Publisher: Ableton
Website: Ableton
Format: ALP (Ableton Live)
Quality: 24-bit, 44.1 kHz, stereo
System requirements: Ableton Live 9.7.1 or higher
Size: 694.8 MB
Ableton has released a new library for beatmaking: Beat Tools.
According to the company, Beat Tools is designed for the quick and intuitive creation of complete beats, with a primary focus on users of the Push controller.
The library includes 120 Drum and Instrument Racks with pre-configured macros, over 180 sample loops, a collection of MIDI clips, comprehensive effects processing, and much more.
Beat Tools
by Ableton
With more than 120 Drum and Instrument Racks, over 180 loops for slicing, tweakable effects chains, and more, Beat Tools contains all the sounds you need for hands-on beatmaking—especially when using Push.
Developed by a team of producers and sound designers—including Sound Oracle, Mic Checkmate, and Michele Darling—this collection brings everything you need to create beats into one place. The Drum Racks are packed with percussive hits, bass, and melodic samples, allowing you to develop cohesive ideas for both groove and melody simultaneously. Additionally, over 100 Instrument Racks offer an expansive sonic palette for crafting a wide range of moods—from heavy bass and smooth electric pianos to icy pads and sharp lead sounds.
The pack also includes 182 audio loops perfect for chopping up to create new grooves and melodies, along with nearly 100 MIDI clips that you can rework into your own beats or use to explore the capabilities of the included kits.
Beatmaking workflow with Push
This Pack is designed to spark inspiration and keep you in your creative flow—particularly when using Push. The Drum Kits and Instrument Racks come equipped with processing and effects chains that sound great right out of the box. Eight Macros are carefully set up for creative tweaking and sound design directly from Push; take your bass booms from pure to gritty in just a few tweaks. Instruments also make use of expressive Push features like pad aftertouch.
Pack contents
- 102 Instrument Racks – including bass, keys, leads, pads and effects, designed for Live’s native synths or multisampled from analog gear
- 27 Drum Racks – from crisp drum machine rhythms to lo-fi samples, with tweakable Effect Racks
- 97 MIDI clips & 182 audio loops – premade kit patterns and audio loops and phrases to slice, rework and spark ideas of your own
- 15 Effect Racks – creative chains set up for using the eight Macro controls to maximum effect.
- 5 demo sets – Live sets that showcase some of the Pack’s creative potential
- Samples provided by MVP Loops and MSX Audio
Learn finger drumming
Practice your finger drumming skills with Melodics, a standalone app that offers a great way to learn and refine your playing. Melodics have created a free set of lessons based on BMaul’s video performance, using the sounds from the Beat Tools Sound Pack.
