Space bar as play instead of randomize

[Jesse Winchester]

In Sonar and Ableton Live, my two main sequencers, the space bar starts and stops play. I'm constantly hitting the space bar out of habit while the focus is still on LiveSlice and completely trashing my loops by randomizing them. It seems to happen even when I've clicked the little padlock icon. At any rate, it would be nice to be able to change or disable the space bar/randomize feature. I'd prefer it to simply start and stop play, just like in the sequencers.

[S.HUSH]

I am going to have to +1 this. Out of habit, i tend to do the same thing and hit the space bar to play.
In fact, currently, there is no key assigned to activate play.
I feel ultimately, it would be nice to customize key shortcuts in the settings window.

[ohm]

I agree. Spacebar means play in most audio apps, and no matter what key, the padlock should prevent this from happen.
I'll probably allow customizing keyboard shortcuts at some point it's not THAT much work.

[loachm]

I'll probably allow customizing keyboard shortcuts at some point it's not THAT much work.

YEZZ!

[globalgoon]

yes, spacebar to start and stop sequencer only please if possible!!

[globalgoon]

I'll probably allow customizing keyboard shortcuts at some point it's not THAT much work.

YEZZ!

cool!

[parris]

Can wait as it's a bit of a pain the way it is at the moment........

[globalgoon]

I've been pressing the space bar to start/stop sequencers for 15 years!!!

[thecontrolcentre]

I've been pressing the space bar to start/stop sequencers for 15 years!!!

you used to have to press enter on Ataris for play and spacebar to stop ... took me a while to get used to using spacebar for both.

[Jesse Winchester]

There's a work-around for this - install Autohotkey (www.autohotkey.com) and run this script while you're using LiveSlice:

;translate space bar to Play\Stop for LiveSlice
#ifWinActive LiveSlice
space::Click 245,589
return

The line "space::Click 245, 589" translates the space bar into a mouse click on the Play button. The mouse co-oridinates may well be different on your system if you're using a different screen resolution. Just use the Window Spy utility that comes with Autohotkey to find the proper co-ordinates for your system. Of course, this disables the randomizing function, which is fine with me, since I almost never use it. If you need to randomize a loop, just pause the Autohotkey script. This will work until ohm releases a version with user-assignable keys. And a padlock that really locks.

[frog_jr]

yes, spacebar to start and stop sequencer only please if possible!!

+1
Although it's not that big a deal. I'd rather have rex2 and zgr if it were one or the other, for sure!

[parris]

Ohm i have been using LiveSlice since version one when it used to close cubase sx on opening it & now the spacebar loop reordering is just too much for me. Everytime i get something nice together i lose it. Now i know you can hit the undo button but it really kills my vibe. So please i beg of you can we have it sorted.

Thanks Ohm.

[JamminFool]

+1,

i'd also like to see loops from the browser added to the next free slot in the Loops list, rather than the current slot. i always end up over-writing the loop i just finished setting up...

[ohm]

absolutely, I agree on both FR's.

[parris]

Thanks Ohm. Looking forward to an update.