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I have a beat repeat set up to come in exactly on the 1st bar of a midi track, but, every single time I play the track back, the beat repeat misses the first couple of notes, then kicks in. I have tried numerous dodges i.e. turning the device on earlier to catch the track but to no avail - it still only decides to work halfway through the first bar.

I have my interval set at 1/2 and a grid at 1/12 , offset 0, mix is Ins and gate 8. Everything else is off.

Has anyone else had this problem and what can I do about it? I use ableton 6.01.
any help appreciated - thanks.

this movie
http://www.ableton.com/_common/download ... repeat.mov
does a great job at explaining BR, maybe a look at it could clear it up for you.

I have no problem at all with beat repeat.

I had the exact same issue with live 5 long ago.

Now its ok but I don't use it that much, I prefer devine machine lucifer for beat repeating and ect like that.

Thanks - but it didn't tell me anything I didn't know. Strange thing is, I've got beat repeats set up all over this track, and this is the only one that keeps misfiring.

could be a bug maybe

Try adressing your issue to ableton tech support.

If its a bug you are prolly not alone.

sorry fot you, this is very frustrating when it happens.

yes, it may be a bug... Don't write to support though, start by updating to the latest version of 6, and see if that helps. If not, then please post a pic of your beat repeat, then we can all easily replicate the setup.

By the way, what I do if I want a sure-fire beat repeat is to leave the beat repeat on, set chance to 0% and then toggle the Repeat button instead.

Yes - tried that one too - just seems to be a bit of a bug. Anyway - recreated the BR in a send and it works fine! So - a lot of fiddling and a few hours later - hey presto. I think it's ok....Thanks for the advice folks - appreciated!

6 is fiddler focused by the way..its designed this way to encourage us to bond with our Ableton and learn the inner workings Ableton. Ive fiddled my ass off fo the last few weeks with 6. If you fiddle you will find.

lol

Hi there,
I couldn't get my head around the Beat Repeat either : although i used the exact same settings as Keith Mills did, the « stutter » was launched one bar late, i.e. there was no way to repeat my very first beat or bar !
I eventually moved the device position in the plug-ins chain : instead of putting it at the end, i placed it in first position — now it works as it should (after one hour of frustation, self-doubt and anger).