Ableton/Live/UG/29 Audio Effect Reference/01 Amp/01 Amp Tips

• 29.1.1 Amp Tips

  • Amp behaves like analog hardware, so results are not always predictable.

  • 29.1.1.1 Amps and Cabinets

    • Guitar amps are made to drive speaker cabinets, so the companion Ableton/Live/UG/29 Audio Effect Reference/06 Cabinet belongs after Amp for an authentic chain. Using either one alone gives other, less conventional sounds.

  • 29.1.1.2 Electricity

    • An amp's circuits share a fixed amount of power, so raising one control can take energy from another. Turning up Treble can reduce bass and mids, so getting a sound may mean adjusting controls that seem unrelated.

  • 29.1.1.3 More than Guitars

    • Amp and Cabinet also work on drums, synths and other sources — for example to add grit to Ableton/Live/UG/31 Instrument Reference/09 Operator or Ableton/Live/UG/31 Instrument Reference/01 Analog.