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Drum Machine

Drum Sampler

Ableton

Where to get itIncluded with Ableton Live. It is part of that DAW, not a separate download.ableton.com

Drum Sampler is a sampler instrument designed for playing back one-shot samples in Drum Racks, offering essential sampler controls including start/length positioning, an AHD (Attack-Hold-Decay) amplitude envelope, and pitch controls. It distinguishes itself with a dedicated playback effects section featuring nine creative effects (Stretch, Loop, Pitch Env, Punch, 8-Bit, FM, Ring Mod, Sub Osc, Noise), a four-mode filter section, and flexible velocity and modulation routing for dynamic sample manipulation.

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Key Features

01Sample Start and Length controls with waveform zoom
02AHD envelope with Trigger/Gate modes and adjustable Hold time
03Transpose (-48 to 48 semitones) and Detune (-50 to 50 cents) controls
04Nine playback effects: Stretch, Loop, Pitch Env, Punch, 8-Bit, FM, Ring Mod, Sub Osc, Noise
05Four filter types: 12 dB low-pass, 24 dB low-pass, 24 dB high-pass, peak filter
06X/Y pad for real-time playback effect parameter control
07Velocity-to-Volume modulation and Velocity/Slide modulation routing
08Similar sample swapping and hot-swap browser for instant sample replacement

Things to Try

  • 01Set Hold time to 'inf' to play the sample for its entire length instead of using the decay envelope
  • 02Use the Punch effect with short Punch Release times to emphasize transients and add impact
  • 03Layer the Sub Osc effect (30–120 Hz range) with the original sample to add low-end weight, with the oscillator envelope following the device's attack and decay settings
  • 04Drag vertically on the X/Y pad to adjust the first playback effect parameter and horizontally for the second parameter, allowing real-time sound design without switching control modes
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