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Is there a way to make Live "release" the computer keyboard so you can use a plug-ins shortcuts instead?

For example, when I'm using Guru or Kontakt in Live I'd like to use their keyboard shortcuts when the the plug-in is highlighted but Live is unwilling to let go of the keyboard. This works in ...

Absolutely Jörg, I'll send you a set. Thanks.

I sidechain the kick's track to a lot of Live compressors on other tracks (my not so secret weapon).

But after I've done that on a few tracks, the sidechain input on the compressors start to behave really weird. It doesn't catch every beat but skips some. You also hear this when you solo the ...

Thanks, until Live 7 that will do fine.

Good idea. I have a Novation Zero SL so it was no problem assigning a button to Track Volume and that way "gate" only when pressed (or vice versa). Now if I only I could figure out how to get some attack or release on the "gate" too. Probably not possible but this is good exerecise for me using Live ...

Ah, interesting. As you said, MIDI notes toggles on/off when preferably it should "sustain" while being pressed. And sure enough, two utilities after each over gives such a steep range you can actually gate with a pot. A bit of zipper noise though and not exactly how I'd like to do it, but it opens ...

Great, thanks for the info.

Sorry, I was a bit unclear. I meant a side-chainable gate you drop on an instrument or audio track and trigger from another MIDI-track.

At the moment I use Sonalksis gate for this but it would be neat to do it with Live's devices. And its shortest release time is 50ms, it'd be nice with a snappier ...

Is there way to set up a MIDI gate just using Live's devices?

Great Amaury, I'll download the update right away!

Max

Hi all,

Everytime I move an audio clip in the Arrange Page this somehow creates automation breakpoints for any Sonalksis AUs I have on that track (most often the SV517mkII EQ). And always for like five different parameters and in the process it changes my original settings as well.

Now I'm ...

I'm also on a G5 and I have exactly the same problem.

The worst thing is that a couple of my automapped AUs (FM8, Fabfilter Volcano and Timeless, probably a few more) reset to their default preset when I save them as Live clips as well. Which makes the clips totally useless. I have to replace the ...

Thanks, see you around!

Alright, I'm off to the web-shop!

Thanks guys,

Max

Hi all.

I've been demoing Live for a while and of course it looks super promising. But since "save" is disabled there's one thing I can't figure out.

Can I save a MIDI-clip with a chain of 3rd party VSTs as a live clip? And if I load such a live clip, does it recall the presets from all the ...