![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These are all excellent ways to get your track audio from Ableton Live to your sound system. To learn more about Dante systems, visit. It’s very stable and the audio quality is excellent. If you’re able to go the Dante route, it’s a great option. No USB audio interface will give you that many. When you plug in the ethernet cable, you’ll be able to route your tracks to up to 64 different channels – which is by far the largest number of channels you can get. What’s awesome is that it uses the ethernet port on your computer, which eliminates the need for a snake, direct boxes, and other cables/adapters. If your soundboard is compatible with Dante, you can use Dante Virtual Soundcard to send up to 64 channels from Ableton Live to your sound system. I’m beginning to see more and more larger, tech-driven churches use Dante to send audio from Ableton Live to the sound system. It’s really easy to set up because there aren’t audio drivers and configuration software to install. It has 8 XLR jacks, which eliminates the need for direct boxes. Track Rig is an 8-channel audio output interface that gives you everything you need to run tracks, including a 4-port USB hub for MIDI controllers and hard drives. This will be important for your sound team so they can EQ and mix the tracks properly. I also group and send all synth lead lines together and send them out their own separate output. I do the same for percussion tracks, like shaker and tambourine. For example, I group and send all of my key tracks together out their own output. My best-practice tip is to group tracks together that have similar sounds. I’ve never needed to use more than 8 outputs, because it can feel like you’re playing to a karaoke track. You can connect these interfaces directly to the sound system, or through direct boxes. When using an audio interface, Ableton Live will let you choose which output each of your tracks goes out of. You need at least 4 outputs to make this option worth it. Don’t bother with an interface that doesn’t have at least 4 outputs. I would recommend looking at anything by PreSonus, MOTU, or an audio interface that I helped design that’s called Track Rig. There are a lot of great options out there that will get the job done. To solve this issue, another way to send audio to the sound system is by using an audio interface. This means that if your sound team wants to turn down the tambourine track, you would need to adjust it for them on the Ableton Live computer ahead of time. When using the headphone jack, you’re sending all of your tracks out a single, mono output. The downside of using the headphone jack is that it doesn’t give your sound team full mix control over each individual track. This is the setup I use about 75% of the time when I lead worship because I travel a lot to different churches and need an easy, quick and uncomplicated setup. You’ll then be able to plug each 1/4″ jack into Direct Boxes for your click and tracks. You’ll need to buy a Hosa CMP-153 Stereo Breakout cable. Selecting ‘1’ will send the audio to the left side of your headphone jack and ‘2’ will send the audio to the right side. You’ll be given another dropdown where you can choose which side of your headphone jack to send the audio. In Ableton Live, all you need to do is choose “Built-in Output” as your audio output device from the audio settings tab in preferences. This means you can use the left side of the headphone jack to send your click and the right side to send your tracks. However, your headphone jack is a stereo output. They think that because it’s a single jack it only has one output. Many people who first start using tracks are confused by the headphone jack. It’s also perfect for beginners or worship leaders who want a really fast setup. This is honestly the easiest and most affordable way to send tracks to your sound system. There are three ways that I’d recommend looking at when deciding how to get your tracks heard through the sound system and the click to your band. It all depends on your setup, workflow and personal preference. As with many other things in Ableton Live, there are multiple ways of doing the same thing. It’s one thing to know how to create a rock-solid Ableton Session, but when it comes time to move from your church office to the stage, connecting your computer to the sound system is a vital step. Published by Loop Community on JJune 6, 2019 3 Ways to Send Your Tracks to Your Sound System ![]()
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