Audio Effect Rack is Ableton’s Best Plugin

Ableton Audio Effect Rack tutorial for beginners by Reid Stefan Realest Puppet In the Game. This audio effect rack complete guide breaks down every button and feature for beginners, and demonstrates how to create your own audio effect rack presets for mixing using panning and volume in the rack. Ableton Audio effect racks are your short cut for parallel compression, adding a dry wet knob to any plugin, or panning your plugins. You can turn any plugin into an audio effect rack by using the keyboard shortcut COMMAND+G on any plugin. Mixing is all about combining effects and balancing sound together and Audio Effect Racks give you the most flexibility to mix!
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[@DiegoSita]

Guys like you and Underbelly are the main reason why I watch tutorials on KZbin.

[@SADSETH97]

Underbelly is the shit

[@hereisapictureofabroom]

Wowzers!

[@filippomariotti8306]

The fact that you're so attent to detail also in manoeuvring the puppet is GOLD. You made it turn when the cat was moving!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@DodaGarcia]

I always forget the puppet is a puppet

[@needleinmyback]

@@DodaGarcia facts

[@feuxyo4859]

He probably does the tutorial beforehand then films the puppet to match what is being done on the screen recording, it would be almost impossible to do it with those lil puppet hands

[@searchingfortruth537]

Reid you don't know me but you are important part of my learning process. It's like I keep coming back to you for advices. Maybe it's one sided but you are indeed my close friend ❤️

[@felipepinaud]

It feels the same to me. What kind of music do you produce? Cheers from Brazil.

[@clearthought9736]

7:27 the head bang. Priceless

[@stratagistuk]

Gets me every time.

[@ricoberserker2003]

can confirm !!

[@thegreatone12345678]

lol im dead

[@mattsuffecool]

The best..

[@specialkonacid6574]

Going to a rave with Reid is on my bucket list

[@Mind-Splitter]

I definitely haven't been using racks enough

[@austincelaya1139]

Amazing. An analog compressor/EQ vs. plugins only on vocal comparison would be the realest thing ever

[@ShinGidora]

I think I've watched enough of your videos to the point where I really have to tell you how much I appreciate your teaching style. Teaching within it's own is a tough skill, and you consistently nail it. Love this channel and yourself!

[@rossfromsa]

I love the "looking at the cat" part at 2:03. Oh, and the content too lol.

[@ochre2670]

I've been producing for a year and 5 months now and I've learned so much by watching you and I must say it was pretty easy to learn once you have that drive

[@gustavokoshikumo]

Amazing. I´m using Ableton for 7 months, loving it, and didn´t know how to use the Rack. Thanks

[@adl0815]

Wow, beautiful track, man! Racks are awesome, thanks for the tutorial! I use Ableton Live since version 5 and Racks are one of the most genius things which they came up with.

[@bingbongbooboo]

Heheh, heh... Hey, nice RACK

[@kfirozer6963]

I really enjoyed your tutorial! I was really sure that it's gonna take me a way longer time to figure out how to play with audio effects rack! you made it very simple and fun to watch! thanks! i'm really interested to watch the rest of your videos.

[@hleet]

When I watch this video, I feel ashame to have bought so many plugins. Ableton has wonderful effects, you just need to watch Stef's tutorials to understand the full potential of what you've missed :). He is a genius

[@ghostyFPV]

trey and matt said they'd never do another marionette production due to the complications and costs. subbed at 18 seconds for your efforts

[@techtonex5680]

I recently got my hands on Ableton Live Lite from Splice and I love it. I am 15 have been producing for like an year, and It didn't take me long to learn how to use Ableton. Made my first beat within 3 hours of installing it. I tried to learn it more and I found the effect rack. Not gonna lie, this is the best thing in Ableton. Just wanted to say, you are the first person who has explained it this well. Thank you for this tutorial Mr. Puppet (I hope I am not being rude, It's just that I don't know your name), I have learnt a lot from you today. Much love♥️

[@zachtaylor1939]

Just when I was about to click off, you said the thing about panning effects to different sides. That’s super dope ~7:50 is the gem here imo

[@diegoferrera4454]

Love everything you do. Keep up the great videos!

[@chroniclejaws9926]

Yo thank you for the quality content and actual entertainment. I've really learned a lot from your tutorials

[@felipepinaud]

That's really amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@smpainter1672]

Everything here is quality. Thanks for sharing your skills.

[@hounddog1]

Thank you! Awesome tutorials

[@fajarn5768]

This is a really cool technique, I really appreciate it! Thanks.

[@BCFoolin]

I watch your videos to remind me of all the features I forget... Great content!

[@billwarner213]

GREAT video, thanks!!

[@erickr4ndom]

I love your channel! very creative way to learn Live!

[@julienmancilla5576]

This is priceless, thank u so much ❤️🙏🏼

[@davidnika446]

First: 7:23 is so hilarious! But the whole video is great. Thanks for putting this together!

