3.3 Using Link on Push
Ableton Link is a technology that keeps devices in time over a wired or
wireless network. Link is built into Push, Live and Note, as well as a
growing number of iOS applications. Any Link-enabled software can
play in time with any other Link-enabled software simply by joining the
same network.
To configure Push to use Link, make sure that your unit is connected to
the same network as any other devices that you want to sync with. This
can either be a local network or an ad-hoc (computer-to-computer)
connection. Then enable the Link option in the Status tab of the Setup
menu. If Play Sync is enabled, start and stop commands will be synced
across all connected apps that have Start Sync Stop activated.
Link Options in the Status Tab.
The first app or Live instance to join a Link session sets the initial tempo
for the others. Any Link-enabled apps or instances of Live can then
change their tempo at any time and all others will follow. If multiple
participants try to change the tempo simultaneously, everyone else will
try to follow, but the last one who changes the tempo will “win.”
Tempo changes made by any participant in a Link session will override
tempo automation in your Set.
Note that the metronome’s recording count-in cannot be used when
Link is enabled.
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