Create new MIDI clips
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:22 am
Since I first owned Live all those years ago, I've always had a niggle - creating new, empty MIDI clips of a particular length.
What would make sense in my head would be to select an area and consolidate, instantly creating a new MIDI clip of the length I desire, ready for me to insert notes.
What happens is that Ableton helpfully informs me that I need a clip to exist in the area before I consolidate. Philosophically, I can see the point. 'Consolidation' requires something there to consolidate if you're to truthfully call the process 'consolidation'.
In practical reality, however, why? What good does that programmed limitation do? I feel like I'm being protected from the benign stupidity of others while Ableton stops me from performing the task I desire - and which I frustratingly know it's capable of.
I end up recording a small chunk of empty MIDI, then consolidating that up to the size I want. Which is just annoying faff and interrupts the workflow.
Is there a short-cut I'm missing here? Is there a key combination or menu item I've missed to create a new MIDI clip from a selection? I can't find anything in the manual.
Thanks!
What would make sense in my head would be to select an area and consolidate, instantly creating a new MIDI clip of the length I desire, ready for me to insert notes.
What happens is that Ableton helpfully informs me that I need a clip to exist in the area before I consolidate. Philosophically, I can see the point. 'Consolidation' requires something there to consolidate if you're to truthfully call the process 'consolidation'.
In practical reality, however, why? What good does that programmed limitation do? I feel like I'm being protected from the benign stupidity of others while Ableton stops me from performing the task I desire - and which I frustratingly know it's capable of.
I end up recording a small chunk of empty MIDI, then consolidating that up to the size I want. Which is just annoying faff and interrupts the workflow.
Is there a short-cut I'm missing here? Is there a key combination or menu item I've missed to create a new MIDI clip from a selection? I can't find anything in the manual.
Thanks!