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Hi,

I am trying to do something that seems simple, but I can't seem to figure out how to do it in Live...

I want to use Live 6 for improvised loop composing/recording during live performances. My problem is that whenever I record a new loop, it doesn't quantize the loop to the nearest beat 1 of the measure. For example, after I record a two measure pattern, the actual live loop in the Session view ends up two measures and one and a half beats. How can I get loops that I record to automatically quantize to the nearest measure, even if I technically hit "stop record" at, for example, the second eighth note after beat 2?

Also...

How do I quantize MIDI input in loop recording in Live? I'd like, for example, to be able to play a bass line into the loop and have Live automatically quantize it to eighths or sixteenths.

Thank you,

Cory Cullinan

1) Use the global quantize setting next to the transport. Try '1 bar' or '2 bars'

2) The recording quantization menu is accessed through the Edit menu. I'm pretty sure your selection here will be saved in your template set.

Longjohns,

Thanks for the reply.

On recording quantization -- thank you, that works!

On global quantize -- yes, I tried that setting on the transport, it doesn't seem to do anything. I have set it to 1 bar, 2 bars -- it doesn't seem to matter. Whenever I stop recording a clip, that's exactly how long the clip is. It's frustrating -- there must be something I'm missing. Maybe it's this: What am I supposed to press to stop recording?

Thanks,

Cory Cullinan

you can either retrigger the slot (starts looping @ next quantize)

or hit that track's clip stop button (stops only @ next quantize)