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Scrub thru preview
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:31 pm
by secretagentgel
When using Ableton to DJ, I'm often previewing a track in the browser on the left. Is there a way to scrub thru the track without dragging it into a scene? Half the time the intro is useless to tell if it's the right track. Makes sense to me that you should be able to scrub thru the preview count down that appears below the clip panel, but... nope. Feature request? Some other work around?
Cheers,
Corey
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:05 pm
by 8O
No way that I know of without loading the track into a slot. That's one reason why I use Traktor to DJ instead
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:54 pm
by 3dot...
8O wrote:No way that I know of without loading the track into a slot. That's one reason why I use Traktor to DJ instead
...assuming the songs are already pre-'warped'...
you can drag any clip to a 'cue' channel...
and have a midi control mapped either to 'clip start' or the space between the 'nudge' buttons...
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:14 am
by sweetjesus
while a track is previewing in the browser, you are able to ctrl+drag the main time counter (next to the play/stop/record) up the top and it will scroll through the track.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:55 am
by muthafunka
sweetjesus wrote:while a track is previewing in the browser, you are able to ctrl+drag the main time counter (next to the play/stop/record) up the top and it will scroll through the track.
If you have a track already playing tho you're fekked no?
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:04 am
by sweetjesus
muthafunka wrote:sweetjesus wrote:while a track is previewing in the browser, you are able to ctrl+drag the main time counter (next to the play/stop/record) up the top and it will scroll through the track.
If you have a track already playing tho you're fekked no?
only if u have stuff in the arrangement view (i dont use this feature much as most of my stuff is in arrangment so i may be wrong).. so if u got clips playin in the session view and that's all u may be in the clear.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:30 am
by Machinate
sweetjesus wrote:muthafunka wrote:sweetjesus wrote:while a track is previewing in the browser, you are able to ctrl+drag the main time counter (next to the play/stop/record) up the top and it will scroll through the track.
If you have a track already playing tho you're fekked no?
only if u have stuff in the arrangement view (i dont use this feature much as most of my stuff is in arrangment so i may be wrong).. so if u got clips playin in the session view and that's all u may be in the clear.
nah ah. It skips everything forward.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:39 am
by longjohns
fark, thanks sj
I knew there was a way to do it, although it is a sucky way
it was driving me crazy with all the threads lately about this.
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:42 am
by longjohns
Machinate wrote:nah ah. It skips everything forward.
it's like this very very very limited case scenario -
when you'd like to preview what it would sound like later on, if you dragged this clip into a set, lined up to the 1.1.1...
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:59 am
by secretagentgel
Okay, so it sounds like the answer is no. Thanks for all the replies. Def a feature request for the Ableton cats.
Re: Scrub thru preview
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 5:51 am
by Thrice The Enigma
So I know this might be a tad bit late... But I think I found a possible solution. If you set up multiple "decks" and map the nudge controls (or scrub if you can figure that out) to a midi controller (for example my Behringer X-Touch has rewind and fast-forward buttons) and it will nudge for only the waveform you have selected. If you set up main and cue outputs like in your master you are able to "preview" tracks before you let the audience hear. Hope this helps you and any others that have a similar problem. Peace be with yall - Thrice The Enigma