clip default parameters

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jonpb
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clip default parameters

Post by jonpb » Fri Nov 14, 2025 3:41 am

Scenario:
Recording analog source into an Abelton Live track in Session View into a selected Clip slot of an armed Track
Use the Session Record button to toggle Start Record and End Record

Desired Result:
The Clip recorded is not warped nor looped, it is just recorded into the selected clip as is

Actual Result:
A default Clip is created with Warp and Loop on

Request:
How do I set the default Clip created when toggling the the Session Record button so that Warp and Loop are OFF by default

Footnote:
Global settings regarding Loop, etc. via Options/Preferences/Record-Warp-Launch appear to have no effect on this work flow

Thank you

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Re: clip default parameters

Post by [jur] » Fri Nov 14, 2025 5:12 am

This works for mappings to some of the clip properties, so maybe try with the Warp and Loop (I didn't test):
in your default Set load a clip
deactivate Warp and Loop
delete the clip
save as default set
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Re: clip default parameters

Post by jonpb » Sat Nov 15, 2025 4:31 am

Thanks very much, but this does not work,

I am new to this, and have now realized that I am just one of thousands of people asking about this and yet, still, Abelton refuses to allow this functionality.

At the risk of sounding super racist, and I hope you get the humour, but this is very "German" of them.

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Re: clip default parameters

Post by [jur] » Sat Nov 15, 2025 2:57 pm

jonpb wrote:
Sat Nov 15, 2025 4:31 am
At the risk of sounding super racist, and I hope you get the humour, but this is very "German" of them.
Well, that was totally useless and racist indeed...
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Re: clip default parameters

Post by borg » Sun Nov 16, 2025 1:08 am

well, I wouldn't call it racist, rather prejudiced or discriminative, unless Teutons are considered a new race nowadays...
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Re: clip default parameters

Post by [jur] » Sun Nov 16, 2025 2:25 am

That is stereotype.
And I'm closing the "debate" as you all know the Community Guidelines, right?
Let's discuss music and Live please.
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