scene triggering and padkontrol

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izniezot
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scene triggering and padkontrol

Post by izniezot » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:30 pm

I'm planning on getting a padkontrol tomorow to set up with live.
but I'm still quite new to live/livesets and midi so hopefully some of you can give me some insight.

suppose I would use the pads on my padkontrol for scene triggering instead of playing drums with it.
so for example pads 1 to 8 control scenes 1 to 8 and the rest of the pad are one shot clips or samples
or are used to enable and disable effects. then I'd use the x-y controller and those two buttons on the
top to manipulate the effect parameters.

ok and here's my question: if I make my set in one ableton liveset how do I set my padkontrol up so
that I switch to the next 8 scenes? I have to preprogram everything in the 16 scene memories right?
also, the PK doesn't have allot of knobs so am I able to control for example the cutoff of synth X and the
wet signal of effect Y with one button? but not at the same time. I'd like to toggle between those.
would that also have to happen in the memorie banks?

allot of stupid questions I know :D
I was still in doubt if I should go for the PK or trigger finger. but the x-y pad and the visual feedback (the lights)
has kinda done it for me. but I'll buy me a uc16 or something in the future if I really need more knobs.
I'm preparing my first liveset ever so I'm not gonna make it to complicated for now.

any awnsers, advice or tips are very welcome

greetings

Surreal
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Post by Surreal » Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:16 pm

you could program more than one bank on your padkontrol

the first program would be linked with the first 8 scenes and the decond could be scenes 9-16 and so on

izniezot
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Post by izniezot » Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:13 pm

Surreal wrote:you could program more than one bank on your padkontrol

the first program would be linked with the first 8 scenes and the decond could be scenes 9-16 and so on
ok cool. so that would also mean that if I would want to control 2 parameters with one knob I'd have to program two banks and switch between those right?

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