RE: Ableton LIVE's ability to loop in real time

["Alan Kroeger" <alan@akroeger.com>]

Go AmbiLoop, I use I like it, but it could use the Undo and maybe a one
button next loop (midi function) which I suppose might indicate a need
for a number of loops setting too, so you would only move through a
predetermined number of loops. Still an excelent software looper



-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Roberts [mailto:cpr@musetrap.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:21 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: RE: Ableton LIVE's ability to loop in real time


hey, check out AmbiLoop! hehe... we are slowly bringing more and more
features in, and it is designed for realtime looping... but, you know
all this... hehe... There is a new beta out (available on the ambiloop
yahoo group). Chris M has added added ASIO and WMM support, as well as:

* Option to put effects in the feedback loop
* Latent input level and pan control (in the preferences menu)
* Set loop button works anytime (no undo though)
* Option to have set loop switch to playback
* Option to set empty loop times to last recorded loop time.
* Keyboard shortcuts 1 through 8 select track 1-8.

I have been swamped with work, but I have just jumped back into the fray
and I am working on the UI for the new MIDI->AmbiLoopCommand routing
system and MIDI sync... (no time frames on the completion this work)

peace
-cpr

>-- Original Message --
>From: "Rick Walker/Loop.pooL" <GLOBAL@cruzio.com>
>To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>Subject: Ableton LIVE's ability to loop in real time
>Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:23:42 -0800
>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>
>
>My brother Bill and I were discussing Ableton's LIVE today and it is my

>impression that you cannot looping in real time in that program. He 
>thought you could and I
>didn't see the NAMM demo of this cool program this year.
>
>in other words,  you can play loops and move them around in real time 
>and you can record a passage into the program in real time, but I don't

>think you can make a loop on the fly that will keep looping if you 
>don't make
a
>mouse move.
>
>Does anyone know the answer to this question?
>
>Also, I have noticed that Cycling 74's  RADIAL (soon to be released on
the
>Mac side) and The DEVINE_MACHINE (for PC) both have fascinating 
>realtime manipulations of loops but do not have the ability to loop in 
>real time either (like the most basic DL4
>or Loopstation).
>
>Why is the computer world lagging so far behind the hardware loopers in
this
>respect?
>
>It would be so completely incredible to have the ability to use 
>something like LIVE with realtime loop capabilities.
>
>Color me naive, but isn't it all just software programming?
>
>Set me straight, experts!
>
>yours, Rick
>
>