Every knob has an obvious job
Macros are named for what they do, so you know what you're reaching for before you touch it. Trashy, Blaster, + Wide Clap: you can guess.
40+ instrument racks for Ableton Live 11.3+ and 12 Suite
- Designed for random generation
- Hand-set macro ranges
- Made for every genre
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01 Load one. Drag any GN_ rack onto a MIDI track.
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02 Choose a preset. About ten per rack.
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03 Or press Rand. Every unlocked macro jumps inside its hand-set range.
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04 Keep the good ones. Click New to save it as a preset.
Basses
10Generators100 presets
Drums & Percussion
8Generators86 presets
Leads
8Generators81 presets
Pads, Drones & Textures
6Generators62 presets
FX
9Generators90 presets
Related knobs share a color.
Color coding makes it easy to tweak the sound fast.
419 presets to start from
Plus Growler Gary, Room Rattlah, Brick Dropper, Memory Leak, Ghost in the Saw, Trashy Choo Choo and 413 more.
About ten per rack. Find one you like and click New to save your own.
“I made all the Generators with the idea that I'd only release one if I could use it in my own music.”
For Ableton Live 11.3+ and 12 Suite
Make sound design feel exciting again.
40+ instrument racks with 419 presets, made for creative sound design and random generation.
$47
$67
30% off
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Instant download
- Ableton Live 11.3+ and 12 Suite
- No third-party plugins
Will it work in my Live?
Hear the Generators
Pick a folder, then press play.
The four rules behind every Generator
In the bonus masterclass John builds a Generator from scratch and explains the rules he followed for all 41.
Related knobs share a color
On the 808, Decay Time and Decay Curve are both yellow, and both Tube controls are purple. You can read a rack at a glance.
Limit the range of the knobs
This is the one that makes Rand work. Each macro only travels as far as John decided it should.
“If I turn the knob all the way up, it only reaches 10%. That was a limitation that I specifically wanted to add in.”
Some knobs sit out of Rand
John excluded 42 macros across 21 racks from randomization. Right-click any macro to lock or unlock it yourself.
“This reverb throw can get pretty insane if it's just like up all the time.”
Ready to press Rand?
All 41 Generators for $47, with 30 days to change your mind.
See Generators in action
Like what you heard?
Get all 41 Generators for $47, 30% off for Black Friday month.
The sound designer behind Generators
Built by John Kammerer
John is a sound designer, producer and teacher. He taught synthesis, sound design and music production at Icon Collective, co-founded Bleeps+Loops (production education with a hardware focus), and makes bass-heavy dance music as Hello Ego. He also teaches our Master Serum 2 course.
Former instructor- bleeps+loopsCo-founder
- Hello EgoArtist
- Master Serum 2Instructor
Free with Generators
Build Your Own Generator
A 48-minute masterclass. John starts from an empty rack, builds an 808 Generator, and talks through every choice: which controls an 808 needs, how to color-code them, how far each one should go, and how to save presets.
- The full 48-minute session, in Live
- The finished 808 rack, with Classic Mids, Mean Sides and Short n Chunky presets
- A method you can reuse to turn any sound into a Generator of your own
Get Generators for $47
The masterclass is included free.
Is Generators for you?
Yes, if youProbably not, if you
Your Live
Yes, if you make music in Ableton Live 11.3 Suite or later, or Live 12 Suite
Not if you don't have Ableton Live 11.3 Suite or later, or Live 12 Suite
Finding sounds
Yes, if you like finding sounds by exploring, not only by scrolling presets
Not if you expect every press of Rand to be a finished sound
Experimenting
Yes, if you keep reaching for the same few sounds and want something you wouldn't have made on purpose
Not if you don't enjoy experimenting. Generators are built for people who do
Learning
Yes, if you want to learn sound design by opening up racks a pro built
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Everything in Generators
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41 Generators10 basses, 8 drums and percussion, 8 leads, 6 pads, drones and textures, 9 FX
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419 presetsAbout ten Macro Variations per rack, saved by John
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Bonus: Build Your Own GeneratorThe 48-minute masterclass
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Bonus: the masterclass 808The finished rack with 3 presets
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Open, editable racksChange any mapping, range or device. Learn from how they're built.
