My Secret Weapon Ableton Rack: The S2S Digital Preamp

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In this video I demonstrate the power of my free rack called the Seed to Stage Digital Preamp. And to celebrate the channel reaching 100,000 subscribers, im giving it away for free! The idea behind this rack is to control and color your tracks without having to get stuck in the weeds and slowing down. Inside there are multiple devices such as EQ Eights, Utilities, Compressors, Multiband Compressors, and Saturators all working together to massage any signal into shape. You can FLY with this device mixing on the fly making it so you can achieve a state of flow.
00:00 - Intro
1:45 - One Knob Clipper
3:55 - One Knob Expander
5:00 - Low Cut
6:05 - Saturator Controls
7:54 - OTT Controls
8:18 - Output Compensation
8:59 - Bass Mono & Width
10:00 - Post Hi Cut
10:39 - Detailed Use Case
15:36 - Speed Use Case
17:00 - Processing a Lead
20:03 - A/B Test
20:57 - Outro

[@learnerslikeus]

Congrats! I found your channel years ago and it always brings valuable information. I bought all 4 of your main courses when I purchased Ableton 11 and they have been immensely helpful to me for getting the most from Ableton. Keep it going, brother!

[@gd_xl]

dude you taught SO many incredibly, necessary lessons-within this walkthrough of a rack no less-that you’re giving to your audience. best channel on YT i swear.

[@kenroy916]

I know the nature of the topic of this kinda content is pretty niche and therefore doesn't usually reach huge audiences quite as quickly, but for the love of god, keep going man! There are those that adore your channel and watch religiously! Congratulations!!

[@ttssbb99]

Awesome! Thanks and can't wait to play around with it. Heads up though I had to add the .adg extension to the file after I unzipped it to get it to work.

[@thegiodome]

This is great, thank you so much! Much Love to you Anthony & the entire S2S community. Congrats on 100k!

[@kurtgrech77]

Awesome! Thanks as always Anthony, and huge congrats!!

[@williambrandon9660]

this rack is kinda insane by the way. Thank you so much. this actually solves my current workflow conundrum. all the basic recording treatment in a simple low latency rack.

[@jackthehumanofficial]

Thank you Anthony! Ive learned so much from you the past few years im so grateful. cheers well deserved!!❤

[@AlexEMagnus]

Congratulations, you deserved it 👏. Best content on mixing and Ableton Live themes.

[@imagitu6409]

nice. This is something I will actually use. Great work. Congrats on the subs man!

[@josipvulic5471]

So proud of all you have achieved! I've been a fan from when you first started. More video releases please. This digital preamp tool, as per usual, has been well thought out and well delivered! Cheers to you!

[@alexandrejoyal1284]

Congrats Anthony 🎉 Totally deserved - you’re amazing! Love all your courses as well

[@mrtinacrispoti]

Congrats! Your are the best! Thanks for the Digital Preamp, super nice! Cheers

[@carstensorensen154]

Congratulations with the 100k subs. Worth it!

[@Kenny-Turko]

Thank you S2S! I'd say 90% of the (useful) things I've learned about Ableton and production in general have come off your channel. Its always digestible, and your enthusiasm is so infectious. You seriously deserve the 100k, and way more IMHO. Your love for music and all this DAW has to offer is always so apparent in your videos, and it really comes through in your music. Popadosio is so sick, and has been a major inspiration since before I even knew you made these super generous vids. Giving this tool away for free is a testament to what is such a great outlook about art. Never stop Tony, and again, thanks so much!

[@playboyfan001]

Congratulations on 100k bro. u deserve it, thank you for all quality content you've given us.

[@Gechech]

Thanks Anthony! I can definitely see myself using this on everything and spending much more time on creativity. Awesome stuff, you are much worthy of every single sub and hopefully you'll grow a lot higher than 100k!

[@airfixx_8952]

Congrats on 100k! Always quality content..... 👊

[@DaveTherrien]

Well deserved - congrats on 100K !

[@slimpickle47]

Besn following for a few years, makes me so hapy to see you grow to 100k. You seriously deserve it man ❤

[@DavidAsh42]

Well done dude. Thank you so much for this BEAST!

[@eferg16]

Congrats on the milestone! You earned every bit

[@mrclaytron]

Congrats Anthony! Im so stoked that you hit 100,000! I can't praise you enough - In all honesty, you have one of the best production channels on KZbin. You have a very clear and concise teaching style, and your passion for music production is very apparent. I've learnt so much from your excellent videos. Looking forward to see you reach that 200K mark eventually!

[@Alex_Martz]

Thank you and congratulations! your channel is the best!

[@guapepenguin]

Congratulations Anthony, thank you!

