Metronome silent on 1st beat when recording

[Mark Alias]

I have a 1 bar count-in, metronome enabled for recording, 4/4 time, and get the 4 count-in clicks, but then 1 silent beat before the next 3 clicks. After that, the metronome clicks on every subsequent beat. Not a huge deal but it's a little distracting.

Is that by design? Can the behavior be modified? Thanks.

[[jur]]

This isn't expected.
Which Live version are you using, on which OS?
Are you outputting the click to the main outs or to a different cue output?

[Mark Alias]

11.3.4, Windows 11. Default new set (Count-in:1 Bar, Sound:Classic, Rhythm:Auto, Enable Only While Recording). Cue Out and Master Out are the same, Outputs 1/2.

As I fooled around with changing some of the options (different sound, Rhythm:1 Bar), I would (seemingly randomly) lose the entire count-in and session record immediately started with the skipped first beat. After exiting and restarting Ableton, default set, I get back to the same behavior: 4 count-in clicks, 1 silent + 3 clicks, then steady 4 clicks per measure. Happens with and without APC40 connected.

Edit: I just realized it only does this if I press the round button in the session view track/scene matrix (or press the corresponding APC40 button). If I just select the cell and press Session Record, the metronome works as expected.

[Mark Alias]

If anyone's still following this, I noticed it's not just the metronome, because a note played on the first beat doesn't immediately sound either, but it's there on playback. So it's not just the metronome. Wth?

[LordVigo]

I've been having the same issue for months. Currently running Live 11.3.13 on both MacOS and Windows 11. Problem happens on both installs.

[[jur]]

Pleas make sure to report to Support, thx!

[blackandgoldguitar]

I'm experiencing the same issue.
MacOS, 12.1.5 standard version.

It's odd I was just complaining how I'm trying to record a simple 1-2-3-4 pattern, but somehow it feels like the beats are accelerating and I can't keep up with a simple beat.
But then I noticed the first beat is missing for some reason.

[Mark Alias]

Welp, almost two years later, I had the same problem - on two different computers, both using the latest v11 - and finally figured it out...

It's a bit embarrassing, but I thought I'd close this out in case anyone else experiences this.

I was a millisecond or so early on the first note. (It only happened in MIDI tracks, which should have been a big clue.) If I'm careful and don't push that first click after the count-in, all is fine.



(Btw, I only found this thread because I was searching for a solution. Almost read the whole thing before I realized it was my own thread!)

[chapelier fou]

Live has a « midi note chase » option. It works with arrangement, not sure with session.