Play/stop on 1 Button
Hello,
I have a controller and try to map play and stop on 1 button. But I’m not getting there. Can someone please help me how to do it? Thx
Create a play and a stop mapping.
Click on control override, for play and change the off midi setting to something other than what your button sends when it is released (something other than 0 usually).
Do the same for the stop mapping, but this time change set the on value to 0 and the off setting something other than what it sends when pressed (this is usually 127 so something other than that).
@Tbull, here’s a full tutorial on how to do it, it’s using the old layout (css 2.7) but the settings for each mapping will be the same: https://remotify.io/how-set-single-button-control-ableton-live-play-stop/
Thx for the link, the difference between the layout is to big, it’s to complicated to do it with 2 different layouts… for method 2. I also tried method 1 but my problem is that if i release the knob it’s directly stoping. So I’m not getting there. 🙁 kind of frustrating
My Controller is sending note not CC is that maybe a reason why method 1 is not working?
If it’s a velocity sensitive pad/key then you will need to use method 2 (with a Reaction).
The article is now updated for use with CSS 2.8.5
I have now completely re-written this article for use with Control Surface Studio 2.8.5
https://remotify.io/how-set-single-button-control-ableton-live-play-stop/
@johnC I have followed method 2 exactly as it is described. I work as a process control engineer by day, so this type of programming is something I have worked with my whole career. Should be really straight forward. I even downloaded your JSON and compared the script and exported the reaction file to bring it into my script. When I press play the first time, the song starts, but when I press it the second time, the play button in Ableton flashes off as long as I keep the button pressed, but then starts playing again as soon as I release it. What am I doing wrong here?
It sounds like your button may be momentary rather than toggle meaning it sends an on velocity value when you press it and off velocity value when you release it.
Either change it to a toggle in the hardware or add an extra condition which checks that the latest velocity value sent by the button is greater than 0.
Condition:
midi controller > current velocity values > button…
(Number) is greater than
0
I’ve updated the article with this info and a screenshot.
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Sounds complicated. I would appreciate a video Tutorial. I think many would do. Could you maybe do one please? That would be awesome