[@dylanbeitzel4227]

Congrats! This is so awesome! Got into Ableton a little over a year ago and have gone through and watched every video that you have put out, and it has helped me learn so much. Keep it up!

[@aarondestefano7736]

You’re awesome, and it was great meeting you at secret dreams. I will be buying your courses asap!

[@makeediblemusic]

Congratulations! Very much deserved

[@Namuhni]

This has already been very useful for me! I find myself putting a similar arrangement of plugins on channels and this saves so much time

[@junostrecords4036]

You deserve way more than 100k, really. This is the most useful channel on ableton production I encountered so far. And you really show some extreamly useful thinks, not just selling you products, like many youtubers do. Thank you, very much appreciate your work!

[@moreorlesto]

Thank YOU very much for giving us all your knowledge, wisdom, experience, enthusiasm and time to better understanding this software that you don't even design, but clearly enjoy using to make music! I've been a fervent user of Logic Pro for years, but decided to try Live 11 during Pandemic lockdowns in 2021 to "see what all the fuss is about", found your Channel immediately after, and have been learning from it ever since! Congrats from Canada on getting *100 thousand* subscribers and thanks for the new tool!!

[@ilyandilymusic]

KZbin is filled with producers, teachers and salesman. Your channel stands apart as a pinnacle resource for beginner through advanced level production. Your teaching style, positive vibes and digestible information is very much appreciated. Keep kicking butt out there. Much love from FL, USA.

[@lukasharbig5488]

Thank you so much for this! Your entire channel is amazing and so helpful. The S2S Digital Preamp made my workflow way better. Thanks again

[@SpencerJhay]

First of all, congrats!! It’s been a pleasure to learn from your tutorials over the past few years. This was well deserved and I hope you continue to find success in the future. 🤙🏼 Thanks for this signal chain/audio rack! This couldn’t have come at a better time for me. I can’t wait to work with this! You’ve helped me solve challenges with Live that I now use it almost exclusively in my pro audio work and as I’ve been writing more original music. Thanks again!

[@simonyricools]

You're such a good teacher! Congratulations on 100K.

[@deepsynth3495]

You Earnt it bro, some of the best real learning content

[@DanielReznicek]

Hey man, first time to comment on your video's, but have been a lurker for a very long time, you have got to be the best teacher on KZbin. You have such a great way with presenting things as a listener would be thinking about your topic. I appreciate your gentle nature and how it feels you genuinely just want people to better themselves. With that said, I use the Push 3 Standalone to write what I called "Happy Hours" where I take about an hour to start from a blank project and create an idea that I can later throw onto my MacBook and expand on. This tool will help me get a quick mix together so that I don't have to keep adding devices to get something musical going and keep moving. I love all those native racks you use and will be excited to see what you come up with Live 12!

[@rubbad]

Thank you so much for this and all your vids!

[@VNDM-MUSIC]

Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

[@the-unconcious-mined]

Holy crap! was already falling in love with your channel, then I find this!

[@Thassodar]

I haven't had the cash to pick up your courses, but I've learned so much from you in the past year (for free!) that I will definitely be picking it up soon. Congrats on 100k subs, I'm one of them!

[@shanecgriffo]

Brilliant! thanks so much. Will probably still be using UA and other plugins for the main tracks guitar/vox etc, but this is great for all those extra percussion/synth/texture tracks to get them sorted quickly and easily.. thanks again!

[@FrancisFleuronas]

Thanks you! Best ableton teacher on KZbin!

[@g.mitrani]

this is awesome thank you and congrats🎉

[@freejack2205]

Thank you so much! Keep this going!

[@munsef4audio]

Congratulations and thank you. I am sure at least 70% of my knowledge in Ableton is from this channel and from your courses.

[@sjascuba]

yes, yes, yes. I've been looking for something like this. 🥇

[@WBradleyRobbins]

This is a sick rack. Thank you!

[@lttgginger2950]

Congrats Anthony!

[@noisynerdman]

dude. thank you so much for sharing this awesome tool! :)

[@adigitalalex]

This is really great. Thanks for sharing

[@felippebueno6046]

incredible! thanks!

[@mkkrt]

Thanks! This is really useful.

[@AxidEditing]

Wow. This is reallyreally usefull. Thanks a lot for that. Totally usefull for my workflow.... Thanksss

[@kerdum]

Congrats on 100k!!

[@wuezo4000]

This is excellent stuff man

[@hshx1n]

Thank you much and congrats

[@vanafoort]

Congrats!

[@leowalless9328]

This is excellent! Thanks

[@gooneybird808]

You’re my hero thank you!!

