Hey all, first post here as I've usually been able to find answers just by searching but I've run into a wall on this one.
I only use Ableton to run backing tracks for a live band I play in. I have the scene with all the individual clips that get triggered within the scene (Keys, Synth, Piano, etc...) I usually just trigger the scene, it plays through and that's that.
On one song, the guitar player starts off with a delay guitar part so I'd like to loop the intro bar of click until I trigger again to play the rest of the clip. I know I can build two scenes to accomplish this task easily but I'd like to keep it in one scene if possible. Here's where I'm stuck:
I trigger the scene to start and I have all of the clips set to loop the first bar. Now I'd like to use a trigger to just advance past that bar and continue on with the rest of the song. Make sense? Is it possible?
Thanks guys, great community here
Continue scene after loop
Re: Continue scene after loop
This probably isn't exactly what you're looking for, but might be a step in the right direction. I know you can MIDI-map or Key-map to a clip's Loop setting button. Unfortunately, it seems to be a global map, but only received by the currently selected clip. It would work for one clip on one scene as long as that clip is selected, but I don't think that's the solution you're looking for.
I've done kind of the opposite before - have my clips play an intro bar, then go into an intro progression pattern repeatedly until I triggered the next progression, but I used two scenes and some MIDI mapping to accomplish that as well.
I've done kind of the opposite before - have my clips play an intro bar, then go into an intro progression pattern repeatedly until I triggered the next progression, but I used two scenes and some MIDI mapping to accomplish that as well.
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Re: Continue scene after loop
There's no way to move the loop position into clips, natively.
What i could suggest, if there are not many tracks involved :
duplicate your tracks,
set the crossfader settings to A for the regular tracks and B for the duplicates,
set up the "B tracks" as the intros,
use the cross fader to switch between the intros and the normal song.
EDIT : it probably won't work because of the background playback. Sorry. I leave the idea as it is, cause it could be useful anyways.
What i could suggest, if there are not many tracks involved :
duplicate your tracks,
set the crossfader settings to A for the regular tracks and B for the duplicates,
set up the "B tracks" as the intros,
use the cross fader to switch between the intros and the normal song.
EDIT : it probably won't work because of the background playback. Sorry. I leave the idea as it is, cause it could be useful anyways.
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