fire_clip
Start playing a specific clip in Ableton Live by specifying the track and clip index numbers for music production control.
Instructions
Start playing a clip.
Parameters:
track_index: The index of the track containing the clip
clip_index: The index of the clip slot containing the clip
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| track_index | Yes | ||
| clip_index | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- The actual logic that fires the clip in Ableton Live.
def _fire_clip(self, track_index, clip_index): """Fire a clip""" try: if track_index < 0 or track_index >= len(self._song.tracks): raise IndexError("Track index out of range") track = self._song.tracks[track_index] if clip_index < 0 or clip_index >= len(track.clip_slots): raise IndexError("Clip index out of range") clip_slot = track.clip_slots[clip_index] if not clip_slot.has_clip: raise Exception("No clip in slot") clip_slot.fire() result = { "fired": True } - MCP_Server/server.py:383-395 (handler)The MCP tool definition and handler that triggers the remote script execution.
@mcp.tool() def fire_clip(ctx: Context, track_index: int, clip_index: int) -> str: """ Start playing a clip. Parameters: - track_index: The index of the track containing the clip - clip_index: The index of the clip slot containing the clip """ try: _run("fire_clip", {"track_index": track_index, "clip_index": clip_index}) return f"Playing clip at track {track_index}, slot {clip_index}" except Exception as e: