When jumping to a certain song, stop playback

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Hi Leo,

We have 3 songs that when jumped to, could be from any song, it needs to stop playback. Our set is random so putting a marker at the end of a song won’t work, it’s not always the same song before the song needing to stop playback.

Thanks,

Abe

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Hey @abe.saenz,

The easiest way to handle this is with the +PAUSE flag right at the beginning of each of those 3 songs. For example, if the first section of a song is called “Count-in”, you’d rename that locator to:

> Count-in +PAUSE

Whenever AbleSet jumps to that song — from anywhere in the set — playback will pause right at the start. You can then press play when you’re ready.

This works regardless of song order, so it’s perfect for a random set.

Would that work for your use case?

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Thank for the reply Agustín,

I did try +pause and it didn’t seem to work. I forgot to mention that I’m
using multi project, my first marker is the song title and I have it set to
song starts here. I’m not sure if any of those are contributing to the
+pause not working. Do I need the > before the name?

Thanks,
Abe

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Hey @abe.saenz,

Are you using a Sections Track? If not, that would be the cleanest way to set this up, especially with multi-file projects. It gives you more control over sections without having to rely solely on locators.

I’ve put together a quick screen recording to show you what the setup could look like:


You can see how the playhead automatically stops at the Count-In +PAUSE section.

In the meantime, could you share a screenshot or short recording of how your Ableton session is currently structured? That’ll help me figure out exactly what’s going on.

I’m looking forward to your reply!