from Riffer?

[@XanderOwls]

that’s what i’m wondering

[@xxx7917]

Cathulu. Or however you spell it ...xfer records

[@mihaipolmusic]

@@xxx7917 that's not a midi effect, it's an instrument

[@psysword]

You're a talented musician and teacher. Infectious enthusiasm

[@frangellico]

great one mate! can you suggets some other arps vst to use in this way or simply you liked ?

[@pavle988]

This is what i was looking for! Thanks!

[@katecaballero9660]

Endless creativity loved this thank you

[@manmac20]

Cracking video - nice one! Do you know if there is any way of purchasing the Arp without buying the entire DAW?

[@Pnkfloid49]

Love your reason video. Keep it up!

[@isabellapakulska]

At first I was like meeeh, here we go with sponsored stuff but you delivered as always, thank you!

[@OscarUnderdog]

Hahaha thanks. I'm trying not to do any sponsorships unless I can also really use it as a proper teaching tool or I really believe in it.

[@jean-marcdecanter7719]

Amazing as always...you rocks !!

[@Fedor_Tkachev_Music]

great ideas, gotta try combining arps in bitwig

[@PseudoPulse]

Love the shirt. Great video

[@djcutastrophe2805]

„Thank you Reason, it is much arpeggiated…“ 🤣

[@ReasonStudios]

😂

[@Kompa55_Music]

Awesome content. Definitely one of your best.

[@OscarUnderdog]

💙

[@TrayJayRecords]

Underdog = Topdog

[@OscarUnderdog]

🐩

[@meditation474]

great lesson! Can you show us an easy way how to find and import chord progressions into Ableton, please ? The Reason dual Arp is just to use in form of a membership. Hope Reason will offer it to buy as a solo plugin!

[@focusnfight]

dude you are that good that I am seriously considering coming to your school in Bruxelles..I live in Australia haha

[@MegaMixking]

Very cool - i think i am going to sign up for your patreon today.

[@ReZjellyfish]

Dude, your video's are awesome and super helpfull :-)

[@МуратШакуов]

Thank u very much! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 from Kazakhstan 🔥

[@patcooper5859]

Spent the afternoon banging my head on this one. Important steps missed out so use this: Create midi track and add notes, use any sound to test. Add reason arp to track Create new midi track, add your preferred sound Select input from first midi track and reason rack plugin as per the video Select IN Play. The midi info has to be in the same track as the arp or it will not have anything to play. You can "call" the same arp track multiple times using different sounds if required.

[@stuartleighton]

Yeah, I cannot get this working. No sound is coming out despite the Reason Arp track having a chord progression. I have done every step, and I can see that the arpeggiator is working as it has recorded midi in arpeggiated form, but there is no volume coming out when I hit play. Weird. Update: Sorted. Yeah, imnportant steps missed out. Glad I got it working though by fiddling around and not giving up.

[@James-Dee-Music]

Thank you for mentioning this because he did forget these steps and I was also banging my head.

[@harrykim1256]

Hello I have been stuck for a while!!! This is what I did 1. Added a Midi track and added some chords into it 2. Made a new midi track and added the Reason Rack Plugin 3. Added another midi track - set midi from 'Reason Arp' and 'Reason Rack Plugin' - set monitor to 'In' 4. Copied the clip (containing the chords) from the first midi track to the second midi track I see 2 visible differences between his and mine: a) my third track (the one he labelled 'Ableton instruments' ) has a mixer section which is a column of circles whereas his looks like the normal one. b) again for the third track, his one says "audio to" whereas my one says "midi to" - I also see his selection under audio to is set to "Master" which is not an available selection for mine Thanks!

[@davidacton9668]

Is it possible to use Dual as a vst in Ableton 9 without having the full Reason programme? Thanks :)

[@megalozyx]

Brilliant video

[@stormcadet777]

Thanks so much for this great tutorial! Clarifying question: how do you get the reason arp to emit the sound specific to the original live synth? Are you freezing & flattening the original chord progression track before placing it in the reason arp?

[@Reg-Edit]

Another great example ❤️

[@henriquematias1986]

oh this is super cool. any idea if there ia a max4live device similar to that arpegiator?

[@stu9000]

Any suggestions for another arpeggiator like this for ableton without having to buy Reason? Cthulhu the best bet?

[@SatoriMusicaofficial]

Hey underdog, nice video but unfortunally Reason do not show up as a VST with the new M1 version of Ableton. Only the audio unit version appears but AU can't send midi. I run Ableton in Rosetta modus, on website of reason this was advised, but then still no sign of the reason racks in VST in Ableton. I guess in your video you are using an intel Mac right ? I bought reason because I loved your video a lot mate! Well done, but it seems like I need to ask for a refund because its not working on the m1. Or, hopefully you see was I am doing wrong here (specs, newest Mac m1, newest Ableton and reason, )

[@OscarUnderdog]

Oh man is this real??? I hate that you had this experience - I'm working on a windows computer so I don't know about this problem :( I support your request for a refund then, that's totally legit.

[@ReasonStudios]

Hey Satori, sorry to hear you're having issues. Can you try rescanning your VST3 plugins?

[@ReasonStudios]

Alternatively, try this: In Preferences/Plug-Ins in Live, make sure "Use VST3 Plug-In System Folders" is on.

[@thruwaycircus2532]

You're an absolute treasure.

[@Nohledge]

Love the tutorial and really liked the game

[@k1ddlucky]

Amazing lesson ,i my toughs after printing video :) i bought reason 12

[@threethievesmusic]

Can you by the arp as a separate plugin?

[@OscarUnderdog]

Nope only as part of Reason subscription I think! They're giving away 1 year free subscriptions to a lot of people these days, see if you can get your hands on that!

[@redbirdsaraceno]

Thanks for the tutorial . I don’t know how you got any sound before even putting an instrument on the midi track cause that didn’t work for me at all , but i did get sound after adding a synth and thats what metters.

[@marcweiss547]

Damn, you can teach extremely well

[@designhappens8157]

Oscar, allow me an addition to your great vid, very important to Mac users. The Audio Unit format of the Reason plugin does not support the midi connection you described in Ableton Live. (at least in 10.14.6 macOS and Live 10. I am not sure if this is the same in the next versions of either macOS or Live) They will have to use the vst or vst3 format...

[@carpedeos2250]

THANK YOU. Saved me another hour of headaches!!

[@ShortP1089]

thanks for that man, i wasnt finding the button

[@designhappens8157]

@@ShortP1089 You 're welcome... Knowledge is to be spread...

[@eljeffrinho]

You solved this problem for me too, many thanks!