How to disable the space bar?

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sadmac
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How to disable the space bar?

Post by sadmac » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:02 pm

Hey all,

How can I disable the space bar during the live sets?

I know I have to hit the EXT button, but this is invisible unless I use a midi device and I dont use a midi device.

Please, let me know as soon as possible!

Thanks in advance.

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by lapieuvre » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:21 pm

Hit Sync in the preferences ( between in and remote of the midi preferences)
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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by sadmac » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:25 pm

lapieuvre wrote:Hit Sync in the preferences ( between in and remote of the midi preferences)
cant find it!!!

where is this?

i only see midi sync and inside i see control surface, input output...

heeeeelp!

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by sadmac » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:41 pm

lapieuvre wrote:Hit Sync in the preferences ( between in and remote of the midi preferences)
there is a sync beside midi port but i cant hit it...

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by sadmac » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:16 pm

lapieuvre wrote:Hit Sync in the preferences ( between in and remote of the midi preferences)
i cannot click in this, can you help me?

what shall i do?

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by bigbadotis » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:38 pm

I just wrote some software yesterday that does this if you're on a Mac:

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=157327

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by sadmac » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:49 pm

bigbadotis wrote:I just wrote some software yesterday that does this if you're on a Mac:

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=157327
great thanks

but i an on tiger on my powerbook and it doesnt work.

anything else?

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by oblique strategies » Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:51 pm

lapieuvre wrote:Hit Sync in the preferences ( between in and remote of the midi preferences)

This has no effect for me on a Mac running OS X.

Can you verify this? What OS are you operating? Do you have MIDI controller attached?

I don't find anything in the manual regarding this either.

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by lapieuvre » Thu Jan 20, 2011 3:32 am

Preferences -> Midi Sync tab -> there is a sync column. I click there and I see the little ext button appearing on the top left.

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by sadmac » Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:08 am

oblique strategies wrote:
lapieuvre wrote:Hit Sync in the preferences ( between in and remote of the midi preferences)

This has no effect for me on a Mac running OS X.

Can you verify this? What OS are you operating? Do you have MIDI controller attached?

I don't find anything in the manual regarding this either.
me neither and I still need your help on this.

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by lapieuvre » Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:02 am

Well, Do I understand right?

When you hit the ext button. the space bar is disabled. I thought that is what you wanted to do?!?
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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by sadmac » Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:44 am

lapieuvre wrote:Well, Do I understand right?

When you hit the ext button. the space bar is disabled. I thought that is what you wanted to do?!?
yes but i cannot see the EXT button.

How can I make it active? That's my question and I am on tiger osx.

Still need some help here.

Thanks

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by Program » Sun Jan 23, 2011 12:31 pm

I vaguely remember a workaround which involved changing the keyboard layout (or something like that) on a mac so the space bar wasn't a space bar anymore. I may be wrong tho..

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Re: How to disable the space bar?

Post by lapieuvre » Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:18 pm

Preferences -> Midi Sync tab -> there is a sync column. I click there and I see the little ext button appearing on the top left.
After doing this it didn'T work or you couldn't figure this?
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