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by ObtuseMoose
Sun Oct 16, 2016 3:58 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Does anyone use Audacity as a clip editor?
Replies: 7
Views: 9558

Re: Does anyone use Audacity as a clip editor?

... After I repair the clip in Audacity and save it (save project) Then I close audacity and it doesn't update in Ableton Live.... Any clue what I'm doing wrong? Yeah, it's the saving of the Audacity project that's tripping you up. Using Audacity as the clip editor is possible, but kind of painful....
by ObtuseMoose
Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:46 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Share your beginners mistakes.
Replies: 26
Views: 6437

Re: Share your beginners mistakes.

buzby wrote:the irony is moose - im now making some of these vids ....
HA! Yes, some well done videos, I might add. :) Even more ironic: "the internet is a trap" :D
by ObtuseMoose
Sun Sep 11, 2016 2:36 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Share your beginners mistakes.
Replies: 26
Views: 6437

Re: Share your beginners mistakes.

- watching too many “how to” video’s instead of doing … OMG :!: This x1000. Actually, I would expand it to "having the internet available when making music." Most commercial web sites are specifically designed to capture your attention and give you little hits of dopamine to keep you comi...
by ObtuseMoose
Sun Sep 11, 2016 2:07 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Macbook Keyboard sometimes Dead in Ableton with El Capitan
Replies: 8
Views: 2171

Re: Macbook Keyboard sometimes Dead in Ableton with El Capitan

Are you using the builtin keyboard on the MacBook, or an external (bluetooth or USB) keyboard?

I sometimes have problems using an external bluetooth keyboard on my late-2013 MBP if I also have WiFi turned on, but it's not specific to Ableton.

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by ObtuseMoose
Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:40 pm
Forum: Feature Wishlist
Topic: Why does Ableton keep adding new features that no one wants?
Replies: 224
Views: 69384

Re: Why does Ableton keep adding new features that no one wants?

Why is improving Push and its integration into Live such a priority? Because Live was never envisioned as a normal DAW, even from the beginning. The earliest versions said "Live Sequencing Instrument " on the box. But people see track lanes and faders and automation and assume it's suppos...
by ObtuseMoose
Tue Apr 26, 2016 2:49 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Ableton as slave on midi clock tempo sync issue
Replies: 6
Views: 7687

Re: Ableton as slave on midi clock tempo sync issue

Can you use Ableton as the master and the PSR as the slave? Do you have something else that could work as the master clock to drive both Ableton and the PSR set as slaves (or external clock)? There are dedicated MIDI clock devices (e.g. the E-RM MIDIclock), or any reasonably capable drum machine wou...
by ObtuseMoose
Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:31 pm
Forum: Ableton Push
Topic: Hardware hack - USB powered push from multiple USB ports
Replies: 6
Views: 2049

Re: Hardware hack - USB powered push from multiple USB ports

No. All the USB ports on one computer are ultimately powered by one 5 volt power supply. You would need independent, isolated power supplies for each port to do what you're suggesting.

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by ObtuseMoose
Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:11 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Point me in the right direction please?
Replies: 3
Views: 791

Re: Point me in the right direction please?

Hard to say what the problem might be. First thing I would do is check to see if your audio interface is supported under OS X 10.11 or if new drivers are available for it. Did this problem show up immediately after upgrading the OS? IIRC, the El Cap upgrade continues to make changes and "optimi...
by ObtuseMoose
Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:30 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: URGENT HELP PLEASE!!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 1287

Re: URGENT HELP PLEASE!!!!

nredmon wrote:Is there a new driver I should have?
Looks like it. See here: http://www.rolandus.com/support/by_prod ... s_drivers/
by ObtuseMoose
Sun Apr 17, 2016 2:45 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Finding lost ableton 9 session
Replies: 3
Views: 2727

Re: Finding lost ableton 9 session

If you saw the name, would you recognize it? If so, you could search your hard drive for all .als files and see if any of them trigger your memory. If you remember approximately when you recorded the session, you could look at the .als file creation and/or modification dates to narrow it down. -- Mo...
by ObtuseMoose
Sun Apr 17, 2016 2:30 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Issues recording syntheziser via external sound card
Replies: 1
Views: 617

Re: Issues recording syntheziser via external sound card

I'm not familiar with either the Kaoscillator or the Komplete Audio 6, but from the pictures, it looks like you're running the line out from the Kaoscillator (an analog output) to the SPDIF input on the Audio 6 (a digital input). That won't work. You should be running the Kaoscillator output to eith...
by ObtuseMoose
Sun Apr 17, 2016 2:14 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: typing values manually in AL(or how to set 2ms in delay u.)
Replies: 5
Views: 1313

Re: typing values manually in AL(or how to set 2ms in delay u.)

The answer's in the subject line of your post: just select the field and type the value you want and hit return. Does that not work for you?

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by ObtuseMoose
Wed Apr 13, 2016 2:21 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Metronome speed
Replies: 1
Views: 619

Re: Metronome speed

Nah. Just set the time signature to 8/8.

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by ObtuseMoose
Fri Mar 18, 2016 3:01 pm
Forum: Ableton Push
Topic: No velocity in step sequencer?
Replies: 15
Views: 9257

Re: No velocity in step sequencer?

Precisionguided wrote:Is there a way to randomize or humanize the velocity or possibly timing of beats that are programmed using the step sequencer?
The Velocity MIDI effect can randomize velocity for all notes on a track.

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by ObtuseMoose
Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:13 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: audio output issue, please help
Replies: 9
Views: 1661

Re: audio output issue, please help

Are you plugging your devices into a USB hub or directly into the USB ports on your Mac? If you're using a hub, it could be that the hub has failed. Try plugging your interface into a port on your Mac instead of going through the hub.

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Moose