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Great !! Which of those functions can you do it using only the footpedal ? Or Its possible to use Live Ableton only with a midi footpedal (free hands?). thanks ramiro >Hi Per > >> > [on Ableton:] How am I going to switch from 4/4 to 7/8? >> Manually, by using the mouse. Unfortunately. >Yeah, just figured that out. I'm not able to set any keyboard or >midi shortcuts for global meter. :-( (maybe some Mac Automation >workaround?) > >I'm still experimenting with Ableton Live & Odd meters. >Some success: >- You can set a tempo for each scene. This way, you can duplicate a >scene, assign different tempo to it and every time you switch scene >global tempo will adjust. (Nice stuff, alas, no key/midi mapping >possible) >- I have created a file with default scenes where each scene has a >midi clip with 4/8, 3/8, 5/8, 7/8 or 11/8 meter. This sounds much >better than the obnoxious metronome and can be good starting point >for an odd meter loop. (i.e. close/open hihat 7/8: >one-two,one-two,one-two-three). > - This way, I can start with the default file, select the scene >with my desired meter, start playing this scene with my desired midi >clip > - Set global tempo to x/8 (with mouse :-( ) > - Duplicate the scene with my desired tempo several times - and >there we go! > - Alternatively, probably you could create various files with >different meters (maybe, with midi controller software: i.e. open >prepared file for each meter setting?) >- I have prepared 9 audio tracks. I have assigned Number Pads 1-9 on >keyboard to mount track 2-10 for recording. >- When I launch a scene, all other tracks playback and the mounted >track starts recording - sweet! (you need to select global >preference "record on launch ON" to be able to do this, though) > >[on Kid Beyond] >> The most important part is to use a third- >> party software that translates external (controller) MIDI events >Yes, thank you. I have actually posted an update on Kid Beyond's >setup, since he's switched from Windows to Powerbook Mac. > >When I have a choice, I actually always opt for the hardware choice. >So, I'll wait for my RC-50 and give it a chance. Still, Ableton is >very tempting. Especially combining loops with the effect section is >very attractive. >Now I need to experiment with effects. If the Ableton setup works, I >could get a footcontroller. > >best regards > >Buzap >-- > > >"Feel free" - 10 GB Mailbox, 100 FreeSMS/Monat ... >Jetzt GMX TopMail testen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/topmail