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Expertly sampled from a host of classic synths – think Roland Juno 60, Jupiter-6 and Yamaha DX-7 – the latest instalment of our Ableton Racks series serves up 127 authentic hardware-sourced chord stabs inside a custom rack instrument complete with comprehensive macro controls for powerful melodic creativity.
Built from scratch to include two tiers of 8 macro controls, Ableton Chord Rack delivers our most creative and flexible sound processing options to date. From intuitive and inspiring top-level FX chains combining reverb, distortion, delay, chorus and filters, through to lower-level macros controlling the source sound parameters (ADSR, volume, filtering, transposition), Ableton Chord Rack comes loaded with a huge palette of classic synth sounds and processing power primed for house, techno and retro-inspired electronica.
What’s Inside
TOP-LEVEL MACROS
Selector – Changes the selected chord out of 127 available presets.
Reverb – Turns on reverberation, turn to the right to increase perceived amount.
Crush – Enables a redux FX, increasing the value decreases the sample rate.
Delay – A retro sounding ping-pong delay, turn the macro all the way to the right for a 100% wet sound.
Flanger – Flange the chord sound from the left to right channel.
Wah – A custom wah wah filter.
Chorus – Turns on an analogue modelled chorus effect.
LPF – Tweak this macro to allow more or less bass in the affected chord sound.
LOWER-LEVEL MACROS
Ve Attack – The attack envelope of the particular chord sample, turn to the right to allow for a smoother volume envelope
Ve Decay – The decay envelope of the particular chord sample, reduce for a sharper sounding chord stab
Ve Sustain – The sustain envelope of the particular chord sample, use in conjunction with release to tweak the tail of the sound.
Ve Release – The release envelope of the particular chord sample, control the envelope shape of the decaying volume with this macro.
S Start – Turn to change the sample start point of the chord.
Filter Freq – A HPF filter, turn all the way to the left for an obviously filtered sound.
Transpose – Transpose the sound upwards or downwards stepwise in semi-tones.
Volume – Change the amplitude of the chord sound.