[@jrmcelro]

Dude. This channel is brilliant

[@redgit9905]

Yoo this tutorial is banging

[@DjTiesto0815]

WAOW, nice Video! I really like the Way your Doll is teaching! Verry cool Idea! Go for it! I

[@domonickwatkinsify]

Its so funny when he start bobbin his head to the beat.. I laugh everytime

[@kiqyou]

wow. you were really rockin at the end there. lol.

[@chrisyoung9742]

hey reid, your videos encouraged me to use the effect rack more and more in my productions. they are awesome, thanks for that :) the one thing i struggle most with is how a drumkit should be tuned so the elements sound good together. so, when i want to build a drumrack for myself out of different samples - what should i take care of? thanks in advance! chris, realest fan in the game (together with your other fans)

[@mgmthegrand]

WOW! I'm only learning about this now being built into Ableton. Definitely a powerful tool - probably the main selling point when compared to other DAWs. No wonder there's a trend with all these new rack plugins.

[@mgmthegrand]

Dude!😀 You still react to comments on videos this old?! That's 🔥👌🏾

[@ericmiller2189]

Thanks man, youre great

[@nomansland333]

hey reid would love a video/short explanation in a video of your favorite use cases for the fatso :) great vid as always

[@luxslash]

With these straight forward tutorials and consistent hard work that you put in, there will definitely be a lot more subscribers to come no doubt. I dont like having youtube notifications on, but you are the ONLY youtube channel i have it on for. Keep it up bro

[@ReidStefanMusic]

Jae Lux I appreciate u

[@dwpix]

This puppet is the MAN!

[@Ferrichrome]

I am being taught production by a puppet, I can't complain tho this is good shit XD

[@Oh4ither3]

Nearly spit out my food laughing when you started headbanging 😂. Great tutorial as always

[@birabentjulien609]

I love you. Tank you so much !

[@pimentocheese618]

7:24 really feeling that drop yooo

[@AsherPostmanMusic]

thank u puppet!!

[@LisaMichelle98]

I find it quite hard to follow your tutorials sometimes cause I'm still a noob, but what I do get is really interesting!! :D

[@dis3en622]

Bro when he starts super head banging I lose it every time haha🤣

[@digitaldiezel5870]

Beast mode!!!

[@JoshDavid]

u da man reid

[@griffingibson4389]

Wtfffff I had no idea you could drop whatever instrument you want into the chains selection. So much layering possibilities.

[@davidvive]

Muñeco pasado de lanza gracias

[@adrianbaghdasarian4157]

love you bro

[@TrioLOLGamers]

Damn the thing about dry/wet is freaking cool. Never used enough the map functions in Ableton. Also never used a lot LFOs with Map.

[@RAYSHIO]

Wowzers!

[@kennedykid8460]

underbelly man

[@ignaciocerda7034]

Thanks!

[@kulina485]

First off, you're channel is literally the best thing in my life right now. This tutorial was really helpful because I wanted to get into creating some more racks but wasn't too sure on how to get them really clean like you have your products (EX.Waves Vocal Sauce). Just seeing you're approach and the way you broke it down was very inspiring and helped it click a little more in my mind so thank you.

[@thruwaycircus2532]

Thank you

[@jessinrodenburg7728]

tip, use this on a send channel to be able to use more complex plugins, for example on delays and reverbs

[@daytone5002]

U been Doing Ya Thang Reid I just Switch over from making beats in pro tools Your tutorials Are A big Help Do u Have a e book Out

[@lordofmetaphors475]

Thanks :)

[@blankspace1242]

I think I love you. I'm in love with a puppet.

[@CodaJSUN]

Whoa this is amazing content, and by a puppet that has 2 jelly fish in the background. Yo this is wild.

[@PermissionToMeow]

7:23 ayyeeee 😂🤣

[@maffakah]

The way you keep looking at your cat is so fucking funny hahaha!

[@MakeMajor]

awesome

[@leoleove]

thanks sir

[@Pikachu-qr4yb]

Thank you! Can you also route them to a send?

[@tommymai3062]

Hi if I wanted to compress the audio effect rack signal with the original signal where would I place the compressor ? Inside the audio effect rack or outside after the rack ?

[@adamgilreath8583]

What camera/lens do you use? Videos look really nice!

[@JamesStMichael]

That Guitar Sounds Awesome Reid!!! Do you mind sharing what instrument that was as in was it a guitar from ableton or a third party such as a library from Kontakt? Awesome tutorial! Thanks again Bro!!!!

[@ReidStefanMusic]

James St. Michael ableton suite stock guitar

[@JamesStMichael]

@@ReidStefanMusic That's awesome to hear!!! Thank you so much replying and the insight!!!

[@brianzimmerman6774]

is there any risk of phasing issues when creating a manual wet/dry knob like this?

[@George-nx8zu]

Dumb question but when you have the combined Wet signal for both Amps turned up full, would that become twice as loud as the Dry Signal at full since its two Amps delivering their own Output? Thanks for any explanations

[@kustomkure]

A bit late to the party but anyway. That Guitar Open was pretty good. It didn't come with my Ableton 11 though. And I couldn't find it anywhere. How do I get it?

