{"id":327,"date":"2014-07-11T15:47:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.splice.com\/?p=327"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:42:21","slug":"ableton-live-impulse-routing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/ableton-live-impulse-routing\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Routing with Ableton Live Impulse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Impulse<\/strong> is one of my favorite, go-to instruments in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ableton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ableton Live<\/a> due to its ease of use and, mostly, because it&#8217;s a bit of an underdog. In this article I&#8217;d like to help breathe some new life into the simple drum machine by using Live&#8217;s flexible audio and MIDI routing system. Also, some other advanced topics will crop up that will receive more attention in future articles, such as Follow Actions and Dummy Clips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our goal<\/strong>: to break apart the components of a MIDI track into separate tracks in order to gain more control of Impulse. I recommend having the Splice file open and following along with the tutorial step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Step 1: Create a new MIDI track (Shift+CTRL\/CMD+T) and add Ableton Live Impulse to the track<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">Don&#8217;t reach for any presets, just drag in a blank instance of the instrument. You should be building your own custom made Impulse presets, whether the samples came from a free library or you recorded them with your&nbsp;phone.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-330 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"195\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Blank-Impulse.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-330 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Blank-Impulse.png 456w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Blank-Impulse-300x128.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 456px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 456\/195;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A blank instance of Impulse<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Add samples, create a new clip (Shift+CTRL\/CMD+M), and program some&nbsp;MIDI notes to work with<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color: #222222;\">\n<p>You may want to edit the samples a bit before you drop them into Impulse&#8217;s sample slots. Once they&#8217;re in there, you won&#8217;t be able to see the waveforms again. As for the clip, anything will do. I went with a simple &#8220;four on the floor&#8221; drum beat accompanied by a couple pad sounds and a bass sample. Here&#8217;s where I started:<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Routing-To-and-From-Impulse-Before.wav\" preload=\"auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-332 size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"185\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Initial-MIDI-Clip-1024x185.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-332 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Initial-MIDI-Clip-1024x185.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Initial-MIDI-Clip-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Initial-MIDI-Clip.png 1383w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/185;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The beat programmed for Impulse to play<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Create eight new audio tracks (CTRL\/CMD+T)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It depends on how you look at it, but one of the disadvantages of Impulse is that adding an audio effect after it will&nbsp;process the sum of&nbsp;the audio coming from the instrument. So, for example, what if you only wanted to add a Simple Delay on the closed hi-hat sound?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s where we start to break the DAW a bit. These eight audio tracks will be set up to receive the audio from Impulse&#8217;s eight sample slots so we can process the audio signal separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-333\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"41\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Eight-Audio-Tracks.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-333 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Eight-Audio-Tracks.png 705w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Eight-Audio-Tracks-300x17.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 705px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 705\/41;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Impulse MIDI track and eight new audio tracks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: In the I\/O of the mixer, go to the Audio From section of the new audio tracks and select Impulse and the appropriate sample slots<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Be careful not to double up on a single sample slot here. It helps to name your samples clearly before completing this step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-334\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"84\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Audio-from-Impulse.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-334 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Audio-from-Impulse.png 606w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Audio-from-Impulse-300x41.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 606px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 606\/84;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Route the audio from Impulse to the eight audio tracks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Very important:<\/em> the Monitor section needs to be set to &#8220;In&#8221; for all eight of the audio tracks. Once you do this, you&#8217;ll notice that you don&#8217;t see\/hear audio coming from the Impulse track any longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note:<\/em> You could stop here if you wanted and use this set up to record the output of the different sample slots on individual audio tracks. But let&#8217;s see how far we can take this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 5: Add audio effects to the new audio tracks and design the overall&nbsp;sound<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we&#8217;re all setup, add some audio effects to the audio tracks and start designing the&nbsp;composite, overall sound of the samples you&#8217;ve chosen. Take advantage of the fact that you can mix the different samples individually with tools like EQ Eight and the Compressor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-335 size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"161\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Audio-Effects-1024x161.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-335 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Audio-Effects-1024x161.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Audio-Effects-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Audio-Effects.png 1249w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/161;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Add audio effects to the new audio tracks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A good portion of Live users might have already known this trick (it is in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ableton.com\/en\/manual\/routing-and-i-o\/#tapping-individual-outs-from-an-instrument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live 9&nbsp;reference manual<\/a>), but let&#8217;s take it a step further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 6: Add eight new MIDI tracks and route the MIDI to the Impulse track and its pads<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re going to split the MIDI notes from the original clip into eight different MIDI tracks. At this point, you should be asking yourself, &#8220;Why? Why would I need to split the MIDI information this way?&#8221; Well, if you&#8217;re like me and have ever wanted to create minor variations in the sequencing of each individual sample, then this is the&nbsp;technique for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-336\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"82\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MIDI-to-Impulse.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-336 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MIDI-to-Impulse.png 607w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/MIDI-to-Impulse-300x40.