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I’m guessing there’s a simple answer to this that I’m missing, but….

Note: I’m talking about session view here.

I initially started using Ableton for DJing. So I’d load up two tracks, play Track A, mess around with it etc etc, then I’d click ‘play’ on Track B and it would start after a set amount of beats – and sound good (or half decent, lol)

But I’ve started using it to compose my own tunes now. So I can be playing Loop A (e.g. kick drum), then I’d want to bring in Loop B (hi hat), but it doesn’t start after a nice set of beats, it simply brings in the track as soon as I click ‘play’.

Hope that makes sense, it’s a bit difficult to explain.

try checking the global quantization button at the top of the session view - it's left of the pencil tool button - there is a drop down menu allowing you to change the global quatization which will affect the launch timing of all your clips in ableton

also check your clip quantization - you will find that in the launch box at the bottom left of your screen - in the box labelled ""quantization", there is another drop down menu allowing you to alter the clip quantization and this will allow you to determine the timing of an individual clips release -

sounds like at the moment one of these two values is set to none

Ah, the "Q" word! Thanks, I'll try that.

Also, another daft question, but how is Ableton pronounced?
I say "able-ton", but a friend of mine is adamant that it's pronouced like "a-bull-ton"

a bell town


ring my bell

luxembourg wrote: Also, another daft question, but how is Ableton pronounced?
I say "able-ton", but a friend of mine is adamant that it's pronouced like "a-bull-ton"

Both read the same to me.

æb?lt?n