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is there anyway to stop the space bar acting as a transport control.
no the mac BTW

ta, maily =]

a screw driver would be best, but a knife should work fine.

H20nly wrote:

a screw driver would be best, but a knife should work fine.

yeah, not quite gonna do that to my macbook keyboard yet.

what i really meant was can i edit the standard keyboard shortcuts to remove the spacebar's function?

honestly I don't think you can.
maybe with a script. you might have to dig pretty deep to find one though. space = play is pretty standard.

H20nly wrote:

honestly I don't think you can.
maybe with a script. you might have to dig pretty deep to find one though. space = play is pretty standard.

oh bum, i have this paranoia about hitting the spacebar mid set as i'm jabbing away at my keyboard fx punch-ins
:s

Some PC & Mac suggestions:
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=106872
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=103916
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=84843
...also, hitting the EXT button should work, locks all the transport controls..

8O wrote:Some PC & Mac suggestions:
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=106872
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=103916
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=84843
...also, hitting the EXT button should work, locks all the transport controls..

cool, thanks.
will have a play around =]

think hitting EXT is the answer, just click it again when i need to do a tempo change.
so simple DOH!

thanks guys =]

maily wrote:

H20nly wrote:

honestly I don't think you can.
maybe with a script. you might have to dig pretty deep to find one though. space = play is pretty standard.

oh bum, i have this paranoia about hitting the spacebar mid set as i'm jabbing away at my keyboard fx punch-ins
:s

i wouldn't worry about it, crowds often use the sudden silence as a chance to start screaming
i hit the space bar a few times during the course of my live sets

emef wrote:

maily wrote:

H20nly wrote:

honestly I don't think you can.
maybe with a script. you might have to dig pretty deep to find one though. space = play is pretty standard.

oh bum, i have this paranoia about hitting the spacebar mid set as i'm jabbing away at my keyboard fx punch-ins
:s

i wouldn't worry about it, crowds often use the sudden silence as a chance to start screaming
i hit the space bar a few times during the course of my live sets

hmmmmm could just sound like a twat if i do it at a crucial moment though.
EXT button is the way ahead!

haha true
try it though, if people are enjoying your set they always cheer at the silent moments
i put silent bits in my tracks now cos of accidentally doing summat in my live set that ended up wi short silence
false finish vibe... it's a winner

If you fold a small piece of paper lengthwise and slip it underneath the spacebar, it will prevent you from being able to press it.

Can't take credit for this idea, saw it in another post.

throbber_baron wrote:If you fold a small piece of paper lengthwise and slip it underneath the spacebar, it will prevent you from being able to press it.

Can't take credit for this idea, saw it in another post.

neat!

Here's a more elegant solution

Z3NO wrote:Here's a more elegant solution

thanks, but it's won't run on my OS (10.4.11)

throbber_baron wrote:If you fold a small piece of paper lengthwise and slip it underneath the spacebar, it will prevent you from being able to press it.

Can't take credit for this idea, saw it in another post.

you have changed my life.