I’m brand new to Video Sync, but I’m experienced with Ableton.
For our band’s live show, I’m running Ableton Live 12 along with Ableset 2.75 (as our setlist manager).
Up to this point, I’ve been using Ableton’s built-in video player by outputting it to a second screen, and that’s been working well. However, we’re now transitioning to a multi-file workflow in Ableset—where each song is its own Ableton session instead of one large master set.
This gives us a lot more flexibility (essentially unlimited songs ready to go), but it introduces a problem: every time Ableset loads a new song, Ableton’s native video window closes and reopens. That’s what led me to start using Video Sync.
Currently, Video Sync works great when I run it on a separate screen. The issue is that Ableton still automatically opens its native video window whenever a video clip exists in the session.
From what I understand, the workaround is to host videos externally and trigger them via MIDI from Ableton. That way, removing video clips from Ableton should prevent the native video window from opening.
I’ve attempted to set this up using Video Sync’s Video Simpler:
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Loaded Video Simpler onto a MIDI track in Arrangement View
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Dragged a video into Video Sync
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Created a MIDI clip and assigned it to trigger (C3)
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Extended the MIDI clip across the length of the song
However, playback stops partway through, even after adjusting clip settings.
At this point, my setup feels a bit hacky, and I suspect I’m missing a simpler or more correct workflow. Most tutorials seem to skip over this part, assuming it’s straightforward—but I haven’t been able to get it fully working.
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
