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SNAP ON/OFF is there Alternative to CTRL 4?

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:34 am
by MIAR
Guys,

I use this function so often. I find its position and 2 key stoke is a pain. SONAR has a much simpler (and definable) key. Just simply "N". Is there an alternative to SNAP ON/OFF on Ableton?

Re: SNAP ON/OFF is there Alternative to CTRL 4?

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:21 am
by siliconarc
holding command (mac) or ctrl (pc) while dragging will un-snap that clip from the grid, but there's no alternative way to disable the grid itself - only cmd/ctrl-4 will do it.

Re: SNAP ON/OFF is there Alternative to CTRL 4?

Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 3:03 pm
by MIAR
Dang. ok thanks mate

Re: SNAP ON/OFF is there Alternative to CTRL 4?

Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:14 pm
by peeddrroo
If you're on a mac, you can try BetterTouchTool that will let you assign any key to perform any key combination.
That way you can keep the same keyboard shortcuts between applications.
I'm sure there's a Windows app for that too.

Re: SNAP ON/OFF is there Alternative to CTRL 4?

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:07 am
by Coupe70
If you use TouchOSC anyway, it can generate keystrokes via TouchOSC Bridge.

ClyphX can't generate keystrokes itself, but it can send MIDI to a virtual MIDI cable.
You can then use free Bome MIDI Translator Classic to generate Ctrl+4.

Both needs a bit of preparation, but is then usable in every set.

Re: This shortcut in windows works but not on mac!!

Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 7:18 am
by zcboorman
The Control shortcut actually disables the grid in windows allowing you to make selections off grid. I don't know why it's different on Mac where CMD only disables the grid after something is being dragged. It makes it hard to use when you want to make a selection off grid. Every other daw it seems has single key grid disable shortcuts and it even works in ableton on windows. Please fix this!!! I just switched to Mac and it drives me nuts as well.