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Instant download, yours to keepDrag the folder into your User Library and start pressing Rand
The sounds-worth-keeping guarantee
Load all 41. Press Rand as much as you like. If Generators don't give you sounds worth keeping, email us within 30 days and we'll refund every cent. No forms and no hoops.
Sam Matla Founder, EDMProd
For Ableton Live 11.3+ and 12 Suite
$47
$6730% off
That's about $1.15 per Generator, one-time.
Get Generators for $47- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Instant download
- Secure checkout
What happens after you buy
- 1Check out securely.
- 2Your download link arrives by email straight away.
- 3Drag the folder into your User Library and press Rand.
Which Live do I need?
Live 11.3+ Suite or Live 12 Suite. Intro and Standard won't load every rack.
Is it a subscription?
No. You pay once and keep Generators forever.
What if they're not for me?
Email us within 30 days and we'll refund you in full.
Questions
Is this a one-time payment?
Yes. Pay once, download straight away, and keep Generators for good. There's no subscription and no account to manage.
Isn't this just Ableton's Rand button?
It is Ableton's Rand button. The difference is what it's randomizing. On most racks every macro can swing across its whole range, so Rand lands on silence or noise as often as anything useful. John chose what each Generator's macros control, limited how far each one travels, and locked a few out of Rand altogether, so a random press stays musical.
Does every press of Rand give a great sound?
No, and we'd be lying if we said so. The ranges are set so most presses land somewhere usable, and when one doesn't, you press again. As John puts it: it is random, so sometimes you're gonna get some stinkers, but that's okay.
Which version of Ableton do I need?
Generators need Ableton Live 11.3 Suite or later, or Live 12 Suite. They use instruments and effects that come with Suite, including a few of Ableton's own Max for Live devices, so Live Intro and Standard won't load every rack.
One note for Live 12: Resonant Textures uses Granulator III, which needs Ableton's free Granulator III pack installed.
Do I need any third-party plugins?
No. Every Generator runs on Ableton's own devices, so there's nothing else to buy. In Live 12, Resonant Textures needs Ableton's free Granulator III pack installed.
Couldn't I build racks like this myself?
You could, and the bonus masterclass shows you how. John's own estimate is an hour or two or three
per rack, plus the back-and-forth tweaking until Rand behaves. Generators gives you 41 finished ones, and the method to make more.
What genres are they for?
They're organized by sound, not genre: basses, drums and percussion, leads, pads and FX. The Kick alone has presets called Housey, Techno, Dubstep, Gentle Hip Hop and Club Shaker. John built them for the weird, characterful end of things, so they suit anyone who wants their sounds to stand out.
Can I edit the racks?
Yes. Click the show-devices button to open any Generator and see every device, mapping and range. Change anything, remap macros, or right-click a macro to lock it out of Rand.
How do I save a sound I like?
Click New in the presets panel to save the current settings as a Macro Variation. You can also save the whole rack as a new preset, or resample it to audio.
Do I need Superknobs?
No. Some of the Generators have Superknobs effects built into their chains, and they're saved inside the racks, so they work whether or not you own Superknobs. If you do, you'll recognize a few.
Two of them ask for a sample. What's that about?
Break Masher and Exponential Rhythm FX are built to mangle a sample you choose. They show a missing file when you first load them: open the rack and drop in any sample of your own. Break Masher plays on C3.
How do I install them?
Download, unzip, and drag the Generators folder into your Ableton User Library, or add it to Places in the browser. They show up straight away.
Can I use what I make in released music?
Yes. Sounds you make with Generators are yours to use in your own tracks.
What if they're not for me?
Email us within 30 days of buying and we'll refund you in full.
Will the price go up?
Yes, in December. It's 30% off for Black Friday month, so Generators is $47 until the end of November, then $67.
Load one. Press Rand. Keep the good ones.
41 Generators and 419 presets for $47, 30% off for Black Friday month.
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