Expert sleepers es9 usb audio interface page 5 muff. Shows how to set up a drum rack in ableton live to drive the expert sleepers es4 gate expander. Studio 1824, windows 10, not output from adat questions. Windows 10, ableton 10, expert sleepers es 8, uc mixer in bypass mode. Expert sleepers make eurorack modules, and other synth hardware. Abletons new cv tools allow you to control modular gear from live. Got my es 9 yesterday and tried it to connected to ableton cv tool. Modular audio processing with expert sleepers silent way and es 3. This tutorial shows how to route expert sleepers trigger plugins that are embeded in ableton drum racks to a modular so that you can create beats on the push but still get the sounds of the modular.
The es9s 14 analogue inputs allow simultaneous tracking or mixing of a large number of sound sources in your modular, while the 8 dccoupled outputs are perfect for controlling the modular with silent way, maxmsp, abletons cv tools, bitwig studio or similar, or for sending audio out to the modular for processing. As soon as you connect an expert sleepers module to your audio interface using a lightpipe cable, you can use these adat channels in ableton live. What i notice now is that when i select my daw ableton and i put the expert sleepers soundcard. Ableton release free cv tools for integrating with analog. Select one of the adat outputs in live and an led on your expert sleepers module will blink, glow or light up, depending on the signal you feed it from the software. A simplestpossible setup of the expert sleepers es4 spdifcv interface module and the es4 controller plugin, in ableton live. Silent way polyphonic setup in ableton live expert sleepers. Were looking at the expert sleepers silent way software for controlling analog gear and the es 1 and es 3 audio interfaces.
I could use it with another interface to send and receive modulation cv through ableton and vcv rack. One is connected to a behringer ada8200 adat box and the other is connected to an expert sleepers es 3 dc coupled adat out and an expert sleepers es 6 dc coupled adat in. Really fabulous but i felt the lack of gates for my eurorack, so i bought an es 5. Extremely helpful, thanks so much for the max for live device and the tutorial. Expert sleepers es40esx8md cubase hell page 2 gearslutz. Expert sleepers eurorack within ableton ableton forum. Setup and calibration tutorial for expert sleepers silent way voice controller in ableton live. As far as i unterstood, ableton could be the master clock when i would use variant b or c, whereas i dont know to clock my system to the ableton project in variant a.
How to sync modular hardware with ableton live ableton. Simple demo of using silent way lfos with the expert sleepers es4 spdif cv interface. Ableton s own cv tools is news, though, in that these modules are powerful, flexible, and polished, and have a very ableton. I set channel configuration 16 input mono and stereo and 16 output mono and stereo in ableton. A cv source in the modular is recorded and looped in ableton live. Ableton cv tools and es expander modules page 2 muff. Part 1 covers most aspects of the silent way software that do not specifically require expert sleepers hardware. Discussion and support for expert sleepers silent way software and hardware. Motu ultralite mk3 outputs spdif on 1112 in ableton despite the expert sleepers videos using same audio interface and ableton 910, so. The es 8 is designed for that sort of software, something that can send a signal to a dccoupled audio interface which is what the es 8 is and the module converts that into the proper cvgatetrig calls on its end. This could be used for example to expand the io count via an expert sleepers es 3 andor es 6, or to connect a traditional audio interface to add, say, mic preamps or 1 4 line outputs for example with the behringer ada8200. Excellent for use with cv tools in ableton live or the silent way software from expert sleepers.
The expert sleepers es 9 usb audio interface module is a eurorack 16in16out usb audio interface, with dccoupled inputs and outputs that can be used for both audio and cvs. Some expert sleepers, such as the es8 or es9, are full blown. The es 9 is the sequel, the followup, the same but better. Board index ableton forums music and audio production. Es 4 module and silent way es 4 controller software 1. You will have to test to find out which cable is defective. Rival daw bitwig studio, for its part, has taken an entirely different approach youll get a software modular engine capable of interlinking with hardware cv wherever you like. New silent way tutorial for ableton live expert sleepers home.
For syncing live to your modular, you can use cv tools clock and trigger. Expert sleepers has a software package called silent way, which includes tools to send cv and gate signals from ableton live to your expert sleepers module. Shows how to set up a drum rack in ableton live to drive the expert sleepers es 4 gate expander. The es 9 has 14 analogue inputs which can be used for both audio and cv. If i wide my stereo field on a synth virtual the volume just gets louder. Expert sleepers setups the following are several ways to route control voltages to a modular synth from a pc, using expert. Silent way polyphonic setup in ableton live youtube. My output in ableton is set on channel 1516 do i miss something.
