a few ableton/Trigger Finger questions

[brahms]

1. I have pad #4 on the TF set up to mute and mute a channel. is there a way to have it not "toggle on and off" I would rather it be a kill switch type of thing where as it is on all the time until i press the pad.

2.I am triggering clips in session view with the TF. I have 15 clips all on one track/channel triggered from the remaining 15 pads on the TF. I would like to have more than 15 clips so I am inserting additional tracks on their own channel. what is the fastest way on the TF to change to a different channel?
should this be done with a bank change or global channel change? im confused.

Thanks a ton if you can help out.

[brahms]

anyone?

[Kent_in_CO]

Here's a solution to the first issue:

- In Enigma, map your killswitch button so that it's velocity-sensitive - meaning the reading gradualy increases from 0 to 127 as you press the button, then decreasing as you let it go. I'm not sure what the MIDI term for this is, but it should work if you set the pad's CC to 119.

- Now that your pad is set to send continuous velocity info as it's pressed, create a simple rack. Leave the first chain blank. In the second chain, place a utility device with the mute selected.

- Assign the chain settings so that when the macro (knob 1) is set to zero, the first chain is on - in other words, nothing is happening.

- For all values between 1-127, assign the second chian. This will mute the output when the button is pressed. As soon as you let it go, the velocity will drop back to zero, the first chain will be selected again, and the audio will return.

- And of course, don't forget to assign your button to the Macro.

I'm not sure if there's a more elegant way to do this, but that's one way to skin the cat. And if know a little about racks, it shouldn't take more than a few minutes.

[The Phat Conductor]

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