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Sample Off Beat

Hi. I'm using Ableton Live 8.2.2 to record basic band stuff: guitar/drums/vocals etc and keep running across the same problem.

In the image it's the guitar (gtr 60) I'm dropping in and out for a portion of the song. You can see I've set the sample to drop in at the beginning of a bar, but when it's actually recorded the sample is off the beat. This is especially a problem when trying to record and quantize midi drums.

Frustratingly I can record exactly the same thing a second time without changing or moving anything and it'll come in perfectly on a beat. I'm sure this is due to my occasional sloppy timing, but how do I set Ableton so that the sample starts recording on a beat, regardless of whether I've played it absolutely perfectly or not? Any suggestions would be hugely appreciated.

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  • Are you aware / do you understand how to use Warp Markers? Those allow you to manipulate (drag, stretch) sound in a prerecorded sound file. Helping you with the recording part is more difficult because that could involve settings on your audio interface, latency caused by your computer, and other things.
    – Aidan Miles
    Commented Sep 25, 2014 at 19:19

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Live menu - Edit - Record Quantization - Sixteenth note quantization

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    While this may technically answer the question, we prefer answers with a bit more content. Perhaps you could explain why the quantization will fix the OP's problem. Perhaps include a screenshot.
    – JoshP
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 12:18

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