What Is Your Most Productive Set Up/Workflow?

The way I’ve setup my last few OT Parts, it’s definitely made things more immediate for me. I’m real fast and comfortable in Ableton but this has become even more efficient for me, now that it’s all set up.

Track 1 is a kick chain (64) and there are a few other kick chains in adjacent slots for fast switching
Track 2 is a percussion loop chain (64) plus more in adjacent slots
Track 3 is a hi hat chain (64) single shots.
Track 4 is another percussion loop chain but with more low end content (64)
Track 5 has about 128 bars of DFAM bass material, loop chain.
Track 6 is another 128 bars of DFAM, but more lead material, loop chain.
Track 7 is open flex for anything that might require slicing.
Track 8 is master track with p-lockable compressor and a small touch of master dark reverb.

It’s a very “Mise en place” configuration.
Leaning so heavily on chains, I have immediate access to 128 different single shot samples, and 512 different loops, all instantly switchable via the start point parameter. And it’s all content that I can easily mangle with conditional trigless trigs, FX, p-locks, LFOs, and scenes.

When starting a new tune I simply paste one of these parts in, and 30-45 minutes later I’ve got a few patterns that I can develop into a live recorded tune, or use for 5-6 minutes of live set material.

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