Trigger Finger and Ableton to start clips and loops

admhammer · Post by **admhammer** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:13 am

Whats up everyone I just got Ableton and a Trigger Finger and I see that people are programming them to start and play clips by hitting a pad instead of clicking the play symbol in arrangement mode. I tried to load the sample into a blank Impulse, and it worked, but it just played it for a quick second I want to be able to start a clip and have it keep playing until the clip or loop is over. here is an example video of what I mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fdLKF5Ovnc
if anyone can help me please i would appreciate it.

DJ VAKIS · Post by **DJ VAKIS** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:33 am

Load your clips in to session view and loop them then hit midi learn,choose a clip and choose the pad on your trigger finger the one you want to trigger this clip.Done.
I mean if you want to have a clip to play over and over you must loop it.
You also can do this with ableton sampler if you have it.Just load your samples in to sampler loop them and play them with your midi controler.

szyslak · Post by **szyslak** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:47 am

thank u for you reply , i was wondering : why do u use the simpler ? i mean , the audio clips can be warped to loop and have many editings functions, what's the utility of playing the same clip through simpler ? i think having lfo's and other modulations right ? but what else ?

zsazsa · Post by **zsazsa** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:09 am

a nice demonstration what you can use simpler for is here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CTpRoXlpGXU

admhammer · Post by **admhammer** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:36 pm

DJ VAKIS wrote: then hit midi learn,

thanx VAKIS but where is the midi learn button?

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:42 pm

Chapter 23.2 in the live6 manual.