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Live recording with multiple looping points

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Live recording with multiple looping points

- [Instructor] Live's arrangement view isn't commonly thought to be the mode of choice when it comes to live performances; however, there are circumstances when having the full structure of the song laid out in front of you presents real advantages. Having locators and the ability to freely navigate within the sequence is definitely one of them, and there are many others. On the other hand, one of the major drawbacks of switching to arrangement view has always been the lack of flexibility in extending sections of songs. This is often a disappointment to live performers. In this example, we will look at a way of creating and manipulating multiple looping points within an arrangement. This is possible with the help of ClyphX Pro, and more specifically, X-cues. X-cues are one of several categories of what ClyphX Pro calls "x triggers". X-clips are a category of x triggers. They allow us to put actions in the names of midi or audio clips. X-controls are another. They can be mapped…

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