Operation Manual

CHAPTER 12. ROUTING AND I/O 154
the Impulse percussion sampler's sample slots. This means that you can play and record
drum patterns right off the computer keyboard.
Note that when the computer MIDI keyboard is activated, it will steal keys that may have
otherwise been assigned to remote-control elements of the Live interface. To prevent this,
you can turn the computer MIDI keyboard off when it is not needed.
12.3.3 MIDI In/Out Indicators
Live's Control Bar contains two pairs of indicator LEDs that tell you about incoming and
outgoing MIDI. These indicators tell you not only about the presence of signals, but also
about their use. In both pairs, the upper indicator ashes when a MIDI message is received,
and the lower indicator ashes when a MIDI message is sent.
The Control Bar's MIDI
Indicators.
The two indicator pairs represent, from left to right:
1. MIDI messages that are used for remote-controlling Live's user-interface ele-
ments;
2. MIDI messages coming from and going to Live's MIDI tracks.
MIDI messages that are mapped to remote-control Live's user-interface elements are eaten
up by the remote control assignment and will not be passed on to the MIDI tracks. This is
a common cause of confusion that can be easily resolved by looking at the indicators.
12.4 Resampling
Live's Master output can be routed into an individual audio track and recorded, or resampled.
Resampling can be a fun and useful tool, as it lets you create samples from what is currently
happening in a Live Set that can then be immediately integrated. It can be used to record
tracks that include processor-intensive devices, so as to delete the devices, or for quickly
previewing before rendering to disk.