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wow, thanks for the detailed reply! I appreciate that very much. I didn't realize that this topic was pounded already. Not sure if I am not using the search correctly or not, but it sure doesn't seem to find what I am searching for.

I was leaning towards the 410 because I have the Solo now and it ...

I asked this question in another post, but no one responded so thought I would try with a new thread.

I have an M-Audio Firewire Solo I am using for my sound device with Live and playing MP3's from my laptop. It only has 2 outputs. I need at least 3. One for the click and 2 for all the audio stereo ...

What do you use for a sound card? I assume most people use laptops on stage for a live situation. What is the best audio device to buy for a laptop? I get a lot of clicks and pops and one of my books explain how to get rid of that. I'm not so sure it's Live causing it because I get it through iTunes ...

Yeah, I agree on the stereo suggestion. I have the M-Audio Solo so I thought I would make it work for the time being. I will certainly upgrade it, but I came across that Mackie and thought that thing would be PERFECT to handle all my current needs. My band is not that sophisticated nor are we all ...

I have been researching this situation and came across this:
http://www.mackie.com/products/hmx56/index.html

I believe this board will take care of all my needs. I can run one output of my M-Audio solo to one input of the Mackie HMX-56 for the click and the other output to a channel on the main ...

So all your drummer hears is the click track with that setup right? Then he must have a monitor on stage to hear everything else??

Ahhh, I think I understand now! I will do some experimenting and let you know how it works. Would be nice to have the flexibility to let everyone hear the click track if they want. Sounds like this option would require a separate mixer for each musician on stage. For now, I think if the drummer ...

Thanks a lot for the help. There doesn't appear to be a way to route via the headphone output through the M-Audio software so I will need to pick up a new device with more outputs.

I'm not following this completely:
In order to send the global click track to a drummer or a 'monitor track' you need ...

Hi. I am brand new to Ableton Live. I realize the question I am about to ask is the basis of Live and should be obvious, but I don't understand how to make it happen. I am using Live for live performances. I play bass so I use the foot controller to trigger a clip in Live. My question is, how do I ...

I purchased all the items that I listed above and now my Ableton Live software keeps telling me that I need "Sampler" to use my BigFish instruments I bought. That is an additional $200 on top of the $500 I just spent. Am I doing something wrong here by chance? When I called Ableton and BigFish to ...

Thanks guys...that helps a lot. I already have M-Audio Firewire Solo that will connect to my laptop via Firewire and then output to my mixer.

Sounds like I will be in business. I have tried over and over to download the Ableton 6 demo, but when I open the ZIP file it says it is not a valid ZIP ...

So a "midi controller" is the foot controller then? I thought kennerb was referring to some other software or hardware I needed? Not the case?

All I am looking to do is create some clips that I can call up live on stage. We don't have a Banjo/Mandolin/Steel Guitar player so I need to record these ...

"Once you assign the clip to a note or key then you can use whatever midi controller that you want to "fire" that clip."

Can you explain what this means? I thought all I needed was Ableton Live. What is a midi controller? I thought that was what Ableton Live was? What do you mean by "fire that clip ...

Hello group...sorry to keep bugging you all, but I wonder if my question isn't clear or have I posted in the wrong area of the forum? Sorry to sound impatient, but I need to place an order this morning for all this stuff. I have been told that you are the experts so I am hoping for some feedback ...

I should mention for clarification the following is what I am thinking I need to call up samples in a live performance:

Ableton Live 6
Roland FC-300 MIDI Foot Controller
Whole Lotta Country (BigFish instrument library)
E-MU Xmidi 1X1 USB MIDI interface (to connect my laptop to the Roland foot ...