How to Set Up Finger Drumming - Novation Launchkey Mini & Ableton Live Tutorial

[@djenferno]

How did this tutorial work out for you? Did you try this out with a Launchkey Mini, Launchkey 49, or Launchkey 61? Next video comes out Nov 30, 2018.

[@benjaminsarcofilms]

I could open the project and the first knob its working selecting the chains but no sounds on the pads and even the keys, what can I do?

[@benjaminsarcofilms]

I got it. I had to choose again my launchkey where is the midi coming from in every track. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@teddyaf4754]

Hey DJ, After following your instructions a few times I'm still a bit confused..I'm only able to control the macro knobs when the in control arrow is on red and I can't hear any sounds when i press the pads until I turn the arrow off,in other words I cant scroll thru sounds on the fly..i have to do one action at a time..either move knobs(again only works when red arrow is on) or play sounds with the pads..any idea what I may have done incorrectly?Did I perhaps skip a step somehow? Thanks again for your time and willingness to share your knowledge.You are appreciated.

[@scr3wtap3]

@@benjaminsarcofilms Thank you! This turned out to be my issue, too.

[@integratedboxingsystem8827]

when I load your Ableton set it says Media files are missing.

[@ChrisChampagneMusic]

Dude I just bought a launchkey mini and you killed this tutorial on set up and showing what its capable of. Thank you!

[@djenferno]

thank you! glad it helps.

[@LB-lx8iq]

I just bought one aswell thank you :) do you have ig?

[@alejnieto]

I watched 1000 tutorials to set up the pads and none helped me :( until I found you. Seriously I couldn't get the pads to make ANY sound and it was all about the input and channel, THANKS a lot for mentioning that detail :)

[@camilajaelgonzalezgambini7532]

My gf just bought me a launchkey mini and I did not know where to start. Thank god I found your videos. Thank you very much! Cheers from Argentina :)

[@weddiedon]

Thankyou so much! Skipped the first half because not at my pc right now but you showed all the basics in the most perfect way - have had my launchkey mini amd ableton lite for over a year now but kust always been intimidated by the endless possibilities.. this helped so much now i know what I'm doing!

[@plantificationpodcast]

This was killer dude. Thank you. Had so much fun. This was a gold mine of info and control. Keep up the good work.

[@sayalitankvlogs1841]

Kindly make more tutorials on Novation mini.!! Learned a lot. This is what I was looking for , Glad I found this video. Thank you so much for your work :)

[@djenferno]

Glad it helped

[@simonj3342]

This was great! Thanks much DJ. Would love more Novation tutes!

[@djenferno]

Anything in particular?

[@singularityJoe]

Best Launchkey mini tutorial I've seen so far - thanks a lot!

[@FrankHandana]

Thanks man, this was extremely usefull. I am totally new and was really struggeling. Your example did not work with the lite version of Ableton but just following your step by step guidance made my day. I will be subscribe to your channel and watch you other tutorials. Thanks again

[@djenferno]

Once again I'll be live on Twitch creating and performing Live Remixes on-the-spot. Tune in today 5/16/2020 and follow www.twitch.com/djenferno 5PM-7PM EDT and help me direct the music.

[@salinaspedro1]

This was super helpfull, thanks a lot!

[@djenferno]

Pedro Salinas glad to hear it

[@boy6dragon7]

Thanks you for all teaching, I’m your fan from Cambodia 🇰🇭

[@07breammaster]

how do i take incontrol off on the launchkey mini mk3?

[@Dancemidi]

My hero!! Great as always!!

[@djenferno]

Fernando Midi thank you 🙏

[@suena7288]

how did you map the "chain selector" macro to the knob so as to move seamlessly through drum racks?

[@tevschannel8898]

I just got my lunch key and I’m trying to get use to Ableton. Thank you for making this video. It help me a little but Im still not where I want to be yet

[@lucabuckley5643]

Any of the launch keys are absolutely a bang for their buck

[@DJJUSTO267]

This is dope 🔥 just gave me more motivation to go ahead and buy one , I was considering the mpd or some sort of mpc but I can chop up samples and launch clips n record and more with this thanks man nice vid,

[@Planetjayy]

I dont know if it’s just me but I have watched tons of videos on how to set up my launckey with ableton and none of them have really been helpful because I’m such an amateur and they’re either moving too fast or dont explain what or exactly how to do things because they come naturally to them now😩 Will definitely be rewatching a lot to try and get this down though

[@djenferno]

Gotta start somewhere. Keep at it. Thanks for watching.

