beat repeat 'repeat' switch as gate instead of toggle?

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chaircrusher
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beat repeat 'repeat' switch as gate instead of toggle?

Post by chaircrusher » Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:37 am

Is there a trick that would let me map a button on my APC40 to turn 'trigger' on and off as a gate?

I can make a button (I use 'STOP ALL CLIPS' since that's dangerous to hit accidentally in a live set) toggle the 'repeat' button in the Beat Repeat, but I have to hit the button once to turn it on and again to turn it off.

It would be so much easier to use if the 'repeat' button was only active while the button is pressed.

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Re: beat repeat 'repeat' switch as gate instead of toggle?

Post by #1thelark » Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:02 am

This is one option to do what you want (momentary behaviour):
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=151571

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Re: beat repeat 'repeat' switch as gate instead of toggle?

Post by chapelier fou » Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:24 am

On the bcf i can do this.
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Re: beat repeat 'repeat' switch as gate instead of toggle?

Post by chaircrusher » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:46 am

chapelier fou wrote:On the bcf i can do this.
Does the BCF work differently than the APC40? You'd have to have a button send a CC, I guess. The APC 40 doesn't give you that option.

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Re: beat repeat 'repeat' switch as gate instead of toggle?

Post by chapelier fou » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:30 pm

Sorry i realize that my post wasn't very helpful...
i don't know the APC but i highly suspect it isn't programmable at all.....
On the bcf (or almost any controller) you can define the ON/OFF behavior of a button.
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Re: beat repeat 'repeat' switch as gate instead of toggle?

Post by yur2die4 » Sat Jul 30, 2011 9:02 pm

Would it be a waste to assign it to Two buttons?

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