UNDO Whilst Recording? Possible?

Hi. If i make a mistake when programming beats performing live, is there a button that allows me to undo that last sequence. I know that there is an undo seq button but there are 2 issues:

1. You have to stop playback in order for it to work
2. It will undo/erase all midi notes that you programmed during the last record. It would be better if it just erased the last 2/4 bars of midi notes so that you dont erase the whole of your last programming blast, just the bit at the end which went wrong.

Any suggestions?

Thanks all. . . Ben

hey. . .

i could do that but it:

a. wouldnt be quick - performing live needs to be snappy. . . i might have to wait for 4 bars with my finger on erase to get rid of all those wrong notes.

b. if i program a break with 16 pads, i might not know which pads relate specifically to the wrong notes so i would have to erase all 16 pads from the seq. This is difficult when performing live. In the studio its fine but not for live. . .

Thanks again, Ben :0)

You could work it in to your routine. Stop, undo, continue. People mght not notice if you do everything (and I mean everything) in time. If you always follow the beat, it flows more.

But making mistakes is part of doing live stuff - - this also means that you have to get so good that you don't make any mistakes.

Also a little hint is to never play over your ability.

..or there could be a workaround.

Lampdog wrote:

apricotandpearjam wrote:i might not know which pads relate specifically to the wrong notes

Why not, it's your beat, your track, you should know where everything is at all times, especially since your working live.

Which pads relate to what is how you programmed it to be. Just remember it. Yellow stickies or something, figure it out.

TRUE , TRUE . . . . . .

I agree. . . in the studio this is cool, but with one finger on the erase, i only have my other 5 fingers to erase 5 samples at a time, each 2/4/8 bar loop. If ive programmed in 16 samples wrong and just want to get rid of the whole break that ive programmed, thats 3 or 4 bar loops to get rid of 16 samples.

This is my point. . ,

...?

You could just leave it and make a new sequence.

And if you have other stuff you what to keep why don't you have some copies of that sequence ready, so you can go to them?

We are talking live here guys. . . its not like working in a studio where people are listening to what you are doing. People dont want to see you make new sequences, copy things or spend time erasing dud notes, things need to be instant to keep people interested. Sometimes, as we all do, we make mistakes and there must be ways of dealing with this quickly on stage. . .

If you are making a mistake with 16 different samples/pads, perhaps you need to practice more before you go live...

fair point. . . but let me re-phrase it then. Lets not call it a 'mistake' lets call it something youre not happy with and want to re-do/programme. . .

Hmmm, I'm not quite sure what it is you are trying to achieve, but as I understand it you are recording everything to one track and don't want to stop the sequence - so why not mute that track and go to the next...?