Trigger X gives full control over live’s Drumrack and any instrument you select.
For Drumrack, you get 4 groups with each 20 pads (so that makes control over 80 samples in total). Samples can be linked and for each group you have 16 samples with a repeat button and 4 with a loop button (which comes in handy if you’d like to loop some percussion elements for example).
The instrument pads let you play a range of 5 octaves and you can also activate an arpeggiator (with hold function) if you want.
Everything you do can be recorded as midi patterns (4 clips available for drumrack and another 4 for your instrument). This way, you can improvise and edit your patterns afterwards. There is an overdub button implemented so you can try out samples/notes before you record them.
Trigger-X can be downloaded for free at aurexmusic.com. You don’t need M4L/Bome/… just make sure you have a Launchpad and Live 8.2 or higher.
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