I had problems with stuck MIDI notes when sequencing other hardware with ableton demo so I never purchased. Anyone know about this and how to fix? I also had sync problems with tempos jumping to 0.
On Jan 31, 2011 6:20 AM, "Szőnyi András" <andras@...> wrote:
>
>
> Maybe I was not clear:
> If I upload a pattern to the PC using Eloader,
> and after open it in Ableton, I can9;t export the full
> pattern as a standard MIDI file, only one track of the pattern.
> So the workflow I mentioned before
> (Write a pattern in CS ->
> Upload to the PC by Eloader ->
> Edit it in Ableton ->
> Export it as MIDI file ->
> Download that MIDI file back to the CS by Eloader),
> doesn't work for me only in that case if the pattern has one single track.
>
> For multitracked patterns I use different DAW to export the MIDI,
> or if I edit the pattern in Ableton, I can only record the tracks
> one by one in the CS via MIDI.
>
> Or can anyone export from Ableton any multitrack MIDI file?
>
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2011, James Ulibarri wrote:
>
>> That's totally nuts man. ( In a good way).
>> Yeah I don't mind that it does one track at a time. I think a multitracked
>> file would just make things more complicated. I love how you said you're
>> juggling files back and forth
>> to the CS and Ableton. I love the sound of that work flow. I wonder why
>> more people aren't working like this. Or maybe they are and they're just
>> keeping it on the low. That's cool if they are and I respect that. I'll
>> be trying this tonight.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2011/1/30 Szőnyi András <andras@...>
>;>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2011, James Ulibarri wrote:
>>>
>>>> thanks, bro. I will try it and let you know what happens. Ableton and the
>>>> CS could be the deadly combination.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> There's an annoying issue with Ableton: the way it exports MIDI.
>>> Ableton lets you export only ONE clip to MIDI, not the whole arrangement
>>> or a whole row in the session view. With other words: no multitracks.
>>> (Although it can import or open multitracked MIDI files fine.)
>>>
>>> If you use other (older) DAWs, like Cubase, Logic, ProTools,
>>> Sonar/Cakewalk, etc... they are able to export multitrack MIDI.
>>>
>>> BTW I also use the Live because it's very fast and intuitive in many ways.
>>> So if I want to send back edited MIDI from Ableton into the CS,
>>> I synchronize them and simply play/record it.
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 1:33 AM, Szőnyi András <andras@...40c3.hu>>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> When dumping midi files to the CS such as tracked/clocked drawn
>>>>> modulation
>>>>>> is omitted I am assuming....
>>>>>> I am talking about say filter cutoff at measure 2.1 to 8.4 with a value
>>>>> of
>>>>>> like 10 to say fully open at 127 at any point within a* *sequence,
>>;> right
>>>>>> down to beats/measures. Will these kinds of events import over to type
>>>>> .mid
>>;>>>> files through e-loader? If not, then I think what a damn shame. And
>>> what
>>>>> a
>>>>>> hassle to do this on the CS when it's so silky smooth on a soft
>>>>> sequencer.
>>>>>> FL studio, etc. I think real-time tweaks on the CS is not exact enough
>>;>>> for
>>>>>> what I am talking about.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> All data of the sequence is stored in the MIDI file,
>>>>> and all parameters should be seen in a DAW.
>>>>>
>>>>> I assume that you use Ableton Live:
>>>>>; in the Envelope view of a clip the modulated parameters can be edited.
>>>>> Or you can select yourself any modulations by their MIDI Ctrl number.
>>>>> (As I remember ususally the MIDI Ctlr number 79 and 80 mapped to the
>>>>> filter cutoff and resonance of a factory patch.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> Maybe I was not clear:
> If I upload a pattern to the PC using Eloader,
> and after open it in Ableton, I can9;t export the full
> pattern as a standard MIDI file, only one track of the pattern.
> So the workflow I mentioned before
> (Write a pattern in CS ->
> Upload to the PC by Eloader ->
> Edit it in Ableton ->
> Export it as MIDI file ->
> Download that MIDI file back to the CS by Eloader),
> doesn't work for me only in that case if the pattern has one single track.
>
> For multitracked patterns I use different DAW to export the MIDI,
> or if I edit the pattern in Ableton, I can only record the tracks
> one by one in the CS via MIDI.
>
> Or can anyone export from Ableton any multitrack MIDI file?
>
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2011, James Ulibarri wrote:
>
>> That's totally nuts man. ( In a good way).
>> Yeah I don't mind that it does one track at a time. I think a multitracked
>> file would just make things more complicated. I love how you said you're
>> juggling files back and forth
>> to the CS and Ableton. I love the sound of that work flow. I wonder why
>> more people aren't working like this. Or maybe they are and they're just
>> keeping it on the low. That's cool if they are and I respect that. I'll
>> be trying this tonight.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2011/1/30 Szőnyi András <andras@...>
>;>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2011, James Ulibarri wrote:
>>>
>>>> thanks, bro. I will try it and let you know what happens. Ableton and the
>>>> CS could be the deadly combination.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> There's an annoying issue with Ableton: the way it exports MIDI.
>>> Ableton lets you export only ONE clip to MIDI, not the whole arrangement
>>> or a whole row in the session view. With other words: no multitracks.
>>> (Although it can import or open multitracked MIDI files fine.)
>>>
>>> If you use other (older) DAWs, like Cubase, Logic, ProTools,
>>> Sonar/Cakewalk, etc... they are able to export multitrack MIDI.
>>>
>>> BTW I also use the Live because it's very fast and intuitive in many ways.
>>> So if I want to send back edited MIDI from Ableton into the CS,
>>> I synchronize them and simply play/record it.
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 1:33 AM, Szőnyi András <andras@...40c3.hu>>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> When dumping midi files to the CS such as tracked/clocked drawn
>>>>> modulation
>>>>>> is omitted I am assuming....
>>>>>> I am talking about say filter cutoff at measure 2.1 to 8.4 with a value
>>>>> of
>>>>>> like 10 to say fully open at 127 at any point within a* *sequence,
>>;> right
>>>>>> down to beats/measures. Will these kinds of events import over to type
>>>>> .mid
>>;>>>> files through e-loader? If not, then I think what a damn shame. And
>>> what
>>>>> a
>>>>>> hassle to do this on the CS when it's so silky smooth on a soft
>>>>> sequencer.
>>>>>> FL studio, etc. I think real-time tweaks on the CS is not exact enough
>>;>>> for
>>>>>> what I am talking about.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> All data of the sequence is stored in the MIDI file,
>>>>> and all parameters should be seen in a DAW.
>>>>>
>>>>> I assume that you use Ableton Live:
>>>>>; in the Envelope view of a clip the modulated parameters can be edited.
>>>>> Or you can select yourself any modulations by their MIDI Ctrl number.
>>>>> (As I remember ususally the MIDI Ctlr number 79 and 80 mapped to the
>>>>> filter cutoff and resonance of a factory patch.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>