# trying to avoid restarting a clip each time its triggered in the timeline

**URL:** <https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/trying-to-avoid-restarting-a-clip-each-time-its-triggered-in-the-timeline/1520>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [28 October 2025 07:51 UTC](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/trying-to-avoid-restarting-a-clip-each-time-its-triggered-in-the-timeline/1520 "2025-10-28T07:51:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Rothberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecae2f/32.png) [@Robert\_Rothberg](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/u/Robert_Rothberg)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2025 07:51 UTC](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/trying-to-avoid-restarting-a-clip-each-time-its-triggered-in-the-timeline/1520/1 "2025-10-28T07:51:33Z")

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Incoming noob question. I created a quick “line” clip that lasts 1/32nd and use it to pulse along with piano chords in a song. Is there some way to prevent the clip from starting over each time so that I can perhaps color shift it, or rotate it or some such over the duration of the repeats, if this makes sense? I read something in here about retrigger, but that’doesn’t seem to be an ON/OFF value as far as I can tell.

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**Author:** ![seb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.liberationlaser.com/seb/32/3_2.png) [@seb](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/u/seb)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2025 09:26 UTC](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/trying-to-avoid-restarting-a-clip-each-time-its-triggered-in-the-timeline/1520/2 "2025-10-28T09:26:08Z")

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Hi @Robert_Rothberg,

The _Retrigger_ setting you’re after is on the clip itself - right-click the clip and you’ll see a checkbox for it.

 ![Screenshot 2025-10-28 at 09.23.50](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/liberation/original/2X/f/f9a8c46d717f753ffd2719117ff6093d6dde4985.png)

Turn that off and the clip will behave as if it started at the beginning of your timeline, simply turning on and off instead of restarting each time.

(The _RETRIGGER_ button in the Clip Editor just replays the clip, which is useful when editing something that only plays once - but yes, I realise that’s a confusing name! I should really rename it _RESTART CLIP_ or something clearer.)

Hope that helps!

Seb

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**Author:** ![gostey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@gostey](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/u/gostey)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2025 20:28 UTC](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/trying-to-avoid-restarting-a-clip-each-time-its-triggered-in-the-timeline/1520/3 "2025-10-31T20:28:36Z")

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Hey seb, regarding this, i just wanted to ask about a feature request about “retrigger” by another user  
here is PsyBeams post: [[Feature Request] retrigger mode](https://forum.liberationlaser.com/t/feature-request-retrigger-mode/1257)  
this would be very helpfull for busking to have another “retrigger” mode that behaves like PsyBeam described, cheers