[@morning1499]

Thanks you so much! Its rally useful.

[@WrecktheDJ]

I LEARNED A LOT ON THIS SESSION! thank You so much Enferno! Looking forword to launchkey 49 synth! ❤️❤️❤️ Got my Launchkey 49 mk2.

[@djenferno]

Great. Best of luck!

[@pesto12601]

Great stuff... thx! Subscribed!

[@legoodier7697]

Legend! Feeling confident to have a play now. Thankyou so much

[@djenferno]

Great

[@iamdjkue]

Another great video keep em coming!

[@djenferno]

Definitely. Thanks Kue.

[@kensiu1833]

Master class!

[@hyunbin8814]

I just got my launch key 25 today and this has been so helpful 🙏

[@djenferno]

Great to hear it

[@hyunbin8814]

DJENFERNO TV the problem is I followed your steps but the pads don’t make any drum sounds :(

[@djenferno]

@@hyunbin8814 did you follow all the steps to the end of the tutorial, and they don't make sound? Or did you try loading that template project and they don't make any sound.

[@hyunbin8814]

DJENFERNO TV after adding drum rack and adding my kit I configured as u said in the video to put it to channel 10 but no sound . My midi is connected tho .

[@djenferno]

@@hyunbin8814 are you hitting the pads or keys? Did you use a drum kit from Ableton or make your own. Is your track armed?

[@RileyChurchman]

Can you make a video on how to use a launchkey mini to change your voice in autotune

[@djenferno]

I'll add that to my list of possible videos. not a bad idea. Have you tried using vocoder built into Ableton? I used to use that several years ago.

[@yungfilet6129]

Any idea if it's possible to utilize the many other rows of pads within the drum rack's "pad overview" using the launch key midi? For instance, I want to use more than 16 pads within the same drum rack but be able to scroll through them on the pad overview using the Launchkey Midi. As of now, the only way i know how to achieve this is through using the computer keyboard to scroll up and down the rows (hold A+z to scroll down, A+x to scroll up). Real useful video regardless, though. Thanks, man.

[@djenferno]

Sure that's definitely possible and I think fairly easy to set up. Go to MIDI effects and put a Pitch effect (and set to +16 semitones) on the drum rack track. Assign a knob to the Pitch on/off button. When you turn the knob, the effect forces all notes to 16 semitones up. I haven't tested it, but I believe this should make your pads play the corresponding pads in the immediate section above default pad area. Make sense?

[@lautaroeldj]

Thanks a lot for these. You explained pretty advanced stuff in a very simple way. What I'd like to know more about (if possible) is the fx chain that you have setup on your drum racks. I'm no producer but I have a vague Idea of what your eqs compressors and etc do. But maybe there's some tricks that you have to sound better live. Thanks!

[@djenferno]

Lautaro Palenque 🙏 thanks. I can explain that in a future tutorial. It’s good to have some basic audio engineering knowledge to prepare your set for live use, unless you travel with a front of house engineer. In general, you need to mix down your live set sounds before performing. Good idea for another video.

[@paulrenshaw8061]

how did you get the window with the chain selector to even open up in the first place?

[@offensivetempo1966]

nice job bro!

[@ellencooper8991]

Thanks!! Very well done tutorial!

[@djenferno]

Thanks! Spread the word ;)

[@bigcee6114]

Thanks for the great tutorial! Noob with a Launchkey 25 MK2 here. Everything seams to be working ok. Just one issue: Ableton keeps asking for a missing file (Drake - Nice For What [Single] - HD - Dirty [2018-08-04 174142]). I didn't locate it in your zip file. Anyway to get this file or a way to remove the warning from Ableton? Thanks!

[@DARKHELLSTORM]

Where is the in-control button? i have the mk3??

[@HarryOsirian]

Thank you 🙂

[@JLytMusic]

Sick vid my dude!

[@djenferno]

🙏🏼

[@ogokiify]

How do you find the responsiveness of the pads? I am finding that they don't respond to quick, repeated hits very well - e.g. I can't play a 16th note hi-hat pattern or even any kick drum pattern beyond anything basic. I can do so on the keys, but the pads aren't responsive enough. Does this sound normal? Thanks for the great video.

[@queenslandtrainz7294]

If you are trying to make for eg a hip hop beat with a rapid hi hat, I have found using an arpeggiator works real well. Ableton has one built in under the MIDI effects tab

[@djenferno]

Pads are like the Novation Launchpad mk2...not velocity sensitive. Personal preference whether that's ok for you.