Incredible options for controlling modular synths silent way is a nobrainer silent way opens up sound design options thatd be expensive, difficult or impossible any other way. Ableton live, cycling74 maxmsp, 2hp euclid, 2hp tm mix. The silent way tutorials page has been updated with a new video explaining setup in ableton live. Weve talked a lot about expert sleepers products in recent months. B buy a new audio interface with an adat port and get the es 3 for example c get expert sleepers es 8.
A simplestpossible setup of the expert sleepers es 4 spdifcv interface module and the es4 controller plugin, in ableton live. It sounds as good if not better than my older desktop interface roland. The es4 controller software part of expert sleepers silent way also allows the gate expander outputs to be used for din sync or midi output note not just midi clock output, but as an actual midi port, capable of sending any midi messages. There are currently eighteen plugins in the silent way suite silent way ac encoder, silent way cv input, silent way cv to midi, silent way cv to osc, silent way dc, silent way es4 controller, silent way es5 controller, silent way esx4cv combiner, silent way follower, silent way learner, silent way lfo, silent way quantizer, silent way smux, silent way soundplane, silent way step lfo, silent way sync, silent way trigger and silent way voice controller. I actually bought modules to interface microphones and guitars with it to use the es 9 as my interface for anything. Here the gate expander is triggering a selection of drum. In ableton, put the es 4 plugin on one midi track, with the modules default pitchpitchgategate. The key features of augustus loop that make it more than. Expert sleepers es3 mk3 lightpipe cv interface reverb. Ableton release free cv tools for integrating with analog gear. Expert sleepers es40 spdif interface eliahs gear reverb. The es 8 was specifically designed for people who want to integrate software. Controlling you modular synth from ableton live youtube. Tweets by expertsleepers instruments that sound good inspire better music, and its a struggle to make music with badsounding instruments, irrespective of how talented you might be.
It took me a several hours on a saturday afternoon to figure out how to bring the es 5 to work with my qad drum. I have outputs from ports 18, and i have inputs from all ports including ableton adat in ports 1114 from es 8. We had a visit from live certified trainer simon stokes to get a closer look at the new free cv tools max for live pack. But the work by expert sleepers aka andrew ostler aka os uniquely solves every challenge. Which miditocv and clock module for integration in ableton. Modular synth problem expert sleepers fh1 not working wit post by elektropol. Cv tools arent the first max for live tools for ableton live not by far.
I am looking for a dc coupled audio interface wich isnt to expensive, as my laptops soundcard doesnt have a dccoupled output. Gregory has discussed the es 3 and es 6 cv interfaces, and tom has talked a bit about the disting and its use for some conversion functions. Leftover from my modular synth days and i no longer have use for it. And i didnt get the audio signal from my oscillator out into the input 1 of es9, also i tried to set the cv instrument pitch to the ext. Try the es 8 with either expert sleepers silent way windows or motus volta mac as a gatewaytranslator. The expert sleepers es 6 expands their es 3 lightpipecv interface module with the addition of 8 cv input channels 6 on the es 6 and an additional 2 when paired with the es 7 expansion module. I have no output from ports 1118 adat out in ableton to es 8 in. Expert sleepers eurorack within ableton post by chapatow. I bought your es 9 several weeks and it works fine with ableton cv tools. May 7, 2019 may 7, 2019 elisabeth modular synthesizers, software sequencers ableton, ableton live, control voltage, daw, modular synthesizers. Cv tools and expert sleepers es8 problem hi, i asked this question directly to ableton and its been a couple weeks and they havent responded they usually answer within two days, i also asked on the expert sleepers forum and its been nearly a week. Ableton, push 2, and expert sleepers es1 sending cv to.
The es 9 is a eurorack 16in16out usb audio interface, with dccoupled inputs and outputs that can be used for both audio and cvs. Expert sleepers es9 usb audio interface page 9 muff. Have you tried it on a fresh cubase project with just one es 4 controller plugin on a software instrument track. Expert sleepers silent way in ableton live youtube. Iirc, clock shifting requires a preroll, which sucks. A demo of the expert sleepers es 6 cvlightpipe interface. A demo of es4 mode in the silent way voice controller, making integration easier with the expert sleepers es4 spdifcv interface module. Here the gate expander is triggering a selection of drum synth modules. For those looking at sync solutions with a daw, a list of.
Ableton is adding a suite of max for live plugins to live 10 suite that allow. Since these outputs are driven from an audio connection the spdif port, they have sampleaccurate timing, which no usb midi interface can claim. Expert sleepers es 8 was the first dedicated eurorack module that presented you with a dccoupled audio interface with cv inputs and outputs ready to go. I found using the lightpipe output left more open outputs on the rest of my audio interface for other things while allowing 8 channels available for cv signals. We also make vst, audiounit and aax plugins for macos and windows, as well as plugins for vcv rack.
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