How to record midi clip in session view for as long as you play?

[zepking2]

Ableton Live 12 Intro
Windows 11

Is it possible to record a midi instrument in a clip in session view for as long as you are playing? By default it seems to only record for 1 bar than it loops back and records on top of itself. I understand that you can set the length to 2 bars, or 3 bars, etc. But is there a way to have it record the clip for as long as you're playing?

[schlam]

You can record a session clip as long as you want..
Maybe I misunderstand the problem..

[zepking2]

You can record a session clip as long as you want..
Maybe I misunderstand the problem..

By default, if you open Ableton Live 12 intro in session view, loan a midi drum kit in a midi track. Click a clip. Hit the session record button (not the black circle arrangement record button) it will only record 1 bar. Even if you keep playing. It'll just record 1 bar and then loop back to the beginning of the bar.

[RobrechtV]

It sounds like you're overdubbing into an existing clip, which already has a certain length.

To record to a new clip, which will grow to any length until you stop recording, click the black circle in one of the empty slots of your track.

[zepking2]

It sounds like you're overdubbing into an existing clip, which already has a certain length.

To record to a new clip, which will grow to any length until you stop recording, click the black circle in one of the empty slots of your track.

Thank you! I was confused. I would double click the rectangle to create a clip. Then I would hit the session record button. I was thinking I was recording a "new" clip. But what I was actually doing was recording on top of an existing clip that was 1 bar.
I realize now, I don't need to click the rectangle to create a new clip. I just need to hit the gray record button and start recording.
Thanks!

I see there's actually three different record buttons.
Gray circle on clip - Record Button
Black circle at top of screen - Arrangement Record Button
Black Line circle at top - Session Record Button

I understand the arrangement record button is for recording in arrangement view, but whats the difference between the gray record button and the session record button?

[yur2die4]

Session record will add recording into the selected clip slot.

It can be useful to assign the session record button to a key or button or something instead of having to assign ‘record’ of every single clip slot on the grid. It is 1 button to map instead of mapping a lot of buttons.