Capture now¶

Recording is optional. Playing without recording is still a successful session.

Don't care about recording?¶

Play. See Jam now.

Want the idea? — Scratch (Level 1)¶

Path: Stream Deck+ → OBS REC → start recording
(INTENDED binding: streamdeck-obs-rec-start / record-start in performance CURRENT)

Step	Action
Start	One Stream Deck press on OBS REC start-recording
Stop	OBS SAFE stop-recording (or OBS REC stop)
After	Find the OBS recording on disk; optional one-line note via `rig session note "…"`

Does not change Ableton monitoring or pedal routing. If OBS fails, the jam continues.

Not in CURRENT inventory: a handheld room recorder is also fine for Scratch if you already own one — do not buy gear for this. Do not invent device rows until you add them as owned inventory.

Want the tracks? — Multitrack (Level 2)¶

Meaning: capture live audio into Ableton for later production.

Live 11 distinction (manual):

Arrangement Record — records armed track inputs (and can log Session launches into Arrangement). Prefer this for “record the whole jam.”
Session Record — records new clips into Session slots on armed tracks. Good for looping takes; not the default “whole jam” path.
Clip-record (padKONTROL footswitch / M4L) — Session clip toggle; stop behavior imperfect (RIG-039). Do not rely on it for whole-jam capture.

Before play (prepare once)¶

Open PFL JAM.
Confirm useful tracks exist: 1 Zoned Kit · 2 miniKORG · 3 KAOSS · 6 MIXER · 7 mix · 8 clean.
Arm only tracks you need later (typical: clean, KAOSS, plus any live MIDI→audio you care about). Do not arm everything “just in case.”
Leave monitoring as in the known-good set — do not flip monitor modes mid-jam (feedback risk).
FCB bank 00 remains track arm/select 1–10 (working). Do not steal it for transport.

Physical start/stop (target)¶

Control	Role
Launchpad X	Preferred greenfield map for Arrangement Record (repo has no custom map yet; historically “solves recording control”)
Stream Deck+ Ableton profile	Empty today — safe place to add Arrangement Record without touching OBS pages
padKONTROL footswitch	Keep for clip-record experiments only (RIG-039)
FCB bank 00	Keep for arm/select — do not remap for Record

Until Arrangement Record is on a button you trust: press Arrangement Record once before you start playing (acceptable prep). Prefer not to need mouse during the performance.

During / after¶

Step	Action
Start	Arrangement Record on (physical button when mapped)
Stop	Arrangement Record off, or transport Stop
Save	After play ends — save the Live set (keyboard OK after the jam)

Finished?¶

Stop capture (Scratch or Multitrack).
Optional: uv run rig session note "one line about what mattered".
Promote to CURRENT only if you want to keep a wiring/sound change — otherwise leave it as session history.

Experiment vs CURRENT¶

Layer	Use for
`rig session note` / `discovery`	Cheap history — may be incomplete
`rig capture` / inbox	Zero-friction observation
`rig change`	“Reality may have changed” — does not edit CURRENT
`rig current …`	Intentional promotion to canonical state

PLAY first → note if useful → promote only if worth keeping.