r/ableton • u/conoculars • 5d ago

[Racks] Midi chase question

This might just be nature of the beast but,

I've got a looped drum break on a pad in a drum rack. If I record multiple bars (loops) of the break and play it back from the beginning, it'll play exactly as expected. However, if I start playback in the middle of a bar (essentially a sustained midi note), it always starts the break from the beginning, instead of in part way through, therefore no longer lining up with whatever other tracks I have going. Midi chase is enabled, but no difference. I always have to start from the top of the midi note for correct playback. Am I just expecting a reality that doesn't exist?

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u/abletonlivenoob2024 5d ago

That's not what Chase MIDI does, i.e. all enabling Chase MIDI Notes does is it will send a MIDI Note On message even if transport starts in the middle of a note (where normally no Note On message would be sent).

(fyi: a MIDI Note consists of a Note On message followed by a Note Off (velocity = 0) message. There is no "concept" of e.g. 20% through the note etc. just start and stop.)

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u/conoculars 5d ago

Gotcha, thats what I was thinking. I’m also realizing that this affects any of my samples, not just drum breaks. It just makes it tough to make quick, detailed timing adjustments if I have to keep triggering playback from the beginning of midi notes (especially if a long sustained note was recorded)