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When I record a long improvisation session into a MIDI track, I want to capture the best bits and turn them into smaller midi clips. Whenever I copy a few bars of MIDI and try to paste it into a new clip, the notes get pasted at -26 bars or something, never at beat 1 of the first bar.

Sliding the group-selected notes back to beat 1 of bar 1 is very tricky - it tends to slip around very easily and scroll too far left or right.

Whats the secret, mates?

Thanks!

I would recommend doing all your copy/pasting in the Arrangement view. Trying to paste into the clip view is very weird, I agree

Personally I would split the long clip into the sections I would like to keep and then Ctrl-drag into a new track.

Thanks!

Michael, are you talking Arrangement view? Then you're both suggesting I work in Arrangement view instead of Session view?

I'm very addicted to Session View, in fact, it's pretty much the reason I use Live.

clips will behave in the same manner in both views. I just find it easier in arrangement view because you can have an overall view of where your midi notes are on the track itself while you are setting the start marker and the loop brace.

Affiliation wrote:clips will behave in the same manner in both views. I just find it easier in arrangement view because you can have an overall view of where your midi notes are on the track itself while you are setting the start marker and the loop brace.

The clip view (@ bottom) is the same on both pages, yes. But if you do your copying/pasting up ABOVE in the arrangement, then you have the benefit (huge) of having an actual cursor to choose where you are going to paste.

YOu can just drag a session clip over, edit it, and drag it back

hows this for a diff thought

duplicate ur clip
loop the bit u want and delete what u dont want

ez