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Techno Maker

Turn your kick into techno chords. Load the rack on a return track and use your kick's send to explore thick chords and pitched percussion.

Ableton Live Suite 9.6.1 or later. View requirements ↓

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Shape chords from your kick

01

Chord Selector

Switch between Cm9, Gm9, Ab9, and Eb9 chords.

02

Time Offset

Change the timing of the chords.

03

Thickness

Adjust the thickness of the sound.

04

Tone

Explore changes in chord tone and color.

05

Timbre

Change the number of bandpass filters used by the vocoders.

06

PM Filter

Create a low-pass-like sound using Corpus.

07

On/Off Rec

Explore different rectifier positions.

08

Volume

Adjust the output level.

Before you download

  • Ableton Live Suite 9.6.1 or later.

Ableton Live and any separately required third-party software are not included.

Install in Live

  1. Install any required packs or plug-ins listed here first.
  2. Double-click the downloaded rack file to open it in Ableton Live.
  3. Click the rack’s Save button to keep it in your User Library.
  4. Load the rack on a return track and turn up the corresponding send on your kick track.

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