Sonic Bloom have released SB ReGenerators 3, available as a FREE download. Donations are welcomed.
Sonic Bloom completed a German video course on MIDI effects in Ableton Live. Naturally, it included a chapter on generative music, during which they built three MIDI effect racks: one for bass lines, one for melodies and one for chords.
The previous two sets of generator racks, Sonic Bloom released in 2020, received a lot of attention. Since then, many of the MIDI effects have been updated and Scale Mode has been introduced. Sonic Bloom thought it would be useful to share these new racks. The changes to the features have made creating generative MIDI effect racks much easier, opening up many more possibilities.
All three racks in SB ReGenerators 3 are macro-mapped and each has 16 macro variations — essentially, 16 presets for each generator type. Each rack comes in two versions: one best suited to one-note MIDI clips and one for jamming. This means you actually get six MIDI effect racks.
Add them to a MIDI track with an instrument preset, then create a MIDI clip containing one or more notes. Next, set the root note and scale, and activate Scale Mode in the clip. Press play to make the music magically appear. Try out the different macro variations, adjust the macros, or simply click ‘Rand’ to randomise the macro controls and explore further.
Sonic Bloom also created versions of each rack that are best suited to live jamming. These are signified by the addition of ‘Jam’ to their names. Add a rack to a MIDI track with a MIDI instrument, then arm the track or set Monitoring to In. You can now jam with your MIDI controller or computer keyboard.
Watch the walkthrough video HERE.
SB ReGenerators 3 requires Ableton Live 12.2 Intro or later.
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