Live looping tutorial (orig. posted on bomes site)
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Thanks for the bump friend_kami
**shameless bump** #2 as someone has recently posted a request for this on the T&T forums.
I've had a few emails from people since I posted this. Thanks heaps for your appreciation - I did this to help others out of the same hole I was in, and so far I've got heaps of thanks and a free BOMES licence, so I'm very happy.
While it took a lot of work, writing this tutorial has proved an overwhelmingly positive use of my time. Sharing your knowledge really does have some excellent intangible rewards. Every positive email I have received has brightened up my day immeasurably. thanks guys.
**shameless bump** #2 as someone has recently posted a request for this on the T&T forums.
I've had a few emails from people since I posted this. Thanks heaps for your appreciation - I did this to help others out of the same hole I was in, and so far I've got heaps of thanks and a free BOMES licence, so I'm very happy.
While it took a lot of work, writing this tutorial has proved an overwhelmingly positive use of my time. Sharing your knowledge really does have some excellent intangible rewards. Every positive email I have received has brightened up my day immeasurably. thanks guys.
There's something I still don't understand.
Are we supposed to have an external device to send audio into Ableton?
For instance, a CDJ?
or we can do the whole live looping with clips or wav or mp3 files inside ableton?
great tutorial by the way! I was actually wonder how to do this without gettin things all screwed due the enormous amount of keys and actions I was doing, and still not getting the results I was expecting.
Are we supposed to have an external device to send audio into Ableton?
For instance, a CDJ?
or we can do the whole live looping with clips or wav or mp3 files inside ableton?
great tutorial by the way! I was actually wonder how to do this without gettin things all screwed due the enormous amount of keys and actions I was doing, and still not getting the results I was expecting.
I'm pretty sure this is geared towards live recording and then looping - but you could certainly apply it to looping preset loops. You'd have to tweak a little, but you could set it up so that clicking your MIDI trigger would set off a different sample each time, and then fool with the loops from there. I do that live, but not without looking at my Mac
Yeah, I do that too. But it's complicated because I have to have ready to empty audio channels with a routed signal from another 2 Audio channels. Those 2 channels are the ones I use to sample loops from the full tracks that I play in the other 2 channels. That empty channels have the monitor set in OFF, so when I arm them to record, the signal doesn't duplicate. Once I stop recording, I through that loop clip into any of the other audio channels that I use to throw the full tracks and/or loops. I basically use 4 channels for mixing and 2 channels for sampling
But these tutorial might have done things much much easier.
But these tutorial might have done things much much easier.
mac program
"Can anyone suggest a good midi translator for mac? Kid beyond mentions one on his infamous video of how he loops, but I can't make out the name. I know Bome is supposed to go mac someday, but that was announced two years ago."
controlaid - http://www.charlie-roberts.com/controlAid/
I have the program but still don't know precisely how to use it... let me know if you have any luck!
controlaid - http://www.charlie-roberts.com/controlAid/
I have the program but still don't know precisely how to use it... let me know if you have any luck!
MacBook Pro 2 GHz Intel Core Duo, 1.5 GB SDRAM
Live 6.0.1, ProTools 7.1, Alesis MultiMix8FireWire, MBox 2, a microphone or two
Live 6.0.1, ProTools 7.1, Alesis MultiMix8FireWire, MBox 2, a microphone or two
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Can't see pictures
Why can't I see the pictures on this thread?
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63839
I tried right mouse clicking on the X and selected Show Picture and
nothing happened.
http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=63839
I tried right mouse clicking on the X and selected Show Picture and
nothing happened.
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ive found all this info on live looping fantastic but i keep coming across the same problem. when looping, there is a nasty glitch in the audio when i come to stop the loop. also, if i leave it recording the loop for longer than 16 bars it totally glitches out but my cpu seems to be fine. any ideas why this maybe? im running on P4 3ghz with 2gb ram! thanks.
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dunno what the problem could be, does it happen when you do the same thing but with a mouse.
FWIW I wrote a max/msp patch that will let you do this with ANY number of tracks you want, it also changes scenes and uses only 1 footswitch. it can run on the FREE max/msp runtime environment. I'll probably post it within a week, still working out a few minor bugs and adding some polish to it.