[@WrecktheDJ]

@DJENFERNO Do you have other template for mashcine mk3 to Ableton live? The template that you provide before is combined from Drum Rack B + C. Is there a way to seperate it on and not combined in Group B?

[@janabendmusic]

Awesome video! Keep up the good work mate. Would love to see more 'remix' tutorials.

[@djenferno]

Jan Abend thanks! do you mean studio remixes? Or live remixes?

[@janabendmusic]

@@djenferno Studio remixes would be very interesting!

[@djenferno]

Jan Abend sure thing I’ll do that in future videos

[@jackperez314]

Launchkey 49 and I still working on it.

[@IdoBerg]

hey, nice tutorial! but i need to ask something.. i bought the new novation launchkey MK3 and in the channels its will be 10 too?

[@djenferno]

I don't have the mk3 so I can't answer. My guess would be yes.

[@christopheboucher3737]

Hey! It seems like my Pads aren't sending any MIDI signal, they rather seem to only control the track play/stop, even with "InControl" turned off. Any leads?

[@rommyproductions]

can you use a 37 as that's what I'm thinking to get

[@bogelmanDDD]

А почему у меня не работает при выключенной кнопке "Hold"? 17:04 And why doesn’t it work for me when the "Hold" button is off?

[@lilgoatbo]

the same happens to me

[@gnostic5622]

Thanks heaps for the tutorial! Just had a quick question but should I play it inverted if I'm left handed?

[@gnostic5622]

Or I guess do anything differently in general

[@djenferno]

It's really up to you. The cool thing about this is you 1) design 2) build and 3) perform your own instrument. If you don't like the placement of certain sounds, just move them to wherever you want.

[@taylordahlenmusic]

Just downloaded the file and says I am unable to save it even though I have Live 10 standard.. Do I need to ugrade something?

[@Logan_754]

I have a launch key 25 how do I set this up

[@djenferno]

Pretty sure it's the same

[@Logan_754]

DJENFERNO TV Thanks anyway but i switch to FL studios, my problem was it would not play sound so i was not sure if mine was different

[@lilgoatbo]

great tutorial! I have a question: I cant use the knobs with the pads if the "hold" button is off like you do in 17:12, any help? thank you!!

[@djenferno]

Go to your Preferences and click on the MIDI tab. Make sure "remote" is turned on for the launchkey mini.

[@blkquackduck]

Nice tutorial! just have one question, how can i record a clip from channel 10? so that i can finger drum and then keep it playing along

[@djenferno]

Not sure exactly what you mean, but you can set the channel for a track to channel 10, and that's the only channel it will listen to.

[@rbspeedwagon]

Hey mate, do you know which parts of Ableton are disabled in the Lite version that comes with the Launchkey? I'm able to follow you up until the dragging of drum pads (seems prohibited in Lite) and then the Cmd+M mapping of Chain Selector to the #1 knob works until I hit Cmd+M again then turn off InControl, then it stops working altogether. Any ideas of a setting I may have missed? (I've never used Ableton before, but your tutorial is really helpful! Thank you!)

[@djenferno]

Glad it's helped a little. Honestly I've never used the Lite version so I can only guess. Are you a student? Or a teacher? You can get the Standard version for $269 with the education discount. Really good deal.

[@iamgya7024]

Thank you so much

[@alexvangastle8623]

This helped so much, thank you! I had an issue mapping the nobs, it may be because im on the MK3. I know theres a way to do it :D

[@djenferno]

Glad I could help.

[@julianpearce4210]

did you find a way to map them?

[@jordanWAH]

Not working in live on mini mk 3 :( I did learn a little bit though. Just can't seem to easily get all 8 or 16 pads to play drums, I pushed shift and 2 pads lit up orange and one green? I'm not entirely sure what that means but either right orange green changes pads to all white with the 4 corners turn pink? After that, I just opened a new live set and chose a full drum set of 8-16 and if all pads are white it should work? I hate how fkn difficult this is, especially in a program free trial. SSSoooo, u just bought hardware, odds are you never used before. they give you software on the most difficult DAW to "learn" how to use. Only to have a barebone version of a difficult program YOU CAN'T USE AFTER FREE TRIAL EXPIRES!! Sorry, I just had to get that out. Sorry

[@jackperez314]

Sorry, but I cannot find the in control in the Launchkey 49.

