Ableton Simpler Q
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- KVRian
- 640 posts since 16 Dec, 2006 from Caught Somewhere In Time
In Ableton Live, when I use simpler and drag in an audio clip, it plays at the original tempo. Is there any way I can manually set the tempo of the sample playback or somehow sync the speed to the host? Or do I have to pre-change the tempo by warping the sample?
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- KVRAF
- 3191 posts since 20 Sep, 2004 from Atlanta
howdy, xolax!
if I understand correctly- you want to drag an audio sample from a live clip into simpler and have the "root" note play back in sync with the tempo of the current live set, regardless of the original tempo of the audio sample.
If that is the case, here is the easiest way to do it:
(for this example, your audio clip is on track 3)
1- feed the input of a Live audio (track 4) with the output of track 3
2- arm record on track 4
3- set global quant to 1 bar
4- trigger the Live "scene" to playback so the audio sample playback from track 3 and the record clip on track 4 trigger simultaneously.
5- hit the scene play button again once you've captured the length sample you want for your simpler. this will stop the recording and start the clip looping playback from track 4
you can now drag this sample from track 4 into your simpler inst and it's "root" key will play in sync- warpped correctly as it is a copy of the clip in track 3.
sounds like a lot of work? It's not. I'm just not good at explaining "eloquently".
it'll take you all of 10 seconds to do this. works like a champ every time
if I understand correctly- you want to drag an audio sample from a live clip into simpler and have the "root" note play back in sync with the tempo of the current live set, regardless of the original tempo of the audio sample.
If that is the case, here is the easiest way to do it:
(for this example, your audio clip is on track 3)
1- feed the input of a Live audio (track 4) with the output of track 3
2- arm record on track 4
3- set global quant to 1 bar
4- trigger the Live "scene" to playback so the audio sample playback from track 3 and the record clip on track 4 trigger simultaneously.
5- hit the scene play button again once you've captured the length sample you want for your simpler. this will stop the recording and start the clip looping playback from track 4
you can now drag this sample from track 4 into your simpler inst and it's "root" key will play in sync- warpped correctly as it is a copy of the clip in track 3.
sounds like a lot of work? It's not. I'm just not good at explaining "eloquently".
it'll take you all of 10 seconds to do this. works like a champ every time
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 640 posts since 16 Dec, 2006 from Caught Somewhere In Time
Oh ok, I think I understand this. Never thought about doing that - thanks for the advice 
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- KVRAF
- 3191 posts since 20 Sep, 2004 from Atlanta
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- KVRAF
- 13140 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
You can also drag the sample to the arrangement view, right click on the clip and choose "consolidate". Once you have done this, when you drag the clip to Simpler it will be in sync with the tempo at middle C.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 640 posts since 16 Dec, 2006 from Caught Somewhere In Time
Yea - I did that, but the problem was that I ended up forgetting this before chopping up my sample into a lot of pieces and it would have to taken forever. That's why I wondered if there was another way.justin3am wrote:You can also drag the sample to the arrangement view, right click on the clip and choose "consolidate". Once you have done this, when you drag the clip to Simpler it will be in sync with the tempo at middle C.