Launching whole sequences from pads?

[mersault]

i know this isn't exactly related to Ableton Live, but I'm hoping somebody on here might be able to give me some advice.

I'm looking for a device which would allow me to fire off whole sequences by hitting pads...

I think this is possible on higher level Akai MPC's -

wondering if there are other possibilites - Ipad apps, other hardware, etc.

Yes, I know this can moreorless be done using Ableton Live (I've been a Live user since version 4), but for live performances I've phased out of using a computer.

Any help would be so appreciated! researching this has been exhausting!

[m.o]

Like a hardware sequencer/sampler?
I think the MPCs and similar does just that.

In ableton, wouldn't this be 'scene launch' in session view (launching a whole row of clips at once, and the clips can be almost any lengths so...)?
Edit: And you also have the 'follow action' for clips, pointing out the next clip to play.

[3dot...]

I think any hardware sampler with a built-in sequencer and pads..
the MPC is maybe the only series that fits the bill exactly..
(I think E-MU had one way back..)

if you use Live..
then a laptop+any pad controller will do
another one in the software world would be NI Maschine..

[bigbadotis]

You could do it in Control (running on an iOS or Android device), but you'd have to write a little javascript. If you don't have any programming experience it might take a few hours and some questions on the forum to figure it out. See my sig if you're interested. - Charlie