Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Share what you’d like to see added to Ableton Live.
Post Reply
m:o
Posts: 1340
Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:48 am
Location: Dreiländereck
Contact:

Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Post by m:o » Tue May 24, 2022 1:40 pm

Hi all,

i`m using Live since v3 and do miss a simple but effective function, since ever:

I want to duplicate a clip into the next slot and play it immediately on current position with one shortcut.
CMD/STRG+D duplicates the current selected clip into the next slot but still plays the current one.

I want to edit the new clip right away while it plays. So i can progress clip iterations fast.
Now, i have to duplicate the clip, and triggering it on the next bar manually in two separate steps.

Is this possible? Tried several variations of CMD/STRG + D but haven't found it :-)
CMD/STRG+Shift+D is not used currently :wink:

THX!

[jur]
Site Admin
Posts: 5307
Joined: Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:04 pm
Location: Ableton

Re: Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Post by [jur] » Tue May 24, 2022 6:55 pm

There's no native solution, but M4L (and probably ClyphX too) could help.
Ableton Forum Moderator

yur2die4
Posts: 7154
Joined: Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:02 am
Location: Menasha, Wisconsin
Contact:

Re: Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Post by yur2die4 » Tue May 24, 2022 11:25 pm

Is capture and insert scene not an option?

“Capture and Insert Scene inserts a new scene below the current selection, places copies of the clips that are currently running in the new scene and launches the new scene immediately with no audible interruption. This command is very helpful when developing materials in the Session View. You can capture an interesting moment as a new scene and move on, changing clip properties and trying clip combinations. ”

[jur]
Site Admin
Posts: 5307
Joined: Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:04 pm
Location: Ableton

Re: Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Post by [jur] » Wed May 25, 2022 12:14 am

yur2die4 wrote:
Tue May 24, 2022 11:25 pm
Is capture and insert scene not an option?
Indeed! Duplicate button on Push, or cmd+shift+i.
The only downside with the shortcut is that it will actually do what it says: "scene"... so every playing clips will be duplicated. On Push you have the option to only duplicate the clips from the currently selected track.
(I hate when I forget something like this! 😒)
Ableton Forum Moderator

siliconarc
Posts: 2836
Joined: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:27 pm
Location: UK
Contact:

Re: Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Post by siliconarc » Wed May 25, 2022 1:23 pm

Duplicate command + Enter not quick enough?
Set the orig Clip to Legato along with a small Global Quantization value for faster or instant clip switching.

m:o
Posts: 1340
Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:48 am
Location: Dreiländereck
Contact:

Re: Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Post by m:o » Thu May 26, 2022 9:52 pm

garyboozy wrote:
Wed May 25, 2022 1:23 pm
Duplicate command + Enter not quick enough?
Set the orig Clip to Legato along with a small Global Quantization value for faster or instant clip switching.
Yes, this is a kind of workaround but a dedicated shortcut [CMD+shf+d] would be great and tight in sync always...

Yes, i tried capture and insert scene and while this is kind of approach is fine, i need this clip specific, instant shifting and editing clips.
I`ve read the push has this function integrated - duplicate and insert/play clip. This means that there must be a way to execute it direct, without push?
Last edited by m:o on Thu May 26, 2022 10:33 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Tarekith
Posts: 19072
Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:46 pm
Location: Ableton Forum Administrator
Contact:

Re: Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Post by Tarekith » Thu May 26, 2022 9:58 pm

Not always, there’s a few things you can do on Push like adjust global swing that you can’t do directly from the hardware. Not in the studio to check this duplicate option right now unfortunately.
Tarekith
Ableton Forum Administrator
https://tarekith.com

siliconarc
Posts: 2836
Joined: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:27 pm
Location: UK
Contact:

Re: Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Post by siliconarc » Fri May 27, 2022 10:06 am

A dedicated keyboard shortcut would be handy. Looks to be a Push-only action at the moment (using Duplicate does what you want, appears as 'Custom Action' in the Undo history)

m:o
Posts: 1340
Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:48 am
Location: Dreiländereck
Contact:

Re: Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Post by m:o » Sat May 28, 2022 10:27 am

Indeed, that would be so nice.
I filed a feature request ticket, let's see.

[jur]
Site Admin
Posts: 5307
Joined: Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:04 pm
Location: Ableton

Re: Duplicate clip AND play it in one go/shortcut

Post by [jur] » Sat May 28, 2022 1:55 pm

Moved to the FW forum then ;-)
Ableton Forum Moderator

Post Reply