limit to number of loops in live

stirmonster · Post by **stirmonster** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 5:10 pm

there seems to be a limit to the amount of audio i can use in abelton. i am using a 1ghz g4 powerbook with os x and 512mb of ram. if i add additional ram, will this increase the amount of audio i can load in or is it a fixed limit?

thanks.

kleine · Post by **kleine** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:31 am

Hello,

What problems did you get? How many files do you load?

Best,
Ch. Kleine

Jonathan Binns · Post by **Jonathan Binns** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 3:29 pm

Hello,

Sorry to barge in on this, but I have almost the same setup as Stirmonster (with a bit more RAM), and the same problem.

I set up about 7 loops from Reason (2.5) and the problems began by adding to this 3 self-recorded loops of vocals. When I tried to overlap two of these vocal loops, the 'feedback', distortion and cpu seemed ready to go through the roof...

When I moved the vocal loop away from the overlappiing it handled it fine, but of course that is not how I really wanted to set it up.

Thanks,

Jonathan

stirmonster · Post by **stirmonster** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 7:42 pm

i am using it in my dj sets and have around 300+ loops. when i try to import a new one i get an error message "can't open ....asd". it also won't allow me to save. however, if i delete an existing loop it will allow me to import and save.

Jonathan Binns · Post by **Jonathan Binns** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:29 am

Sorry again stirmonster, I hope we will not be having a useless conversation with ourselves....

I loaded 17 clips (listening to each one, then deciding to keep it) into a set and then when I loaded the 18th, all of the other clips just vanished...They did not return when I tried to 'undo/redo'. I had to quit Live (2.1) to get them all back. I went through the same process again, and the second time all my clips vanished on the 16th attempt. Again, I was only able to get them back by quitting Live. Fortunately I am conditioning myself to hit 'save' with each revision....

Please help us Abletons.

thanks,

Jonathan

Jonathan Binns · Post by **Jonathan Binns** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:54 am

Ok I am an idiot. When dragging the files into session, it is possible to inadvertently drag all the other tracks up and away as well, hence the disappearing tracks, and this time I added 16 without a problem...

However, my first posting, about overlaying certain clips, remains a vaild issue.

kleine · Post by **kleine** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 10:32 am

Stirmonster,

Did you get the "can´t open ...asd" message with all files or just with one?
Maybe a corrupt .wav/.aiff/.asd file?

Ch. Kleine