Start sample BEFORE loop startpoint, then repeat in loop!

bigbass · Post by **bigbass** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 1:49 pm

Hi all Live-People!

As I use Live not only for drum-style-loops, but also for vocal/speach-samples, it would be great to be able to set the start-point of the loop outside (before) the loop, which would make it easy to insert a sample like "we all know live is great", have it played from top, and then beeing looped on "live is great". Got the idea?

This could be used for drum-pickups in loops, too, playing the pickup once, then continue inside the loop-markers :)

Bassy regards,
Benjamin

soundsliketree · Post by **soundsliketree** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 5:34 pm

I concur, 100%.

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st1040 · Post by **st1040** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 5:46 pm

This would mean that if you use live to mix with, you could have say a
track 5 minutes long you have recorded from vinyl playing through
then just looping on the last 2 bars whilst you mix in your next track in.
Cool!!

nozza1 · Post by **nozza1** » Thu Sep 12, 2002 7:31 pm

I agree. I currently can get the same effect once a clip is duplicated in the Arrange view by cutting into a copied clip on the duplicate but it would be godd and relatively easy for the software to be able to launch a clip this way.

dirtystudios · Post by **dirtystudios** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 8:26 am

i super-duper like it.

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polimorfos · Post by **polimorfos** » Sat Jul 12, 2003 11:59 pm

I know this is an old thread / request but it seems like this would simple to implement and should be included in the next update!!!

I think this would be a very useful musical tool.......

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 14, 2003 12:21 am

I think this is an essential feature. I would add that it should also be possible to start the clip on any beat, not just on beat one. As it currently stand, no matter what you call your markers, the offset marker always signifies beat one. Percussionists know what I'm talking about, because they usually get into their groove from the last beat of the measure. For me, this is very important.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 7:15 pm

Yep, great feature.

And would you guys beleive that the Roland S range of samplers have had thise very feature from day 1 which was around 1991. Theres also other features in Roland samplers that have yet to be implemented in any software sampler I have yet seen.

Opps a bit off topic but had to mention that.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jul 19, 2003 5:41 am

yes... like a normal sampler would let you do.

monolake. · Post by **monolake.** » Sat Jul 19, 2003 10:47 am

The only things i can tell right now:

- we would want to have it ourselfs.
- we are working on it.
- it is a classical looks-simple-is-fu**ing-complicated-to-programm thing

i have no idea _when_ it will be done. sorry....

Cheers, Robert/Ableton

polimorfos · Post by **polimorfos** » Sat Jul 19, 2003 3:13 pm

Thanks for keeping aware of the issue.
I take back my "seems simple to implement" comment.......

monolake. · Post by **monolake.** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 10:23 am

..no need to take it back. it indeed _seems_ to be simple. i thought it would be an easy job too ....

Robert/ Ableton

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 4:26 pm

hi all

i've only briefly played with the demo, but one thing I wanted to be able to do was bring clips in on the offbeat. I couldn't find a way. Is this easily done? If not then I guess it means having silence before the clip and setting the loop points after 1 or 2 etc beats in the way outlined in this thread...

monolake. · Post by **monolake.** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 12:36 pm

have oyu ever played with the paramter "offset" if you use a looping sample ?

this allows you to start a loop at any position.

/ robert

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Aug 03, 2003 5:38 pm

i've sussed it now. change the quantise value dur...

Start sample BEFORE loop startpoint, then repeat in loop!

Start sample BEFORE loop startpoint, then repeat in loop!

yes!

loopsart-clipstart

simple