scripting keyboards and hotkeys - my workflow - show me your

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drbtz
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scripting keyboards and hotkeys - my workflow - show me your

Post by drbtz » Wed Apr 26, 2017 10:58 pm

A friend of mine gifted me a Logitech G13 script controller, and it completely changed the way I interact with any program moving forward.
Paired with AutoHotKey for windows, and a few python scripts, I have gotten my Ableton songwriting (in arrangement view) down to 25 or so keys. (aside from renaming clips and files)

I found that 90% of what I do in Ableton is zooming in/out and changing the grid size (or turning on/off), followed by undo/redo, copy/cut/paste.

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You can see most key functions in the photo, the few I will explain

-shift right: splits a clip at the cursor, and shifts everything to the right of cursor, over 32 bars. Very handy for accapellas and adding silence (if you for example wanted to add a 1 bar drop before a chorus)
-browser: hides/expands the library, and also allows for navigating using the thumb stick, with which you can expand/collapse individual folders.

Have not seen a lot of talk of hotkeys, or workflow scripting on the forum, so wanted to see if anyone else has ventured down this rabbit hole.
I want to do more with this, just not sure what. HMU if you wanna chat or have your own flow to share.
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Ableton 9.5, Win 7, 64 bit, 8gb ram, 128gb SSD system drive, 500gb HHD storage, Sony VAIO Laptop
MF3D, MF-Twister, Queno, KMI Softstep 1.

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