FWIW I wrote a max/msp patch that will let you do this with ANY number of tracks you want, it also changes scenes and uses only 1 footswitch. it can run on the FREE max/msp runtime environment. I'll probably post it within a week, still working out a few minor bugs and adding some polish to it.
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Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
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Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?
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sounds sweet - kinda like a Jamie Lidell type rigTone Deft wrote:dunno what the problem could be, does it happen when you do the same thing but with a mouse.
FWIW I wrote a max/msp patch that will let you do this with ANY number of tracks you want, it also changes scenes and uses only 1 footswitch. it can run on the FREE max/msp runtime environment. I'll probably post it within a week, still working out a few minor bugs and adding some polish to it.
I would have abandoned Live Looping on Ableton long ago if not for the live midi looping and racks into the setup.
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one little problem im having
Ok,
I have gone through this entire tutorial a few times and its great. I have got everything set up and its recording the loops but i am having a couple of problems. These problems may be because i am new at Ableton.
1: When i plug in my turntables to start recording a loop there is an echo. I due believe this is because track "9 Input" is monitoring "In." But if i turn it to "off" it naturally wont record anything. How do i get it so it does not Echo???
2: As a temporary work around, I would record on say track "3" (by making only track 3's input Ext In, and turning Monitor to off so i dont get an echo). Then I would hit pedal 3 on my foot controller and the macro worked fine recording the audio and playing it back when I clicked 3 on my pedal again. The problem is when i want to start the loop sometimes the track just blinks red for about a second then starts recording. Then when i want it to stop it seems to do the same thing, taking a sec to stop the clip (so when it loops its all outa sync with the record). What am i doing wrong here? Should it not just start, record 1 bar, then stop and loop it?
I hope I can get help on this. I feel i am really close to getting this, but its just outa my reach.
Thanks
I have gone through this entire tutorial a few times and its great. I have got everything set up and its recording the loops but i am having a couple of problems. These problems may be because i am new at Ableton.
1: When i plug in my turntables to start recording a loop there is an echo. I due believe this is because track "9 Input" is monitoring "In." But if i turn it to "off" it naturally wont record anything. How do i get it so it does not Echo???
2: As a temporary work around, I would record on say track "3" (by making only track 3's input Ext In, and turning Monitor to off so i dont get an echo). Then I would hit pedal 3 on my foot controller and the macro worked fine recording the audio and playing it back when I clicked 3 on my pedal again. The problem is when i want to start the loop sometimes the track just blinks red for about a second then starts recording. Then when i want it to stop it seems to do the same thing, taking a sec to stop the clip (so when it loops its all outa sync with the record). What am i doing wrong here? Should it not just start, record 1 bar, then stop and loop it?
I hope I can get help on this. I feel i am really close to getting this, but its just outa my reach.
Thanks
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Re: Translator Mac?
In operation, you start by hitting '1', then stop by hitting '1' again. if instead you'd wanted to continue on track 2, you'd have hit '1' and '2' together. not quite as smart, and no automixdown cleanup goodies on ch8, but not bad for an ableton only solution. Download it here if you like
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The link is not longer available. Although there's already a Bome's version for Mac (in test, but downloadable). BUT this version is not exactly like the PC's software, because there's no default "Safe" Preset in the first place. You would have to start everything from zero, which means: understanding what BOME is about. And that's NOT as easy as this tutorial tries to put it. I mean, thanks of course, but there's a lot of steps that are absolutely impossible for Mac users.
Anybody knows about a version of this or other tutorial for live-looping in Ableton for Mac users?
Thanks, - Gabriel
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The link is not longer available. Although there's already a Bome's version for Mac (in test, but downloadable). BUT this version is not exactly like the PC's software, because there's no default "Safe" Preset in the first place. You would have to start everything from zero, which means: understanding what BOME is about. And that's NOT as easy as this tutorial tries to put it. I mean, thanks of course, but there's a lot of steps that are absolutely impossible for Mac users.
Anybody knows about a version of this or other tutorial for live-looping in Ableton for Mac users?
Thanks, - Gabriel