CHAPTER 23. LIVE INSTRUMENT REFERENCE
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23.11.2
Accessing the Session Drums Presets
After installation, the Session Drums presets are accessed through Live's Device Browser, in
exactly the same way as Live's other built-in instruments. You will nd them as categorized
presets within the
Drum Rack
folder. Session Drums presets are therefore loaded just like
any other device, by dragging a preset from the Browser into an empty MIDI track.
The presets are arranged into Stereo and Multimic folders in the Browser. Complete kits
and individual drums are listed in separate folders in each section.
23.11.3
Mixing the Drums
Because the Session Drums presets are organized as Drum Racks, the individual instruments
can be
mixed alongside tracks
in the Session mixer. Additionally, the multimic presets include
three
return chains
, which also appear in the mixer and can be mixed independently:
Snare Bottom
this chain controls the level of the ambient vibration of the snares for
each instrument
Overhead
controls the level of the stereo overhead mics
Room
controls the level of the stereo room mics
For both the stereo and multimic kits, each drum's close or internal mic is shown as a channel
in the Session View mixer.
23.11.4
Modifying the Drumkits
All of the Session Drums presets are conveniently mapped to
Macro Controls
for greater
expression. The speci c mappings differ between the stereo and multimic presets, although
all presets include the following two:
Hihat Pedal
this Macro adjusts the openness of the hihat. This is primarily a control
for use by keyboard players; if you have an electronic drumkit with a hihat pedal that
sends CC4 data, this will control hihat openness automatically.
