Is this the ultimate Ableton Live Controller for live performance

Mairk (musician, performer, songwriter, coder and inventor ) has just released the ultimate Ableton Live controller for musicians wanting to trigger audio tracks in a live context.

What I was finding that many controllers / Ableton Live solutions to performing live lacked the ability to stop a clip. Currently the only way to stop a clip immediately is to disable the clip by pressing zero on the keyboard. The only device I could find that does this is the AKAI MPD226 where you can set a button to be a windows key press (0)

So, I decided to make my own and this would allow me to trigger a clip and stop it if I needed to immediately. The only reason in my view to stop a clip is if you have accidentally started one. Critical!

NiteSave Live - the name of Mairk's device allows you to trigger up to 16 clips and stop them immediately if needed.

How it works.

Setup:

Using the supplied template, drag the audio files you want to launch onto the grid.
Using Key assignments, set Ableton to respond to the following keys for each clip..

1234
qwer
asdf
zxcv

These correspond to the 16 keys on NiteSave Live.

Performance:

With Ableton live in focus on your desktop, press the corresponding key on NiteSave Live. 
First press will start the clip. If you press the same key again it will stop the clip immediately.

contact mark@hopgood.eu for more info.

Enjoy!

Rag N Bone man concert cancellation - an inventor saves the day

Mark N Hopgood, renaissance man was in Inverness the day Rag N Bone man's concert was cancelled. 

As a seasoned musician who always has back ups in case his crew isn't present, he felt for Rag N Bone man and reached out to see if he could help save the day.

"It would have been possible to save the concert by getting hold of a laptop and streaming music from a simple MP3 player" explains Mark, founder of nitesave.

Unfortunately Rag N Bone man wasn't responding to my tweets so I went ahead and took my solution a stage further with the nitesave concerto. This device allows a musician to back up their entire band and enables a singer to perform even if the crew isn't present. This happened in the Rag N Bone case.

Here's some pictures of the newly devised kit compared to a Nintendo 3DS game case.

If you would like a nitesave concerto made for you, please contact mark@hopgood.eu

Powered by any usb power pack and connected via 1/4" Jack to any sound system, the nitesave concerto acts as a backup to any concert where band members cannot attend.