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I'm trying to figure out the best way to do a set of live songs in Live:

1. have different set files for each song, but this is not seamless as you have to load the files at the end of every song.

2. have one set, and load the loops for the next song on the fly... too complicated and involves reproducing the midi mapping layout every time..

anyone have any experience in this?

You could run two copies of the program.

I know I can do that in OSX, I know OS 9 cant do it and i've no idea about windows.

If the set is not playing it doesn't take much cpu

I just did a gig and played 8 songs and they were all arranged ahead of time. I leave a blank scene between each song and in the first 3 scene names for each song I put song title, tempo, length of song (time). I just play one song after the other. I didn't have time to prepare the set better but next time I'll make sure to have transitions set up so I can have a seemless set but this time I just jumped from one song to the next. I usually prearrange my set since I am trying to create a mood.

bioroid

I do something similar, in sets where I have a pre-arranged setlist - I use scenes in the running order of the set, with the scene names containing songname & tempo, with perhaps some other reminders of what that scene actually is if need be (bridge, chorus, etc). In between each song, change the tempo and check faders, then start clips.

is there a way to change the speed from one scene to an other with only one click?

is there a way to change the speed from one scene to an other with only one click?

Just double click the BPM field, enter new tempo and press enter...

good luck.

karel

thats one click to much

i want the tempo to change at the same moment as i change the scene. i want to be able to apply a tempo to a scene. but i think, thats not possible at the moment.

is there any program that you can automate a tempo change?

any ideas on how to implement assigning a midi controller to tempo? i realize that the tempo field is a floating point number and midi cc are integers on [0,127], but still, it would be really cool to find a way to automate it!

LIVE's ability to throw the tempo around in real time sets it apart from most audio/midi sequencers.

marcus

Some controllers can send relative bit data (Doepfer Pocket Dial, for one). This would make it possible to have an open-ended tempo control via MIDI data.

-Alex

macgyver wrote:
i want the tempo to change at the same moment as i change the scene. i want to be able to apply a tempo to a scene. but i think, thats not possible at the moment.

I dont have access to Live at the moment, but i do think, that (assuming one scene is playing) you could set a key on a comp or midi keyboard to trigger another scene, doubleclick that BPM field, and whilst pressing enter, press the key on comp/midi controller.

Dont sure, though. =)

Karel