
To trigger with the mouse, move the cursor over any of the square sample slots and click the Play symbol that appears. You can trigger the samples with the mouse, the keyboard, or a MIDI device. As normal, either switch the MIDI track to the 'In' monitor mode or record-enable the track, and you will be able to play Impulse.

To get started we'll load up the electronic preset called 'Studio Kleine'. The Impulse presets are divided into two folders (Acoustic and Electronic), both of which contain a mixture of raw Impulse patches and Group patches (Racks) that combine Impulse with additional effects.

As with the other instruments, you can either drag the main Impulse folder icon to a MIDI track to create a blank Impulse, or open the folder and choose a preset with pre-loaded samples. If you click on the Live Devices icon in Live 's Browser, you will find the Impulse drum machine inside the Instruments folder.

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This month we'll take a tour of the Impulse drum machine, discover how to create patterns to sequence it, and then look at some ways of increasing its powers using alternative routings and Rack combinations. This month we're going to look at how to make the most of the Impulse drum machine.Ībleton Live ships with two instrument plug-ins: Simpler and Impulse. Live 's built-in instruments are pretty sophisticated, yet retain the ease of use that is central to the Ableton philosophy.