[@youtubecustomersupport748]

Thanks alot man.

[@acquaindigo3296]

THANK YOU

[@widderfish5837]

who's still here 4 years later 🤩🤓

[@kkboizth3240]

Thanks you so much!

[@daliapelletier5586]

when i open the file it said "this set contain feature that are limited or or unavailable in ableton 10 lite" with all the details of sounds i dont have... how do i get them or install them?

[@djenferno]

Ableton Lite has a limited number of instruments and features. My project won't work for Lite, unfortunately.

[@joshuasteiner1524]

îs the chainselector only active in ableton suite cause im using the intro version and cannot manage the order of the drums

[@djenferno]

Chain selector should also be in Intro. You need to be in an Instrument Rack, then click "Chain". If you don't see that option, click the black circle with horizontal lines on the left (the show/hide chain list button).

[@bogelmanDDD]

Why Channel 10? 9:57

[@djenferno]

The pads are set to channel 10.

[@AyooProducer]

I've seen people do hihat rolls and triplets etc with launch pads. Is it possible with this?

[@djenferno]

You should be able to do this with any MIDI controller by putting an arpeggiator on a specific pad in a drum rack and assigning a button to turn it on. Have the arpeggiator only trigger a single note.

[@DrHatemElGohary]

good job maaaan

[@CalvinCarter1989]

Is it possible to note repeat easily with this keyboard in ableton?

[@djenferno]

I haven't tried it, but you might be able to just add and Arpeggiator effect on a pad and assign a button to turn it on. Check this forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?t=193355

[@joseviyella6610]

@@djenferno Hi, have you tried the arturia minilab? I don't if launchkey would be a better investment. This tutorial was awesome

[@dinakatgara9695]

I downloaded the project, but it says I'm missing media? It also won't make any sound even after I configured it in preferences. What should I do?

[@djenferno]

Sorry it's not working. I'm not sure I have the project archived here. You can try building your own though if you follow the video.

[@codysivek9306]

It might have something to do with a custom folder location for Ableton, or having a more updated version than when the project was made. You should go here and check out the instructions for Automatic Search in the File Manager: help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000346779-How-to-find-and-replace-missing-media-files For the search folder choose the downloaded/unzipped project folder. When I did it, it corrected the path for every sample except the Drake one which I couldn't locate in the project for whatever reason. Also check the "MIDI From" section in your track tabs. It should be set to a LaunchKey Mini. If you however have the more modern LaunchKey Mini mk3 (or some other midi controller) you might need to re-click and update the entry.

[@DrewMarold]

I can't get your project to work in my Standard edition of Live. No matter what I've tried, the pads on my Launchkey mini won't trigger the drum samples. It works if I create a new Live set and throw some random drum onto a new midi clip, so I know I have the hardware set up correctly.

[@djenferno]

Drew Marold send a screenshot of the MIDI section of your preferences.

[@DrewMarold]

@@djenferno I put a couple screenshots together at imgur.com/a/wqvW743 showing my midi settings, and the two dialog boxes that come up when I load the project, one or both of which might be the issue.

[@djenferno]

@@DrewMarold i'll have some time to take a look at this later today.

[@djenferno]

@@DrewMarold I see what the problem is now. I made this set using Ableton Live 10 Suite, so in order to use everything, you'll also need Suite. At the very least, what you can do is try building from scratch along with the video tutorial. It will be learning experience. 🤓

[@DrewMarold]

@@djenferno Thanks for taking a look. I figured that might be the problem. Even without it though, the rest of the video on how to set up the drum rack was useful, and I'll see if I can't de/reconstruct your project in Standard to play around with.

[@siddharth8184]

I dont understand how do i do the same on the slmk3 61, If i dont use the in control thing, the pads just dont respond.Please help me out!!!!!

[@siddharth8184]

I mean the midi inputs dont even light up

[@siddharth8184]

If i use the in control feature and which assigns the piano keys to the pads then the velocities get fixed

[@realflame7087]

Where do I find acoustic?

[@kota-kazuya8392]

I imported the project, but Ableton says, "Media files are missing" any ideas on how to fix this??

[@djenferno]

I need to double check this and get back to you.

[@MarcelMarnix]

@@djenferno Drake - Nice For What [Single] - HD - Dirty [2018-08-04 174142].wav missing

[@djenferno]

@@MarcelMarnix sorry I wish I could help. This project has been up for a while now and I'm not sure if I have it archived. You can just follow the tutorial though and build your own.

