Ableton Link advice
hi,
I am using Ableton link with HM for the first time to synchronise a music soundtrack to my HM sequences but I have hit a snag that I would appreciate some advice on. I start my Ableton track with an 8 beat count in. During that 8 beats I start my first HM sequence. The sequence waits for Ableton to complete its count in and starts which is fine but more often than not HM seems to be a beat behind Ableton.. My first HM sequence is 16 beats but the second sequence doesn't start until the 17th beat of the soundtrack and so for the whole production I am one beat late when a sequence changes. Occasionally it does hit the correct beat so I am wondering if it is something to do with how I am syncing Ableton and HM before I start. Anyone have any tips on how to ensure that they are exactly on the same beat every time. Thank you.
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Hi James,
The tech team will run a few tests to try and reproduce your issue, I'll get back to you if we find something.
In the meantime, if other users have some input, don't hesitate!
Have a nice day.
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Hi. I’ve successfully synchronized HM with Ableton using MIDI notes writing an extra track in Ableton.
You use internal MIDI synch IACP driver and it works perfectly.0 -
Hi Marcel. Thank you for your advice. I will do some further tests at my end of things. I am not familiar with IACP driver. Is that something I need to install and if so where do I get that from. Thank you.
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Hi again Marcel. I have done some further testing and I wonder if I have the wrong idea about what Ableton Link actually does here. When I start the Ableton track and then click to start my first sequence the sequence does wait for Ableton to start on the first beat and then it also starts which is all good. However the video clip in the sequence does not restart from the beginning even though I have the restart option selected in the video clip options. This only happens when the sequence starts using Ableton Link. If I restart the sequence whilst everything is running the video clip does start from the beginning. I was hoping that when the Ableton track started and the sequence came into synch with it then the video clip would also restart so that the start of the Ableton track in effect would start the whole production. Am I attempting the impossible? Thank you.
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Hi James
Well, I've tried to use Ableton Link in the Way you are. It was not very good. Issues here and there...
But I've found another way to make it work, and it's by using midi notes as triggers.
You activate IAC driver in the midi studio (programs/utilities/audio and midi).
Then, it will appear in Live as an out port:
Then you go to HeavyM and configure control settings/new device as IAC DRIVER:
Now HeavyM sees Live as if it was a simple midi controller (a keyboard for example):
Now you just write a midi track in Live with an output to IAC driver:
And when you make play, HeavyM will revive that midi note info. Use it as if it was a midi controller with midi learning mode.
Tip: I've my audio recorded in Live. In synch with metronome. When I write a midi note over the audio, it will send the message exactly at the moment I want.
Works perfectly.
I hope this will help.
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Thank you very much for your detailed help on this Marcel. I will try this as soon as I can and I really appreciate your help with this. Thank you again.
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Hi again Marcel. I have followed your instructions but have hit a problem. I activated IAC driver but when I look in my Midi channel in Ableton, I can only see the IAC drive in the MIDI From menu and not MIDI TO menu. any ideas? I enclose screenshots of the two Midi menus in Ableton and the IAC device settings. Thank you
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DID YOU CHECK THIS IN LIVE?
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To be sure in's and out's are connected
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That is it Marcel. Thank you very much. This works perfectly and does exactly what I need. Thank you again.
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Glad to hear it.
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Nice to hear it. Did you use the method above?
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