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Is there an iOS equivalent to the 'Ableton Capture' feature?
Hi all,
Is there an iOS equivalent to the 'Ableton Capture' feature? I have photon and atom, but they both require setting start/stop points.
If unfamiliar, 'Ableton Capture' allows you to just jam along with a midi controller for however long you want and... if you come across something you like, a happy accident, you just click one button, and Ableton shows you all the MIDI information. Essentially, it's always listening, and always capable of playing back, without any record, arming, start, or stop.
I really love the functionality and would love to have the same on iOS! 
any creative ideas folks have for something similar?
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Photon doesn’t require setting a stop point. I’ve let it record for long stretches and then exported the MIDI.
Oh, hmm. More or less indefinite?
I don't know what the limit is but I have recorded for at least 10 minutes once.
I belive ableton captures only the last ten minutes at the point you press the capture button but its a great feature. Isn't it also on logic? Should be a standard on Cubasis, Xequence and all ios time based midi recorders if not already.
Ableton's Capture MIDI feature isn't time limited but event limited: 16384 events before the buffer gets cleared in 1024 event chunks.
Logic does have this feature (actually it had it first), but Live's implementation is a bit more powerful:
That said, there's a way in Logic to basically do this with audio as long as you have "Allow Quick Punch-In" enabled. I'm not sure you can do this with Live.
As with Live the limit is the number of events. The six pads can contain up to 250,000 midi events; the internal working buffer size isn't listed, but I would presume it to be the same.
So, playing a note a measure would give you a different time limit than constantly varying, multi-dimensional MPE with 8 note chords.
@aplourde indeed capture of events is the correct terminology. My bad. I was referring to midi software which has a time line.
...And Loopy Pro will have a look-ahead recording mode for doing this
W00t!
Is Loopy pro the same as Loopy HD or is it a completely different project? Sorry, I've only been recently introduced to looping since AudioKit's L7 Looper.
Different.
I believe I'm safe to say that Loopy Pro will likely be to Loopy HD what Drambo will be to iSequence. 😁
I LOVE this feature in Ableton ..Amazing way to capture inspired moments in your noodling sessions. 10 minute limit is more than enough - as you tend to know when you’ve recently played something worth capturing— then it starts a new buffer as soon as the last one is frozen.
I haven’t heard about it in Logic but the latest Cubase 10 update just added it.
Thanks for the reply.
are you talking about the release date? 😀😀
Definitely!
It will be a date in the future, and I really mean it for both apps
Yeah, what a great feature, you never lose an idea, you need the track armed though. Thinking about it I also love to see this on ios.
Logic has definitely had it for years, maybe before Ableton
I use it all the time in Logic and i really really would use it in any iOS DAW if i could. One thing i even had hoped it is a standard for any DAW these days (together with copy/paste instrument, midi and FX channel strips).
It’s in Logic?!?
Yep, i think they were the first of the big boys to have the function.
https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/comment/761197/#Comment_761197
There's a link in my comment above that shows how activate MIDI capture in Logic as well as a way to sort of get this functionality with audio
@aplourde
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It might be hidden in the settings. There is a knob (looks like the record knob with a circle around) which you just hit after jamming while the playhead runs and all midi events are there with one click.
You just have to make that knob visible in the settings depending on what you see by default.
Wow
Never noticed this
Tried it last night, very good, can activate with Ableton push.
I agree with others stating that it removes that 'pressure' to create the perfect loop when you normally hit the record button, now I am just jamming more, and then picking out the good bits ( still not many of them thou )
Looking forward to this!
Indeed but isn´t Loopy Pro more mysterious as Drambo?
People are saying that Loopy Pro will change it's name to LooPro to get more comments on it's own Uber Thread.
I think there's nothing more cruel than a fastidious developer with a stable income. When is an app done if the developer is seeking a perfectly executed product? When it's P-E-R-F-E-C-T and not a moment sooner. Of course all apps have bugs but perfect means that can live with it.
This creative mindset leads to movie sequels that span 50 years and are delivered out of order.
"Who's got the LooPro Beta... dish!"
True that! It doesn’t help that 50% of my time is spent parenting, such a productivity cut! (Nice for me, though)
But yep. This year’s the year!
Ahahahahahaha
You made me genuinely laugh this morning, and it was a good one.
Can anybody please explain in a few words what Loopy Pro is? An improved Loopy? A MIDI looper?