Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6

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2007/01/12 12:50:00 (permalink)

Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6

I threatened to do it, and so I did. I love the sound of Dimension Pro (and I already own it, which helps) but I couldn't stand working with it in Live. Too many (big) windows just to select a preset. So I did the absurd: I created an Instrument Rack for every single Dimension Pro preset, including the expansions, and created a library with full subfolder hierarchies etc. It's amazing, it works, and it's for sale cheap. More verbiage and pics here:

http://www.decrementia.com/content.asp?pg=Other

and also an informative discussion about this on the Ableton Live forum:

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56220

Oy, my wrist hurts.
post edited by darc - 2007/01/12 13:14:27
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    darc
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/13 16:07:03 (permalink)
    Thanks, Chad. Does your login indicate that you're a Cakewalk employee? This is definitely the response I was hoping for, versus "You are in violation of... blah blah blah."

    As I said on the other forum, I think this could actually help Cakewalk, by making Dimension more desirable for certain users.
    post edited by darc - 2007/01/13 16:27:24
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/13 16:30:25 (permalink)
    Wow++, indeed.

    I've been vetting this (I sprung for it last night) for the past two hours.

    If you own Ableton 6, this is an absolute no-brainer for $10.
    Dimension Pro is now fun in Ableton Live.....!

    BTW, it makes more sense for me to store the folder under Instruments (along with Impulse, etc.), rather than Racks, since I think of Dimension Pro as an instrument in that sense....

    Chuck

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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/13 16:57:02 (permalink)
    Stupid Question #65... Will these work with Live Lite 6.03?

    Edit: Ok - I tested it (I'm always a little paranoid, but I just couldn't resist...)

    It works GREAT !!!

    Will be ordering this soon. Just paid for car repairs and school...and the bill just got here...but you'll be hearing from me soon enough. My compliments to the chefs'
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    My site i guess;)
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/13 18:02:19 (permalink)
    Thanks for the feedback, guys - that's the most important part of it for us.

    MDK, if you're sure you want this, e-mail your order straight away, and plan on paying me whenever it's feasible for you. This is a friendly endeavor (but as I've said, please don't share this with any non-paying customers.)

    Have fun!

    p.s. Chuck, any objections to my putting your reply above on the product page as a testimonial?
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/22 18:53:44 (permalink)
    An unbiased mini-review; as the person above said, a no brainer for USD10 if you use Live and Dim Pro. I got my copy this weekend and it just works like a charm...
    I have Reason, and scads of plug in synths and samplers, but I find myself going back to Dimension Pro more and more for both "real" instrument and great electronic sounds plugged in to Live 6...
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/23 16:38:15 (permalink)
    Thanks a bunch, Rasputin. If you find yourself on the Ableton forum with time to kill, please consider cross-posting your kind review. There's a lot more traffic there then here. Glad it's proving useful for you.
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/24 09:15:36 (permalink)
    darc, I haven't forgotten ya - just real busy in school right now.
    (I promise) You'll hear from me within a month or 2 - b4 the P5 2.5 update, I'm sure .
    Hell, I haven't checked my Outlook in-box in 2 weeks....

    My site i guess;)
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/24 09:42:13 (permalink)
    Good deal, MDK. That'll give us an opportunity to orchestrate a "bump" over on the Live forum. The initial buzz has totally fizzled.
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/28 13:56:49 (permalink)
    This looks great....One question though, Will it work for the standard Dim. that came with my P5? I hope to update to Dim pro in the near future but for now it would be nice to use what I have in live. Also does it come with a complete blow by blow 'how to' idiots guide for newb's like me......Dimension + Live6 = Awsome.

    Rosco
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/28 16:43:44 (permalink)
    i don't think you can't use the dimension from P5 in live. it is only the dx version and not the vst version. you'd need to get dim. pro to use in live.
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/29 10:26:19 (permalink)
    I believe fragmentated is correct. If you're unable to run Dimension in Live now, my library won't change that (and if it did, I'd have a lawsuit on my hands). What my library does is put all of the presets immediately in the Live library menu (on the left side of the screen.) A simple idea, but a big help for a preset hunter.

    Re: the "idiot's guide", it's extremely simple to install. You basically just unzip the file to wherever you'd prefer it - the "standard location" being in the Ableton Instrument Presets/ Instrument Racks folder - and I'm available by e-mail to walk you through any questions that arise. (This is a very small-volume operation, as in I've earned all of $45 minus PayPal fees thus far) so you can expect individualized service.
    post edited by darc - 2007/01/29 12:16:03
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/29 17:43:39 (permalink)
    I think this will be a 'must have' for me when I get Dim Pro. I've been thinking about it for a while, I think being able to use it in Live is just the kick up the bum (or excuse) I need to get that baby on ordered.

    Rosco
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/30 12:02:59 (permalink)
    Dimension Pro in Live with this little enhancement definitely puts a lot of firepower in your hands. Especially once you become really familiar with the presets and/or begin re-organizing them per your own preferences.

    I just want to reiterate in case you hadn't noticed, that this library requires Live version 6, since it makes use of the Instrument Racks feature.
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    RE: Complete Dimension Pro Instrument Racks for Live 6 2007/01/30 12:04:16 (permalink)
    Oops, just scrolled up and saw that you had noticed. Anyway, still a good Public Service Announcement.
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