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HI

I have 5 loops of equal length where i've recorded different settings on parameters from an external synth. I've done tis basically because i can't be lugging the synth on stage, but i want to capture it into a bunch clips and be able to map a controller to crossfade between them, like one would a filter cutoff say

Now i tried to do this by creating a Instrument rack loaded with 5 simplers, and mapping the Chain selector to one of the Macro knobs and giving them cross fades etc. Fine, it selects different chains... But the problem is that if a chain is selected it has to wait until the note is retriggered to hear anything (because it is a 2 bar long note).

What I need is a legato mode for the Simpler, so that it picks up the position from the last CHain and seamlessly starts playing. Or, can I do some funky thing with the levels on each of the chains mapped to the macro, and have the chain select zones all triggering at the same time?

I have made this in Bidule just now and it works great, but there is a funky thing going on with delay compensation in Live and I have to turn it off.

Surely this can this be done in Live? I have a certain mistrust having to load a Bidule plugin mid set...

thanks in advance

I'm having this same problem...it's driving me crazy, this seems like a major oversight, why does it stop playing when there is a note held and you move out of a chain zone? ..., if you can't crossfade the new note fine, but it should at least finish playing the old note

the only way I'm currently able to do this is by sending the clips to an Effects Rack...with a compressor in each chain, with the sidechain solo buttons on, and the side chain input set to each of the clips I want to cross-fade, then the effects rack needs a dummy audio signal and I can use the chain selector to cross0fade the sidechain inputs...lame ass work-around but...it beats bringing a CS-50 on stage