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 607px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 607\/82;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Route the MIDI from the new MIDI tracks to the Impulse MIDI track<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, you can&#8217;t send multiple pitches to a single sample slot in Impulse. If you could, you&#8217;d be able to change the pitch of a kick drum, for instance, with MIDI notes rather that clip modulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 7: Copy and paste the original clip to the new MIDI tracks and deactivate the original clip on the Impulse tracks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you choose to adopt this technique as your own, you could of course program the MIDI notes in these eight MIDI tracks from the start. But for now, a little work is involved. You won&#8217;t need the original clip anymore, but I would hold onto it just in case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-337\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"44\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Eight-MIDI-Tracks.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-337 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Eight-MIDI-Tracks.png 706w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Eight-MIDI-Tracks-300x18.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 706px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 706\/44;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Impulse MIDI track with eight MIDI tracks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 8: Edit the MIDI information in the new MIDI clips so there&#8217;s only one instrument per track<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, you only want one MIDI note being sent from a single MIDI track. Impulse deals with note C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, A3, B3 and C4. You might want to label the track by the MIDI note, the sample in Impulse that&#8217;s receiving the MIDI information, or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-338 size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"190\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Seperated-MIDI-Info-1024x190.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-338 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Seperated-MIDI-Info-1024x190.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Seperated-MIDI-Info-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Seperated-MIDI-Info.png 1391w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/190;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Separate the MIDI notes for one note per track<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 9: Create new MIDI clips and add Follow Action settings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just go for it: create some tiny variations to the separated MIDI&nbsp;clips or make something completely different and contrasting. Try setting up the Follow Actions a little differently on each clip via the Clip View. Also, each clip can hold it&#8217;s own groove from the Groove Pool. Push play and see what comes out\u2013I promise you&#8217;ll get some unexpected results, so be sure to record them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-340 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"211\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Groove-Pool-and-Follow-Action.jpg\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-340 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Groove-Pool-and-Follow-Action.jpg 560w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Groove-Pool-and-Follow-Action-300x113.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 560\/211;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Add different grooves and Follow Action settings to each MIDI clip<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 10: Add Dummy Clips to the audio tracks and even the Impulse tracks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Dummy Clip is a clip with no audio or&nbsp;MIDI information that is used only to modulate device parameters. Do a search in Live&#8217;s browser for a sample called &#8220;Silent&#8221; and add it to the Audio tracks that you create. These blank audio clips can now house clip modulation to control the Audio Effects that you&#8217;ve added. I recommend leaving one of these clips empty with no modulation, probably the first clip slot. Also, you can add Follow Action settings to these clips as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-342 size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"133\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dummy-Clips-1024x133.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-342 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dummy-Clips-1024x133.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dummy-Clips-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Dummy-Clips.png 1548w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/133;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Add dummy clips to the eight audio tracks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>That was the audio version of Dummy Clips which you might have already known about, but what about the MIDI version? You may have noticed that the original MIDI track that houses Impulse does not have any running MIDI clips. Well, you can create some MIDI clips and add clip modulation that takes control of Impulse itself. And, again, these clips can have their own Follow Action settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The end result after following the steps above can be a bit random, but remember that you can resample the resulting audio and edit it&nbsp;afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Routing-To-and-From-Impulse-After.wav\" preload=\"auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-341 size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/End-Result-1024x545.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-341 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/End-Result-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/End-Result-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/End-Result.png 1313w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/545;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Separate tracks for each part of the process: MIDI notes, the instrument, and audio processing<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bonus: Control the velocity going to each sample slot using a MIDI Effect Rack<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you get to know Impulse, you&#8217;ll notice that it utilizes velocity data for sound design purposes. Try the following trick which you can see in action in the Splice file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Create a MIDI Effect Rack with eight chains on the Impulse track.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the MIDI effects Velocity and Pitch\u00a0to each chain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pitch is there to route the MIDI information to the desired sample slot. For the first sample slot, C3, you&#8217;ll need to set up the Accepted Note Range of Pitch to Range: 0, Lowest: C3. Repeat the process for the remaining seven chains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up your desired amount of randomness to each Velocity device.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-343 size-full\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"196\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Velocity-MIDI-Effect-Rack.png\" alt=\"Ableton Live Impulse\" class=\"wp-image-343 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Velocity-MIDI-Effect-Rack.png 508w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Velocity-MIDI-Effect-Rack-300x115.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 508px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 508\/196;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Separate chains for randomizing velocities<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Everything explained above is in the Splice file, so feel free to take it apart and learn from it. I&#8217;ve went maximal and affected everything that I could, but that was for demonstration purposes. You might need or want to do this to just&nbsp;one of the samples in Impulse\u2013whatever works for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pat Cupo is a veteran studio musician and national award winning educator based in NYC. 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