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Advice needed - Session View Playback greyed out

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:17 am
by rob lee
Hi all,

Im in need of a little advice here,im sure it's user error on my part as iv'e just been reaquainted with Live after a couple of years so here's my problem.
I have all my data in midi clips no problem,i hit record and switch to session view and all is fine,however i switch back to my mid clips and then back to session view and the song is greyed out and won't play.
Did i hit a wrong button here because all the data is there in session view?
It's doing my nut in trying to figure what i pressed.
BTW
My midi clips work just fine still.
Thanks in advance

Rob

Re: Advice needed - Session View Playback greyed out

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:59 pm
by Ableton_David
I'm not clear on something - is the track greyed out in Session View or Arrangement View? If it's greyed out in Arrangement View, then this is probably because you have specifically selected a clip to be playing in Session View, which overrides the sequencing that you've set up in Arrangement View. To correct this easily, click the "Back to Arrangement" button - it's next to the Overdub button in the panel of transport controls. It'll be red if Session View is overriding Arrangement sequencing, and grey if it isn't.

Re: Advice needed - Session View Playback greyed out

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:21 pm
by rob lee
David Abravanel wrote:I'm not clear on something - is the track greyed out in Session View or Arrangement View? If it's greyed out in Arrangement View, then this is probably because you have specifically selected a clip to be playing in Session View, which overrides the sequencing that you've set up in Arrangement View. To correct this easily, click the "Back to Arrangement" button - it's next to the Overdub button in the panel of transport controls. It'll be red if Session View is overriding Arrangement sequencing, and grey if it isn't.

Hi David

Sorry it was greyed out in the arrangement view and i had done exactly what you mentioned :oops: I knew it was user error but i didn't know what i had touched however your explanation solved my problem perfectly..
Thanks alot it's much appreciated.

Rob

Re: Advice needed - Session View Playback greyed out

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:25 pm
by Ableton_David
Hey man, no need to apologize - we've all been there. Enjoy Live!