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Possible to make Ableton NOT override the selections when comping?
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 2:01 am
by CancerRidden
I want to comp, and select the best pieces as I go.
but by default, Ableton will erase all of your comped selections with the newest take.
Is there a way to make Ableton not do that?
Re: Possible to make Ableton NOT override the selections when comping?
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 6:00 pm
by jonljacobi
Huh? Do you mean over-write when you're loop recording audio? Just open the take lanes. All the previous loops are there. If you're on an older Live, double-click and open the editor. Everything you recorded will still be there if you scroll to the left. Live does not immediately erase any audio you record.
MIDI is another matter, that's destructive unless you put it in add mode using the plus icon at the top.
Re: Possible to make Ableton NOT override the selections when comping?
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 6:26 pm
by CancerRidden
jonljacobi wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 6:00 pm
Huh? Do you mean over-write when you're loop recording audio? Just open the take lanes. All the previous loops are there. If you're on an older Live, double-click and open the editor. Everything you recorded will still be there if you scroll to the left. Live does not immediately erase any audio you record.
MIDI is another matter, that's destructive unless you put it in add mode using the plus icon at the top.
No, that's not what I mean, while it doesn't overwrite the actual audio, it does overwrite the selections that you've made
Re: Possible to make Ableton NOT override the selections when comping?
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 7:37 pm
by [jur]
Then copy your comping from the track's main lane and paste it to another/new Take lane.
Re: Possible to make Ableton NOT override the selections when comping?
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 8:06 pm
by CancerRidden
[jur] wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 7:37 pm
Then copy your comping from the track's main lane and paste it to another/new Take lane.
this makes sense, thank you
Re: Possible to make Ableton NOT override the selections when comping?
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 5:28 pm
by Fizmarble
Maybe I'm not understanding, but if you use Punch In and Punch Out, it shouldn't overwrite. I think it only does that if you re-record the whole section. Now that I think of it, it would be cool if you could mark sections as "protected", like a reverse punch in/out.