Clip shortcuts (aka. references, clones, symbolic links)
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:37 am
One feature I've wanted in Ableton Live for ages is the ability to create a clip 'shortcut'. This feature would let you create a copy of a clip that, when modified, actually modifies the original clip and reflects it across the project to all clip shortcuts. This would be INCREDIBLY powerful and would be a HUGE timesaver.
A mockup of how it might work under Windows:
1. User creates a MIDI clip called "Foo":
2. User creates a MIDI clip 'shortcut' by CTRL+SHIFT dragging "Foo" to the right (instead of CTRL dragging to do a regular copy). Both "Foo" clips now have some kind of reference/shortcut indicator on them to show they're symbolically connected (I've just used a red tab in the top right corner):
3. User removes some MIDI notes from the second "Foo" clip. These changes are reflected immediately in the first clip.
- This would work between session/arrangement view, and between different tracks.
- Clip 'shortcuts' could be turned into regular clips by consolidating them.
Does anyone else think this would be a killer feature?
A mockup of how it might work under Windows:
1. User creates a MIDI clip called "Foo":
2. User creates a MIDI clip 'shortcut' by CTRL+SHIFT dragging "Foo" to the right (instead of CTRL dragging to do a regular copy). Both "Foo" clips now have some kind of reference/shortcut indicator on them to show they're symbolically connected (I've just used a red tab in the top right corner):
3. User removes some MIDI notes from the second "Foo" clip. These changes are reflected immediately in the first clip.
- This would work between session/arrangement view, and between different tracks.
- Clip 'shortcuts' could be turned into regular clips by consolidating them.
Does anyone else think this would be a killer feature?
