Instrument Rack - the Most Powerful Tool in Ableton Live?

In this video I will show you how the Instrument Rack in Ableton Live works and why it might be the most powerful tool the DAW has to offer.

00:00 Introduction
01:27 Basic Setup
02:22 Main Navigation/Functions
02:45 Keyboard Split/Velocity
04:09 Macros
07:01 Saving Presets
07:34 Chain Selector

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[JannisLeWolff]

Thanks for watching! Do you also like using the instrument rack for having more options with your synth sounds?

[joergbrathauer]

the YT algorythm finally showed me your videos. So I hope your channel will grow a lot :-) I watched a few of your videos and your explanations and use of instrument racks have cured my ableton fatigue. Instead of being an overwhelming sequencer Ableton is now much more of an enjoyable instrument to play around with.

[notgodzod]

Excellent - very clear and really useful information. Thank you!

[simonroyjonesuk]

Really helpful and clear. Thanks very much.

[charleshenryradoulfe]

Nice guy, great job, best live tutorial so far...

[henryvenn]

hi Jannis i appreciate your ideas and chennel i always found the chain selector a bit tricky but i will try to fet the hang of it to use regularly thanks for the reminder. your patches are great - reminds me of kraftwerk!

[zeibeats]

Hello, can i add vsts in instrument rack?

[tomfoolery]

can you put third party VST's in an instrument rack? ie Pigments or BA1

[UmaRecordings]

I’m having trouble with Instrument Rack automation. Everytime I save one and import it again, the automation in the rack is gone. What am I doing wrong?

[Heleno.]

In the Instrument Rack I can switch from one instrument to another using a MIDI controller or computer keyboard.
I am controlling the parameters of my instruments that are inside the Instrument Rack using a controller. Each instrument has its own parameters.

To switch from one instrument to another, in the Instrument Rack, I also use a MIDI controller, but when I switch instruments, in order to control the parameters of the respective instrument to which I switched, I have to click (inside the Instrument Rack) with the mouse on the instrument I am using, so that I can “activate” it, and thus be able to control its respective parameters.
Is there a way to do this operation of switching instruments, and at the same time keep it “activated”, without using the mouse?

[TheBlackJewelz]

I’m just realizing this function to stack instruments must not be available in intro…