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    Junior Freak
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    Default Using ableton along with Decks??

    Is there any way of feeding audio into ableton as feed for an auto bpm.

    I've tried controling the bpm with a midi fader, but theres just not enough control there! :hmm:
    So i'm a bit stumped here.

    Any suggestions :?:
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    I'm sure there's a device you can get (maybe by Red Sound/Audio or something) that turns beatz into some kind of midi clock...

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    i'll have a look for that. Not really lookin to pend more cash but i will if i have to.
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    you will need some sort of bpm-detection device. there are several red sound pieces that do this plus the X series electribe boxes.

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    don't buy red sound!!!

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    buy a mixer with midi out.................

    such as the allen & heath xone 92 or the Ecler Nuo 5 (I happen to be selling one if anyones intersted)

    The ecler nuo 5 has an auto bpm counter which is very accurate, the bpm is then converted into a mtc message and can be used to sync any outboard equipment.
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    T'sta. Leon's EFX500 has MIDI out and BPM detection. Just run your master out from your 600 into it and straight back out and then get a midi lead from that into your laptop. Just make sure the audio card you buy has midi ports as well. Problem solved.

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    well its gonna be hard to get ableton to follow midi clock , its kinda doesnt work very well because you are trying to force a quite loose timing system (midi) onto something much tighter (audio samples),me and a friend do an ableton and decks thing but we keep ableton at a constant tempo and mix the decks into that.

    i have tried to sync a lot of different stuff together , when you force an audio system to sync to midi its allways problematic.........in my experience anyway. (its why sx doesnt sync to clock only sends it)
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    If you've got something like a Kenton Control Freak you can set one of the faders to control the BPM of Ableton WITHIN A RANGE, which gives you much more precise control over the BPM. Past that, it just works like the pitch fader on a regular deck.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TechMouse
    If you've got something like a Kenton Control Freak you can set one of the faders to control the BPM of Ableton WITHIN A RANGE, which gives you much more precise control over the BPM. Past that, it just works like the pitch fader on a regular deck.

    best way i reckon ;)
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