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Re: ableton looper question




I'm loving this thread, Daniel and Per. Midi bindings... nice.

These are exactly the kind of specific instructions that really help 
someone actually figure it out.

Glad I eavesdropped on this one. Thank you.

---Christopher



On Mar 18, 2011, at 9:58 AM, Daniel Thomas wrote:

>> i need to change tracks constantly,i have a track with a
>> microphone input,and for the nylon string,plus i trigger the drum
>> loops that are on on and off as well.
> 
> I found the looper in Ableton to be quite difficult to manage when 
>running multiple loops in sync-- plug in view switching being one among 
>many limitations.  
> 
> So, I run a single multitrack looper (Mobius) on a single Ableton 
>channel strip.  Mobius then ports its 8 loops to dedicated channel strips 
>in Ableton.  
> 
> In that way, I can keep the Mobius interface on the screen most of the 
>time.  I just run all my inputs through a hw mixer and then into a single 
>Ableton channel.  On this channel I run Mobius which provides 8 
>synchronous loops.  
> 
> On related note, mapping a midi control to the channel select functions 
>can make for easy one button return to a given plugin view.   I use the 
>AKAI live controller but any midi control change will work. 
> 
> Make sense?
> 
> daniel 
> 
> 
> On Mar 18, 2011, at 2:13 AM, Louie Angulo wrote:
> 
>> yes i need to change tracks constantly,i have a track with a
>> microphone input,and for the nylon string,plus i trigger the drum
>> loops that are on on and off as well.
>> Im trying to cotrol everything with the behringer FCB1010,im just
>> looking for a way to always see the state of the looper as i change
>> tracks.
>> Luis
>> 
>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Gareth Whittock
>> <buddhamachine@live.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Do you need to change tracks? Why not select the track with the looper 
>on s
>>> that you can se your looper lights and fire all your other loops etc 
>using
>>> the computer/midi keyboard?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Peace
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Gareth@Sentientfx -  Innovative music plugins. http://sentientfx.com/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:33:46 +0100
>>>> Subject: ableton looper question
>>>> From: louie.angulo@googlemail.com
>>>> To: loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com
>>>> 
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>> In experimenting with Ableton one of the thigs im finding a bit
>>>> ackward to deal with is the presence of the plugins when changing
>>>> tracks.
>>>> Just like on a pedalboard i would like to have a constant visual
>>>> control of the looper and the plugin fx regardless of the current
>>>> track status,is quite frustrating loosing sight of them as i trigger a
>>>> scene or clip or whatever.
>>>> Im quite new to this so all of your expert tips are welcome!
>>>> thanx
>>>> Luis
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> www.luis-angulo.com
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> www.luis-angulo.com
>> 
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