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thanks for that hint.
tried it out but unfortunately the 'get_current_smpte_song_time' just "translates" the relative time depending on the song position into hh.mm.ss., it's not the absolute time.

did anyone of you find out in the meantime how to get absolute time values using the arrangement mode - independent of bpm changes? i'm desperately looking for a solution!
the current "playing_position" of a track in the arrangement mode would also be very helpful - so we could "un-warp" the track ...

hi peter,
thanks for the quick reply!
i tried that out but unfortunately that is not what i need. the "current song time" is depending on the relative time of live but i need it absolute because i have complexe time changes (bpm changes) in my song.
i switch off the "warp" button of the audio ...

hello friends!

that seems to be easy but i can not figure out how it works:
i want to read out the current playing position of a track - BUT in the arrangement mode and not in the session mode (here it works).

is this possible, how?

thanks!


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hello friends!

i'm working on a complex arrangement with a lot of bmp-changes...

is there any possibility to set a miditrack to an absolute time?
for example: my miditrack (which i've created in logic) is originally 120bpm and i want it to play always with 120 bpm - although the bmp master (live ...

had a look at "BetaLibrary" folder in the application support: there are no .amxd files in the folders 01-04.

uploaded a screenshot here:
http://download.lomography.com/?FileID= ... 4FCC0F1A8A


please help!

i use live_81b8 and max 5.1.
mac os x 10.5.8

does anyone have the same problem?

hi,
just installed the new betas (max&live), generally works fine. but i'm missing some m4l lessons:
01-Getting started
02-Buffer Shuffler
03-Loop Shifter
04-Step Sequencer
there is nothing in the folder in live, where can get it?!
would be important to have these lessons otherwise it's much more ...