Ableton Live, and my wish list.
Pre - Ableton
I want to use keystrokes for everything. (no mouse)
Record all my sequences as MP3s
Song construction in my present sequencer is pattern based, therefore I need to be able to set up clips, named as “Title” then “Intro” followed by “1st Verse” etc etc
MIDI TRack
Midi track to run alongside mp3s song for external instrument and FX program changes etc.,
Program changes to happen during count in, and directly after last note in the song.
Song Title Selection
Need to be able to select any other song in the repertoire during playback of current song by key stroke, and advance, or not, by an assigned “F key” to the new song at the completion of the current playback.
Cue Points
Some of the songs have “cue points”, for instance 2 chords followed by 2 minutes of silence. Manually interrupted and immediately advancing to the next clip by one key stroke.
My current sequencer uses “P” for play, as a start key, and if pressed again during playback will automatically advance to the next pattern ( in Ableton, the next sequential clip.)
Macros
Does Ableton have another way to do this.....
I will ultimately want to load some 400 songs, and search for a title by an alphabetical macro. That is say “Alt d” should show all songs with titles beginning with “D”, or even “Da” … is this possible while a song is playing in the background?
Consequently “Alt” (any letter) will show those songs followed by the selection, or highlighting the file name, and then by an assigned “F key or just leave the title highlighted to await completion of the current playback.
Visual
Can the visual part of the window snap back to the title section clips automatically at the completion of the current playback?
I know this is a mouthful, but if you don't ask ......
Thanks in advance
Kiff