[@brunocaballero9655]

Come back Dj

[@anifak1105]

Can I ask if it working also witch Ableton live 9?

[@djenferno]

You can follow the same process to set things up on your own but my template file won't work with Live 9.

[@anifak1105]

@@djenferno THANKS i bought my own launchpad mini and ableton live lite 10 is in pack.

[@rigsbyscardi]

Is this for a Mac and Windows ?

[@djenferno]

rigsbyscardi Ableton runs on both Mac and windows

[@rigsbyscardi]

Yes I know this but, is your download for a mac and windows

[@djenferno]

@@rigsbyscardi Oh sorry, I misunderstood your question. My templates should work for both Mac and Windows as well. Let me know if you have problems.

[@rigsbyscardi]

OK thanks mate, I'll give it a bash.

[@rigsbyscardi]

Just noticed I need Ableton 10......unfortunately I have 9......never mind thanks anyway.

[@loidabarbacena3462]

Sorry but why can't I open my Ableton? Do I need to pay? I don't know why but my Ableton is in Photoshop app.

[@djenferno]

Loida Barbacena what happens when you try to open Ableton? Which version do you have?

[@loidabarbacena3462]

@@djenferno i can't open it because it is in the Photoshop app. it says it's not the right document. the Ableton i used was the one in your description

[@djenferno]

@@loidabarbacena3462 what's the name of the file you tried opening? the exact name? Did you try right clicking then "open with" Ableton?

[@loidabarbacena3462]

@@djenferno i right-clicked the Photoshop app, clicked "open with", but there's no Ableton, just a store. oh and the name of the file i tried opening is DJ ENFERNO - LIVE REMIX TUTORIAL.

[@djenferno]

Which versions of Ableton are you using? It seems strange that it isn't an option.

[@dr.c.artorius6490]

i follow......

[@AlDano]

Yeah, just a bit loud.

[@elliesmith8718]

Aaaaa the set doesn’t work with lite

[@ErekOstrowski84]

Really?!? I just came across this video now and i have Ableton 10 lite... i was looking forward to using this

[@elliesmith8718]

@@ErekOstrowski84 yeah, I was disappointed but most of the things aren’t compatible with lite

[@Alexistential]

Doesn't work with lite for me either :( I'll have to find another tutorial. But thanks!

[@fuzexi]

would have been nice if you had made a project that could be used by people who have Ableton 10 Lite. The full version is very expensive.

[@djenferno]

Peter Vautier good point. But I believe you can still follow the tutorial and build your own. Just can’t open my Ableton project file. Best of luck.

[@MustafaBinYousaf]

nice head

[@BedlamAndBones]

Nice commercial. PASS.

[@DJDAMIAN72]

Why did he exclude the regular launch key 25 key (not the mini), the keyboard I’m interested in & the reason I’m watching these KZbin videos?! All those popular mini keyboards seem like cheap toys to me for people trying to make music inside Starbucks lol....but I’ve noticed they’re the best selling keyboards on some websites like guitar center, I guess because of the cheap price, but it looks like you have to have tiny midget fingers for those mini keyboards! Lol 😂

[@djenferno]

L. D. This video is specifically for setting the mini up for finger drumming, not playing keys. I chose it because of its price point, usability, and value for doing finger drum sets, not for playing keys. I believe you’d be more interested in this video which shows you how to set up a launchkey 49 to play keys. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2jOc3mGqKyerbc

[@DJDAMIAN72]

@@djenferno Yeah I figured that, I was just wondering why you mentioned the launchkey 49 key & 61 key as examples several times, along with the mini 25 key you were using but you excluded the much better regular launchkey 25 key, the reason I came to this video. Other than that cool video.

[@jarrodavis241]

way overcomplicated

[@DjMicr0dot]

❕!Wow Bravo Sir!❕ Thank you kindly for that abelton zip file! I have found so much nonsense mostly just I can help videos that mostly just provide never ending egos like ok yeah yer shit sounds great caaaaan you show the preset setups....ohhh no ok thx alot. In Complete contrast is your channel where it's very helpful and actually got alot of usefulness and for the betterment of the craft I thank you again most kindly🫶 ꧁𝄞ⓟε𖦊𝇊𝖊, ⓟ〄𓇱..., &...M𝖎𓊆ℝ۞𝔻۞🆃'ṩ ༂꧂

[@silverbackmusicgroupllc]

This was great Thank you.