Hi there
I'm using Live 7 (haven't been using enough cutting-edge features to require an upgrade - until now maybe...) and I want to do the following:
* Have a bunch of 1-bar loops, each is a bassline in a particular chord.
* Have them looping in legato mode so I can use a controller to change between chords whenever I like - IE in the middle of a clip.
That's all going fine, but then I want to be able to hit a key on the controller to trigger a "fill" clip, for a bit of variation. I need legato mode again, so that I can jump to the "fill" clip at any point in the measure. I'd like to use follow actions so that, at the end of the "fill" clip, Live jumps back to the first of my bassline clip group. The problem is that follow actions trigger after a certain number of beats (I've got mine set to 1 measure = 4 beats). If I legato trigger my "fill" pattern in the middle of a measure, it plays to the end of that measure then loops round for another measure (I guess, until it's played 1 whole measure) before its follow action happens.
Is there a workaround - without Max4Live - or some trick that'll let me combine legato triggering and follow actions the way I want?
Thanks
Dave
Follow Actions & Legato Mode
Re: Follow Actions & Legato Mode
+1
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Joram Gabriel
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Re: Follow Actions & Legato Mode
+1 But using 8.2.7
Having the same sort of problem here.
I want to go from one loop to another, but at the moment of triggering (between 4 and 1 beats in advance), to play another loop (1 bar fill).
The way I've set this up now:
Global quantization is 1 bar.
clip 1: Loop 1 (no actions)
clip 2: Fill (legato, 1/4 quantization, follow action play next after 1 bar)
clip 3: loop 2 (no actions)
When I trigger clip 2 it blends perfectly to the fill. But the problem is that it plays a full 1 bar, independent of when I trigger it.
What I need is the follow action "play next" to adapt to when/which beat I launch clip 2.
I guess there should be an option "play once" or "play till end". So that it plays the full length of the selected clip, minus the legato jump (the beats played by the previous clip).
And then a follow action for triggering another clip.
Any of you guys found a work around?
Ciao
Having the same sort of problem here.
I want to go from one loop to another, but at the moment of triggering (between 4 and 1 beats in advance), to play another loop (1 bar fill).
The way I've set this up now:
Global quantization is 1 bar.
clip 1: Loop 1 (no actions)
clip 2: Fill (legato, 1/4 quantization, follow action play next after 1 bar)
clip 3: loop 2 (no actions)
When I trigger clip 2 it blends perfectly to the fill. But the problem is that it plays a full 1 bar, independent of when I trigger it.
What I need is the follow action "play next" to adapt to when/which beat I launch clip 2.
I guess there should be an option "play once" or "play till end". So that it plays the full length of the selected clip, minus the legato jump (the beats played by the previous clip).
And then a follow action for triggering another clip.
Any of you guys found a work around?
Ciao