Using Ableton with VCV Rack
Hey guys!
So, there's a small change in plans for this week. I had a revelation about Ableton and VCV the other day and I had to try it, and it works :) So I recorded a video about it and it will be published later today instead of the Plaits video, which will be postponed to next week. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks so much!
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Hi Omri, where can I find that Pulse sample? Thank you
I cannot find it now for some reason, but you can record a trigger or pulse in VCV or Ableton, and use that as the sample. It's just a trigger sample.
For MIDI routing the Mac's IAC Driver can be used.
FYI Omri, Mac owners can use Blackhole audio to route audio in between VCV Rack and Ableton. It will be seen as an audio option in both Ableton and VCV Rack and has 16 channels in and out: https://github.com/ExistentialAudio/BlackHole
Oh nice!
Thanks for doing this video Omri. Mac owners how to you deal with the fact that Rack-0.6.2c-mac.dmg is an installer. Meaning how can you just see the vst without using the installer or maybe you can just install the vst and not VCV Rack?
Cheers! I wonder how it works on Mac... I hope someone can help with this.
well, the fx one. my mistake! sorry for the mess...
Oh, I'm sorry, I should have pointed that out in the video. I will add this to the description.
sure!
If I see correctly, when YOU drag Bridge it opens a midi track in Ableton, not an audio one
oh, I didn't realize this... It's the first time I really use Ableton so I didn't see that it's a Midi track... Can you send me a screenshot? It will be easier for me to see what's going on. You can send it to here omri.musicohen@gmail.com
I have Live Suite 10
If I drag Bridge into Ableton, it loads an audio track, so first I create a midi track, drag Bridge on it, select port (1, or 2 or 3 or whaterver..) .. Actually I must confess that when I tried earlier this morning I was able to choose port as an audio out on the sample track, but I did not get any sounds into VCV as the Bridge track was an audio one, I guess, which I did not see at first. Now that I am trying again, just no port to be selected as an an "audio out"...
Well, if you want to send audio, you will have to put the bridge on an empty audio track. Then you can route other audio track into it and route audio from vcv into it.
V. 10.1.5
No, I mean the version of Ableton so if it's the light version or the full one. But I guess it will work in all versions, can you send me a snapshot so I can see what's going on?
Bridge does not appear as an "audio to" destination on the sample track...
Oh ok so you have it loaded into a separate track right? And just to be sure, which version of Ableton do you have? Do they have differences so maybe you cannot route in this version? I just downloaded the demo version so I have all of the features for now.
Wow, nice tutorial Omri. I thought bridge was done and dusted. Will definitely try and follow this. Hopefully it works on my MBP as that’s where I got both software installed.
Well, it should work with a Mac, totally. Let me know how it goes
hoo bridge does not seem to work with Mac :(
What seems to be the problem? Did you download the mac version? Do you see it in vcv?
HI Omri! Thanks a lot for this tutorial! This is something I would have not been able to do by myself for sure :)) However I am wondering what you think about the LINK module in VCV that is supposed to sync both VCV and ableton... Personnaly I have not been able to get a perfect sync. Thanks anyway!!
Well, I think that the best way is to use the actual clock signal, it will be the most stable. I do this also with my hardware and it's flawless. Give it a try and let me know how it works for you.