Hi Rob! Just started the beginner’s course and I’m really enjoying it. I’m using Ableton 11, and was setting up the suggested pad layout when I ran into an issue. I solved it, but it brought up an interesting question.
Setting up the pads in Ableton is easy, just drag and drop the samples on the pads in the display then save as a preset. I modified one of the included drum racks that way and thought I was done. But changing the pad assignments didn’t change the choke settings, and the closed hihat and snare pads on the right side interrupted each other. Pretty easy to solve, once I realized what was going on and found the chaining controls.
But it made me wonder about the best choke settings for finger drumming. Setting a choke on all the hihats is standard. But I’ve also been testing a choke on the two snare pads. It gives a much cleaner sound on flams and the like. And choking the kick pads seems like it would be useful, if you want the sound of a drum kit with a single kick.
This made me wonder what your choke settings were, and if you had any advice. I also wanted to mention the issue I had, in case any other Ableton users ran into it.
And thanks for creating this course, it’s a really great resource!
