Live 6 clip launch via midi

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Wayne from White Salmon
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Live 6 clip launch via midi

Post by Wayne from White Salmon » Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:54 pm

I'm almost there... I have a FCB1010, and Bom Midi translator and I finally figured out how to work them, at least mostly. I programmed the arrow keys to footswitches, and delete key, and undo. I also programmed the scene and track selection keys to footswtiches.

In fact, you can program the scene selection to the expression pedal, so that you can footscroll to the scene you want, then use the arrow key footpedals to select the track. Great stuff.

But how do you trigger a clip that's in the crosshairs (where track selected meets scene selected? Right now I have to use the mouse to click it, or assign a track button for each track. It would be great if there was a key command that let me trigger whatever clip was in the crosshairs.

I know, I'm asking alot- I could just program a clip launch button for each track. but my pedal board is running out of ava footswitches without switching banks.

Any way to select and trigger a clip without the mouse?

Wayne
HP dv6000t, Duocore2 T7200, 1G, 80GB 5400, Reason 3.0, Live 6, Pro88, Presonus Firebox, Drumkat 3.5,

Michael-SW
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Post by Michael-SW » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:07 am

Enter triggers a clip. But you have to select it first (with arrow keys presumably).

Wayne from White Salmon
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DOH! Of Course!

Post by Wayne from White Salmon » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:14 pm

Thanks for taking time to reply.

Of course, I use the Bom thing to assign the arrow keys. Why not assign the return key as well.

Blinding flash of the obvious

Thanks again.
HP dv6000t, Duocore2 T7200, 1G, 80GB 5400, Reason 3.0, Live 6, Pro88, Presonus Firebox, Drumkat 3.5,

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