[SOLVED!] Previewing patches 2-9 in Access's Ableton TI tutorial
 

{EDIT} SOLVED! READ POST #3! {/EDIT}

Hi everyone. Thanks for reading. I'll try to keep this as direct as possible. I've been reading several threads with related topics, and I haven't been able to find an answer to my problem.

I'm using Mac Leopard with Ableton 7 and an Access Virus TI Polar. I've been using the tutorial to try to figure out how things work, but I'm having a problem.

I can't trigger and hear patches 2-9 in Access's Ableton tutorial from the Polar keyboard when I use the Virus Control to select a patch other than the 1st one, which is of course an obnoxious kick drum. When I press play (space bar), every thing plays fine, and the Virus Control shows that tracks 1-9 are receiving data.

When I stop playback and attempt to preview some patches other than 1, I don't hear that patch, and worse, no matter what patch I select, it ALWAYS TRIGGERS THAT *&^*&# BASS DRUM.


For example, if I select patch 3 using the Virus Control and press any key on the Polar's Keyboard, you'll notice that Ableton "sees" Midi Chanel 3 being lit up, but the Virus plays the first patch. This is messed up.


^ clicky the picture - it's kinda big..


Of course, if I unplug my virus from the computer and load up Sequencer mode, I can load up and preview (listen to) as many patches as it will allow by switching back and forth using the Part < > keys, but this doesn't work in the Ableton tutorial, or any of my attempts from scratch.


Anybody have any ideas wha't going on?

same problem
 

heh Stu
i have the same problem, had my TI Polar 2 weeks now and still can't understand why i can't listen to various patches whilst in Ableton........

Okay, I made a ticket and sent it to Access. In less than an hour they sent me an email back. Here's what they said.

I tried this and it fixed my problem. Arm all the tracks for recording and you'll be able to preview just fine. I was a little worried at first but it worked out fine when I was recording. Try expirimenting with the auto vs in and arming your tracks and you'll get it in no time.