[@boostakid]

Hi Reid! Love your tutorials. As a Cubase user, I would love to know how to accomplish this effect too. Would you know if there is an alternative for other DAWS? or perhaps a third party plugin that can emulate an effect rack like this one? Thank you and keep up the great work!

[@ReidStefanMusic]

Bluecat's Patchwork plugin is the closest thing but it's not nearly as simple to use as ableton's audio effect rack

[@dannyboycinco]

@@ReidStefanMusic i agree. i tried it and honestly, it feels completely broken compared to Ableton's audio effecet rack. There is still nothing out there quite like it.

[@boostakid]

@@ReidStefanMusic thanks so much for the response. Damn if that's all we have then i would its worth a shot. Maybe a tutorial for this plugin for non abelton users?? ***cough*** ***hin**t* ;)

[@hlf_blnd9284]

so i noticed the midi channel on the top matches the guitar, is it just a one shot? what did you do for the guitar?

[@maahaul1]

Realest puppet in the game!

[@thomasdeserville]

Gold

[@theboogie_monsta]

gain amplification with these - how do you tend to manage it? With 6 effects racked, it can get quite loud. Do you reduce each one by a set amount?

[@sprytny9535]

Same problem :

[@Brositive]

I got the same problem, i Selected all chains and reduced the volume until it dont clipped anymore.

[@soniibeatz]

Does it divide the volume in half everytime you duplicate it or does it add to the volume?

[@felipepinaud]

Hey Reid! Can i create a audio effect rack using third party plugins?

[@oknotyet9630]

What version of Ableton is this I'm assuming you need to upgrade from lite to use these features

[@NeXusZT]

So, is this acting like an insert? Like, would the volume change as I blend effects in or are the sounds being layered onto the track therefore still leaving the dry signal intact.

[@reacherstudio]

Can you change the min and max values of the knobs? It would be nice to just crank knobs and not necessarily have to worry about getting it perfect on 80% wet or whatever

[@JAM7000]

Yes you can, its a macro edit menu just like the keyboard edit, right click on the macro and set the values parameters in the edit menu.

[@luisdrossh]

Do the effects play together all at once when they’re in the effect rack? Or does ableton read them from up to down??

[@luisdrossh]

I honestly don’t know what would be of my producer life without you btw just wanted to add that, thank you.

[@himanshudigwal8743]

why i dont have this guitar open in my ableton?? 1:43 ..I use ableton 9..is this upgraded version thing??

[@thruwaycircus2532]

4:06 how do you do the fade?

[@a.devries1388]

Every chain will double my sound, any solutions for this?

[@limitisillusion7]

Is there a way to automate entire effect racks at the same time? For example, could I automate a fade from one audio effect preset to another preset, or even entire audio effect racks? As far as I can figure out, the only way to do so would be to automate each value separately. I know the answer is in this video, but I can't figure it out.

[@limitisillusion7]

YOU AUTOMATE THE FUCKING MACRO HELL YES

[@limitisillusion7]

I realized it's much easier to map the speaker button for that purpose, that way you can use more than just two effect racks on the same track.

[@Josiahreedn]

where do you find the vocals?

[@draixtube]

idol

[@georgefenning4844]

I have ableton intro edition and my audio effect rack does not have the expand buttons down the left hand side . Is this a fault or limitation of intro version.? I cannot find any info on the ableton site or in the manual. Any help would be appreciated . Thanks

[@ReidStefanMusic]

Intro is extremely limiting

[@carltonbanks194]

Can anyone pls recommend any vocal packs for vocals like in this video?

[@heavyharris5580]

Oh damn, I've been using Live wrong this whole time

[@anyoneanyone28]

Why doesn’t having so many parallel signals cause phasing issues?

[@andrewgalloway8012]

Trying to do this and map the rack to the knobs on my Launchkey is one of the most frustratingly unintuitive experiences of my life.

[@NikoMalekMusic]

Great guitar sound. I have Ableton but not that sound.

[@animanoir]

yeah, really nice. which preset is it?

[@TheMightyPeppermintor]

@@animanoir It's "Guitar Open" under "Guitar & Plucked". I don't believe it's included in the Intro Version of Ableton, but it definitely is in my Standard Version. The Amp he uses is included in Suite, but you can also buy it as stand-alone plug-in on the Ableton homepage for 79 bucks.

[@NikoMalekMusic]

Hmm I have Ableton Suite but can't find that sound. Strange...

[@Maxmax-fo3sk]

what mouse is he using?

[@mike-Occslong]

How does this differ from just twating aload of effects on one channel?

[@ReidStefanMusic]

This is more visually organized. There’s a lot of FX within the rack

[@Zk8et]

Ehyyyyy! 😁

[@Dippto]

Name of the track plz

[@DarlaBaltazar]

noob question but is that guitar track a stock instrument or a vst? :D

[@ReidStefanMusic]

Darla Baltazar stock guitar instrument that comes with Ableton suite

[@mikeo7880]

@@ReidStefanMusic But it sounds totally bland coming out stock for me. Did you do something to it before we get to this video? Still a noob here so probably will figure it out at some point later. Just thought I'd give it a shot here. Thanks.

[@designhappens8444]

At 9:26 the head banging is unquantised...