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Is it possible to automate the changing of Scenes?

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:54 pm
by TheEclectic
I want to be able to set Master Scene 1 to repeat 4 times, go to Master Scene 2 and repeat 1 time, go to Master Scene 3 and repeat 2 times, etc.

Is this possible? If so how?

I looked in the PDF manual but did not find anything, which makes me think the answer may be "no".

Thank you.

Re: Is it possible to automate the changing of Scenes?

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:33 pm
by chapelier fou
Max4live, or clips sending midi via IAC bus or MidiYoke. Get it ?

Re: Is it possible to automate the changing of Scenes?

Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:43 pm
by doogs
Look into 'Follow actions'.

Re: Is it possible to automate the changing of Scenes?

Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:48 pm
by TheEclectic
"Follow Actions" is what I needed to know. It is a little more complicated than I had hoped, but it looks like there are some opportunities to be discovered in the process.

"Max4live, or clips sending midi via IAC bus or MidiYoke" is way over my head. I am a newbie and have much to learn.

Thank you.

Re: Is it possible to automate the changing of Scenes?

Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:01 pm
by chapelier fou
Ok, but follow actions are only for clips, not for scenes.

Re: Is it possible to automate the changing of Scenes?

Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:42 pm
by AceLuby
chapelier fou wrote:Ok, but follow actions are only for clips, not for scenes.
You can select all the clips in the scene and set all of their follow actions at once. It's no more difficult than setting a single clips follow action.

Re: Is it possible to automate the changing of Scenes?

Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:32 pm
by chapelier fou
Yes but no. This will not work if empty cells are left in a track.
Although in this case you can put midi clips with nothing in it, or audio clips with silence.

Re: Is it possible to automate the changing of Scenes?

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:58 pm
by Hermanus
Once upon a time, I asked for this on the wishlist forum...

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... 08#p941808

About empty cells, I got a useful tip:

Use empty audio clips, like fake dummy clips, with just follow actions set,
then it's super easy when you have tracks with no original clips on some tracks, for breaks or whatever else.

I keep those blank clips WHITE for the case I would start triggering clips on the fly, so the white clips can only be used as "stop button".

Re: Is it possible to automate the changing of Scenes?

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:56 pm
by yur2die4
http://vimeo.com/8185092

Basically what chapelier fou said, except in video form :)