Triggering clips via MIDI

nz · Post by nz » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:38 pm

Continuing my newbie clips/slots question series:

I am using the clips/slot feature in the Session view for composing and it has been working fantastic. The only problem is that I am playing guitar and don't want to take my hands off the instrument to trigger the start and ending of recording with these clips (I realize that I can go back and edit the waste in the loops afterwards, but I don't want to hamper the workflow in the moment).

The question I have is can I assign a single MIDI foot controller to trigger each single clip that is highlighted instead of having an individual control for each slot on each track? Make sense?

I ultimately would like to highlight the slot that the clip is going to be recorded in, hit the slot into record ready, start recording, hit the controller to stop recording and continue loop playing. But use the same controller for each active slot.

I would want one controller to work on whatever slot is highlighted and recording.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

MrYellow · Post by **MrYellow** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:04 pm

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... tar+looper

Checkout kimyo's post with screenshots and video.

-Ben

nz · Post by nz » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:16 pm

I don't really need the looping "JamMan" feature of this, although it is cool...

I just need to know how to have one controller on my MIDI pedalboard, enable and disable recording of a selected clip slot.

The way I see it now, if I have 5 tracks with 10 slots in them then I need a pedalboard with 50 buttons on it!

I just wonder if there is a way to make one controller button active for whatever slot is highlighted and ready to roll in a given track.

Any thoughts?

mpmusicny · Post by **mpmusicny** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:25 pm

try this:

www.charlie-roberts.com/controlAid

Also, i came up with a MidiPipe that lets you delete the last clip you recorded using your footpedal:

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... pt+trigger

hth

malcolm

MrYellow · Post by **MrYellow** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:10 am

The way I see it now, if I have 5 tracks with 10 slots in them then I need
a pedalboard with 50 buttons on it!

Read the thread again....

You assign the scene up/down buttons and the record/play buttons for
each track. That's 7 footswitches.

-Ben

MrYellow · Post by **MrYellow** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:11 am

I just wonder if there is a way to make one controller button active for
whatever slot is highlighted and ready to roll in a given track

You can use the enter key.... Bomes can assign it to midi.... or whatever
is on Mac.

-Ben

supster · Post by **supster** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:25 am

rip the I-Drive out of a bmw and hook it up