SYNCING ABLETON WITH EXTERNAL INPUT

nebes · Post by **nebes** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:47 pm

. does anybody know is there possibility to convert audio input in ableton to midi message so it control tempo ???maybe with max/msp audio2control object??...or something that count bpm of input transform to midi??

Patch · Post by **Patch** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:29 pm

You're in luck, Son!!! I've just been reading up on this:

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... highlight=

Looks damn fine...

4am · Post by **4am** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:38 am

another option is the "redsound soundbite"
check the redsound homepage...

nebes · Post by **nebes** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:53 am

....i have redsound sounbite but there is no software how can count beats like hardware things....i tried what you suggest me on that forum page but its not so good because there is probably low latency

divi · Post by **divi** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:10 pm

nebes wrote:because there is probably low latency

isn't that a good thing?

nebes · Post by **nebes** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:03 pm

....yep its better then high...but only few ms and you will lost sync

Superman · Post by **Superman** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:48 pm

i think what he is meaning is, if it's possible (and so easy) with an external device, why can a software solution not be so easy to implement??

I still think Ableton should implement this sort of function into the package, maybe in Live7???

dphouse84 · Post by **dphouse84** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:53 pm

did you get the software way working?

to me this would be the best solution as i am using a 2 channel mixer, 2 laptops and running serato on one and, ableton the other
.
i got about halfway through this the other night after many a beer and got the infamous blue screen. had to reload ableton all over.

i'm just looking ot hear someone had good results.
i wanna use this for firing loops and what not from abeton without a latency issue.

thanks

dphouse84 · Post by **dphouse84** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:17 pm

is there some special place we should insert the midiclock detect, or do you just open it alond with ableton?

i am really close to proving / disproving this theory.

i did use an eq 8 to get better pick up on the midi signal.

anyone having any luck with this method?

Psybergenic · Post by **Psybergenic** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:50 am

Just run the midi clock application..no need for inserting in any
special place..just make sure ur midi yoke inputs and outputs are
assigned as instructed..
KT Drummer does convert audio peaks to midi notes..
However I have tried this method and it works, however I tried it
till I went blue, but the master tempo does not stay constant
and it would jump from say 140 Bpm to 200 then fall to 110 etc..
So needles to day impossible to keep sync like this..
If anyone gets this method to work, I would love to find out..
Cheers

dphouse84 · Post by **dphouse84** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:08 pm

I have tried this method and it works, however I tried it
till I went blue, but the master tempo does not stay constant
and it would jump from say 140 Bpm to 200 then fall to 110 etc..
So needles to day impossible to keep sync like this..
If anyone gets this method to work, I would love to find out..

me too, same problem here. seems like riding the best answer would be the soundbite, but i have heard some mixed reviews, but none from anyone who owns one.