[@wlfsklw]

As an amateur with sensitive ears.. This is a really wonderful apprehension of what is sound design, or is it sound taming, or isn’t the same (?) Thanks for this rack that gets it all.

[@benavanzato5127]

This is a magical device

[@am5790]

congrats and thank you.

[@SHONSL]

BLESS YOU ❤❤❤

[@Calebjoyemusic]

Thanks, man! You always provide interesting and helpful tools! Still waiting on a KM Soft step 2 follow-up video on custom Midi settings. I don’t mind paying maybe that is something I can get with you on Patreon.

[@FreshnessStudio1]

Amazing Congratulations 🍾🎉🎈🥳

[@anonmus3155]

Oh no no no, Anthony, it's thanks to YOU, our Dear Friend spreading knowledge around the world with your no bs tutorials and courses! Love them all, every new video from you is like a holiday for me! Keep doing the great and honorable work you do!❤️ Much love from Ukraine🇺🇦

[@pixelrancher]

Congrats ... and thanks.

[@razzone58]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@KaosVerket]

Thank u! 🎉

[@psychotronicsquirtgun]

thank you and congrats. 😄

[@INITIATE_MUSIC]

so fucking awesome as a simple and fast way to get something sounding awesome! thanks for making this.

[@mcfiddles8814]

Legend

[@oliviergautier1973]

Thank you.

[@nicoincertezza5763]

thanks chef!

[@alexcepile1420]

"clip city" :D great device. thanx bro.

[@hirnzircus]

Congrats for the 100000 and thanx for this nice Swiss army knife :)

[@cekirdekci32]

thanks this is generous of you. I like this guy's videos. I probably wouldnt use this preamp tho. since I wanna see where I am saturating exactly and I wouldt wanna see where i am clipping , I wouldnt use the width without knowing what exactly doing to the phase and i literally bought all these plugins just to see what I am doing :( but i will recommend this to people. agan thanks this is generous.

[@pauljolly6404]

Congrats on the 100K!

[@CSPRfilms]

Thank you

[@Sunartica33]

that's a cool rack ty

[@alipaulstagram]

Great rack! You can map the device on/off button to the macros and then set the minimum to 1. This means when the dial is at 0, the device is turned off and using zero CPU. The device turns on only when you turn a dial. Handy if you ever want to use some more CPU hungry VST's in a rack.

[@narvalitao]

thanks

[@forrestroush]

very nice

[@fatalityshowHD]

Just a thought. Your preamp does remove a little bit of the low sub of your kick there. My suggestion is to turn off the pre low cut when the knob is all the way to the left. It is pretty easy to do in your rack. This way you won't loose the very low end in kicks/basses. You might say you don't need the low 20 hz or below, but it could make a difference when you play your music in club.

[@JT-hs6hc]

nice!

[@1markstuff]

Congratulations on the milestone ! I did try to install the preamp but was not showing up in my user folder browser (Im in Monterey) until I added the ".adg" suffix, which did not appear after unzipping...just in case that helps someone else.Thanks again.

[@tdtrecordsmusic]

boss level

[@maurofeatcopacabana]

PARABÉNS

[@DJazium]

This is awesome. I downloaded the rack. Can you explain how you're using the saturator to do the clipping?

[@giovanniortiz5833]

🤘🏽

[@iHOiD]

👏👏👏

[@eclecticaro]

Hi will Ableton 12 work well on Push 2 or will Ableton restrict / slow it down to work with Push 3 like Apple does with MacBooks?

[@andrewhaas5878]

🎉

[@tyeblee23]

Thank you so much for all the knowledge and this rack. I Couldnt seem to get it to work. it looks like it unzips proper then it goes to a blank page, without the device icon inside like normal

[@SeedtoStage]

try to add ".adg" at the end of the file. Seems to be an issue with the zipping process. I also uploaded the file again if you'd like to download it again.

[@tyeblee23]

@@SeedtoStage Thank you so much ❤️I can’t wait to use this.

[@VitaliKononov]

tried adding it to Ableton 11. It says preset might be broken. any ideas why it is happening for me?

[@quhp]

same. found a fix?

[@fabiomargotti948]

Hey, loved your vid, for some reason it won't let me import the rack in the daw. I have ableton 11 and all the other racks I've used have always worked smoothly, this one for some reason is giving me problems, it says "Only audio effects can be placed in this kind of track", anybody got a fix? (adding .adg still didn't make it work)

[@yekker2245]

You put this on your track AFTER instrument and effects?

[@VLADISLOVE_music]

Who knows please help me. When I tried to drag them into Ableton a message appears at the bottom saying “only audio effects can be placed in this kind of track”.

[@chrispirone4400]

Will this definitely not work on 10?