ableton fixed length recording without push, is it possible?
Is it possible to set the clip length in Ableton similar to what the push does so that you do not need to click the clip to start recording then click again to stop recording?
Thanks John really helpful – ended up mapping a highlight scene 1 to bring it to the top again so can be a workaround- if you do get the functionality let me know!
Was also wondering if possible to update this duplicate clip script another user Image Engine wrote in the “duplicate clip” question, but to actually play it also – currently it just inputs it below but keeps the existing one playing??
it’s now very simple to create fixed length recordings using ‘Reactions version 2’ in the latest release of Control Surface Studio.
There is an action to start recording of a clip, in there you can set the length that you want to record for.
The action is found in ‘Live object model > clip slot > fire’
when you select it you will see an action parameter called ‘record length’, you can set this to the exact length that you want to record for (measured in beats and bars).
Yes it applies to both MIDI and Audio Clip slots (note: the clip slot needs to be empty)
I have just been testing it though and the action parameters appear to be incorrect.
It says to enter the record length in the format bars.beats.sixteenths.ticks
but this is wrong. So for now you will need to switch the action to custom code
(click the button which has this: )
And enter the following snippet:
self.song().tracks[0].clip_slots[0].fire(4.0)
4.0 = 1 bar,
16.0 = 4 bars and so on
Actually, no need to switch to custom code, see attached, you can enter 4.0 in the ‘Record Length’ field and 0 in the ‘Launch Quantization’ field.
Hi,
You would need to add the functionality via a ‘Reaction’ mapping type in Control Surface Studio:
Control Surface Studio: https://remotify.io/product/control-surface-studio
Tutorials on using Reactions: https://remotify.io/product/control-surface-studio#reactions-videos
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