Improve the Touché SE / Control Ableton & Hardware / No More Lié – Mixed Signals

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDLLS8QdrXk

Summary

### Summary
This transcript is about using a MIDI controller for sound design and demonstrates various examples with a Max for Live patch. The speaker shows how to assign parameters like filter resonance, pitch, and send levels to the controller for different effects and styles. They also discuss using Ableton’s Wavetable synthesis and FM examples with Operator. Finally, they mention Lia, a plugin that hosts VST instruments within a DAW, but express concerns about workflow and having VSTs inside other VSTs.

Highlights

• Touchette SC is an expressive MIDI controller
• Two versions: Original Big Boy Touchette and Special Little Brother Touchette SC
• Touchette is a chunky plastic controller that detects pressure towards the bottom, top, left, and right
• Ableton’s Wavetable synthesis and FM examples with Operator are discussed
• Lia is a plugin that hosts VST instruments within a DAW

Key Takeaways

• Touchette SC allows control of VST Instruments, Ableton’s own synthesizers, Ableton itself, and Hardware
• Max for Live offers mappable control
• Inspired by Ableton’s expression control
• Three fundamental changes to the original Share patch: assign buttons to any function, blocked original CCs in new assignments, adjust time response of Touché