Ableton/Live/UG/25 Racks/05 Zones/04 Chain Select Zones
- Chain select zones let one parameter, the draggable Chain selector above the 0–127 scale, choose which chains can play. Only chains whose zone overlaps the selector's value produce output.
- In Instrument and MIDI Effect Racks they filter only notes by default; Chain Selector Filters MIDI Ctrl in the ruler's context menu makes them filter all MIDI.
- In MIDI Effect Racks fades lower note velocity. In Instrument and Audio Effect Racks fades lower each chain's output volume: moving the selector off a zone that ends in a fade silences the chain, while a zone without a fade lets reverb tails and delays ring out.
25.5.4.1 Making Preset Banks Using Chain Select
- Chain select zones default to a length of 1 at value 0. Place four chains with different effects at values 0, 1, 2 and 3 with no overlap, and map the Chain selector to a hardware encoder: turning it switches between four setups.
25.5.4.2 Crossfading Preset Banks Using Fade Ranges
- Lengthen the zones and add fade ranges so neighbouring presets overlap, keeping one value where each plays alone. Moving the selector then crossfades between presets; wider fades make smoother transitions.
