v6: About time they stopped calling it "Live"...

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:27 pm

hoffman2k wrote: Is this synced and quantized? If a note triggerst the recording. When does the recording start playing?

it's synced, the little green bar shows where you are in the loop, if you tap the green bar it shows you the position in the current loop (IE the above image shows halfway through a 4 bar loop). If you tap the bar it can alternatively show you where you are within the current bar.

as far as triggering goes, it records when you press record - so you can 'punch in' whenever you want.

The above image is of an outdated version even for 'v1'
V2 has a large number of features which make it more usable, but sunny weather, sick girlfriends and me assuming that Ableton were making a killer looper made me slow down on making it.

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:28 pm

loophead wrote:"Really? I can use a rotary control to select tracks?
and map a button to launch (or stop or delete) whichever clip is currently selected?

i don't see how.

what am i missing?"

Even easier with a Griffin Powermate. Do a search on these forums for powermate

...mate

Lots of us have been doing this forever.

tell quandry you can delete a clip on command with a pedal, I think he will be suprised.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:52 pm

If you can still rock on stage and Live is solid as a rock, then Live is still live.

Yo! Literary nerds, I almost made a true CHIASMIC phrase up there!

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chiasmic

nolus · Post by **nolus** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:10 pm

[quote=hofman2k]Well i don't want to be an asshole, but have you checked the manual?[/quote]

don't take names on yourself!
but for your info yes i have read the manual, and yes i am totally aware of all the fearures you just mentioned.

i know i can select tracks like that, but if i want to select between ten tracks that's ten buttons i've got to map. i would like to do it with *one rotary control*.

now imagine i want to be able to launch one of four different clips on each of those tracks, thats another ten buttons i have to map. but if there was a function to launch "the currently selected clip" i could map *just one button* instead. etc...

I don't like to labour the point, but my three clear, unambiguous sugestions to "make live looping easier" are.

1. allow a rotary control for scrolling through the tracks. (not scenes).

2. provide transport functions that apply to whichever *clip* is currently selected.

3. one of these functions should be "delete".

I can't make it any plainer than that.

forge · Post by **forge** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:14 pm

nolus wrote:
hofman2k wrote: Well i don't want to be an asshole, but have you checked the manual?
don't take names on yourself!
but for your info yes i have read the manual, and yes i am totally aware of all the fearures you just mentioned.

i know i can select tracks like that, but if i want to select between ten tracks that's ten buttons i've got to map. i would like to do it with *one rotary control*.

now imagine i want to be able to launch one of four different clips on each of those tracks, thats another ten buttons i have to map. but if there was a function to launch "the currently selected clip" i could map *just one button* instead. etc...

I don't like to labour the point, but my three clear, unambiguous sugestions to "make live looping easier" are.

1. allow a rotary control for scrolling through the tracks. (not scenes).

2. provide transport functions that apply to whichever *clip* is currently selected.

3. one of these functions should be "delete".

I can't make it any plainer than that.

now you can map a button to the "pie" icon (the one that shows the bars ticking by) and it will go straight to the currently playing clip and show it in clip view

womoma · Post by **womoma** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:54 pm

personally, Id like to see a new name

I usually call it AL.

AL5 and the new one will be ... AL6 ..

forge · Post by **forge** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 2:57 pm

womoma wrote:personally, Id like to see a new name

I usually call it AL.

AL5 and the new one will be ... AL6 ..

well, i always address them collectively as "Abe"

if we're going to have a pet name I think Abe is better than Al - it's like Abe Simpson

womoma · Post by **womoma** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:08 pm

What about Ableton Super Software Studio Performance Edition?

Ok ... I guess I can live with live

see what i did there?

forge · Post by **forge** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:11 pm

womoma wrote:What about Ableton Super Software Studio Performance Edition?

Ok ... I guess I can live with live

see what i did there?

Or what about "Ableton Realtime Studio Edition" (also known as A.R.S.E.)

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:16 pm

They should change the name to something even less googleable than Live - how about " A program"
"hey bud, what are you using to make those tunes "
answer - "A program, it's great"
"but whats the programs name?"
etc.

Alternatively they could call it "Peter Finkelstein"

then when new editions come out "Peter Finkelstein III", or for the 'lite' edition "Peter Finkelstein Jr. "

it doesn't have to be Peter Finkelstein of course, Tarquin McTroutfeatures is also acceptable.

forge · Post by **forge** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:20 pm

Angstrom wrote:They should change the name to something even less googleable than Live - how about " A program"
"hey bud, what are you using to make those tunes "
answer - "A program, it's great"
"but whats the programs name?"
etc.

Alternatively they could call it "Peter Finkelstein"

then when new editions come out "Peter Finkelstein III", or for the 'lite' edition "Peter Finkelstein Jr. "

it doesn't have to be Peter Finkelstein of course, Tarquin McTroutfeatures is also acceptable.

How about Gooey McPlop?

Or maybe Jefferson Trousers

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:36 pm

forge wrote:
Angstrom wrote:They should change the name to something even less googleable than Live - how about " A program"
"hey bud, what are you using to make those tunes "
answer - "A program, it's great"
"but whats the programs name?"
etc.

Alternatively they could call it "Peter Finkelstein"

then when new editions come out "Peter Finkelstein III", or for the 'lite' edition "Peter Finkelstein Jr. "

it doesn't have to be Peter Finkelstein of course, Tarquin McTroutfeatures is also acceptable.

How about Gooey McPlop?

Or maybe Jefferson Trousers

you guys crack me up.

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:43 pm

Sales Dude McBoob wrote:
forge wrote:
Angstrom wrote:They should change the name to something even less googleable than Live - how about " A program"
"hey bud, what are you using to make those tunes "
answer - "A program, it's great"
"but whats the programs name?"
etc.

Alternatively they could call it "Peter Finkelstein"

then when new editions come out "Peter Finkelstein III", or for the 'lite' edition "Peter Finkelstein Jr. "

it doesn't have to be Peter Finkelstein of course, Tarquin McTroutfeatures is also acceptable.

How about Gooey McPlop?

Or maybe Jefferson Trousers
you guys crack me up.

Now there's a thought. Call it "Crack".
Try finding that on google

djsentinel · Post by **djsentinel** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:23 pm

call it Lobaon

Logic + Cubase + Reason = Lobaon

I think its catchy, but you know me.

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:15 pm

hoffman2k wrote:
Sales Dude McBoob wrote:
forge wrote:

How about Gooey McPlop?

Or maybe Jefferson Trousers
you guys crack me up.
Now there's a thought. Call it "Crack".
Try finding that on google

that's even better

Q: "how did you produce all this music?"
A: " I did it all on Crack, it's great!"
Q: " er, that's nice, but what program did you use?"
A: "I told you I use Crack, are you stupid!"

etc.