truc trc

I have a long Live project, containing several locators, I would like to find a way to export the content between each locator.

Each export would also have to be in a folder whose name would be the name of the locator.

is there a solution with M4live (I don't know at all the possibilities and limits of M4Live) or other for this robot? or the only solution is a character recognition  script similar to :

https://github.com/hankijord/ableton-export-bot?tab=readme-ov-file

Ableton

hello everyone, 

I have a long Live project, containing several locators, I would like to find a way to export the content...

auto-audio-export

Auto Audio Export

Marc Villanueva Mir

I am building a M4L device that should translate the audio input into a value in the range of 0-255, which will be used for controlling a DMX external. The problem is that the device doesn't work at all when attached to any audio or return track (in return tracks, it even blocks all sound), but when I enter the editing mode from Live, it works perfectly fine: the audio is coming in and flowing to the speakers, and the values are properly calculated. As soon as I close the editor and return to Live's running mode, the device plays dead again.

Might I be missing just something very basic?

Hello!

I am building a M4L device that should translate the audio input into a value in the range of 0-255, which will be used for...

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Max for Live audio device working only in edit mode

Rivanni

I made a patch that loops through all Live tracks, racks, and chains to find all devices. This process gives me several properties of each level, such as the names. So, I need not only the device properties but also some of the tracks, racks, and chains.

Take, for example, an audio rack with three racks. The first rack contains another audio rack with two chains. Each chain contains an audio effect device, and the other two chains in the main rack do the same.

When the rack in a rack is found, it correctly lists all two chains and devices in those chains. However, instead of going to the second chain in the main rack next, it outputs the data of the second chain in the sub rack.

it’s as if Max 'knows' it still has to process the second chain in the main rack, but, the id of it is overwritten by the one of the sub rack.

After outputting the wrong second chain, it correctly continues with the third chain in the main rack.

When I add a third chain to the sub rack, it also ignores the third chain in the main rack.

This is only a small example. With multiple racks inside racks, this won’t work at all.

What adjustments must I make to go recursively through the Live set, no matter how many nested racks there are?

 that contains the rack and Max device (made in Live 11.3.25 so most of you can open it).

I made a patch that loops through all Live tracks, racks, and chains to find all devices. This process gives me several properties of each...

loop-recursively-racks-inside-racks-etc-through-a-live-set

Loop recursively (racks inside racks etc) through a Live set

Dalmazzo

I have some chords where I need to adjust each MPE pitch in some cents. 

How can I access the info displayed in Ableton Live in the MPE tab? I haven't found anything to control that from M4L yet. 

https://cycling74.com/articles/what's-new-in-live-11-part-1

However, there is no information on each MIDI note controlling its own MPE. 

I have some chords where I need to adjust each MPE pitch in some cents. 
How can I access the info displayed in Ableton Live in the MPE...

control-mpe-of-each-note-independently-from-m4l

Control MPE of each note independently from M4L

ShelLuser

First things first: this isn't my discovery, I'm just the messenger. u/El_Vikingo_ on Reddit noticed something weird with Max for Live and Looper. He 

 which I noticed and I can reproduce his issue. Better yet: I think I found a possible cause as well.

, and because of that we should have access to specific properties such as 

 (which is what Vikingo was after). The only problem: these properties aren't accessible.

I checked out the Looper device using my ancient LOM.Navigator device when I noticed something peculiar: if I check the classname of the device on a track then Looper comes back as Looper, nothing weird here. But if I check the canonical parent of a device parameter then it tells me that Looper is designated as Device, but that should have been LooperDevice. When I check the compressor for example then this "inner classname" does come back as CompressorDevice.

live_set tracks 1 devices 0 => classname is Looper.

live_set tracks 1 devices 0 parameters 0 canonical_parent => classname is Device, should be LooperDevice.

As mentioned, if I try this with a compressor or shifter, even a Max for Live device, then they all behave in the right manner. As such I suspect a bug here.

Here's my patch showing proof of concept...  just dump a couple of devices onto a track (make sure to include Looper ;)), add a M4l audio effect and use this code. Then just click the button and watch the output.

I'm using Live 12 suite, with the latest Max 8.6.2.

Thanks for reading, hope you guys can give some feedback.

Hi gang!

First things first: this isn't my discovery, I'm just the messenger. u/El_Vikingo_ on Reddit noticed something weird with Max for...

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Live's Looper device uses the wrong class designation

Blair

I want to be able to send audio from the first instance of a device to any other instance within the instrument / effect thingy. BUT I only want it to send / receive for that track, so if I had multiple instances on another track it would not receive any sound from other audio/midi tracks. Any ideas?

I want to be able to send audio from the first instance of a device to any other instance within the instrument / effect thingy. BUT I only...

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Send audio from one device to another instance of the device on the same track

Sam M

Hi all, I dug around the forums looking for a solution to this problem and nothing I tried seemed to work, so I figured I'd start a thread. Apologies for anything that's unclear or messy, I just started learning Max a couple days ago.

Essentially I built a sequencer that uses a multislider for note selection. It works great with the cycle~ device I have running, so the problem doesn't lie there. The issue arises when I try to output the current note value to midiout/noteout in order to capture the notes in Ableton's midi editor. I'm not sure if this is because I'm running plugout~ simultaneously.

I've tried outputting to midiout, noteout, and ctrlout trying to find something that would work, passing values either through the port symbol or integers, but nothing outputs properly to Ableton in either the Max1 or Max2 inputs. I've also tried passing the note number value to midiformat which didn't help. Ableton's Midi Track In indicator doesn't blink at all, leading me to believe there could be something wrong with the midi setup/ports.

One thing is that I can't double click the devices to set the ports like the reference book tells me I should be able to. Instead of pulling up the menu, it just edits the object name. I suspect this is a M4L thing?

Not sure if anyone has run into this issue before, but I would appreciate any help. I can provide more screenshots/patch info if needed.

Hi all, I dug around the forums looking for a solution to this problem and nothing I tried seemed to work, so I figured I'd start a thread....

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M4L and midi output issue

Loukas Perreault

Currently, I'm sorting all my samples into two categories: those with a duration of 3 seconds or less, and those with a duration greater than 3 seconds, using the sfinfo object.

In my "master folder," which includes subfolders, I have approximately 16,000 samples. To gather their filenames, I employ a recursive search using JavaScript, resulting in an array of filenames. Subsequently, I feed this array into the sfinfo object to retrieve the length of each sample.

The process of obtaining the array of filenames takes around 3-4 seconds, which is efficient. However, the subsequent step, where sfinfo analyzes the files, is notably slow, taking approximately 3-4 minutes. During this time, Max appears unresponsive, with the spinning wheel suggesting a potential crash.

My query is whether there's a method to execute this task in the background or optimize the process for speed. Essentially, I'm looking for a way to offload this heavy-duty analysis to another thread or improve its efficiency to eliminate the unresponsive behavior.

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Optimizing Large "Soundbank" Parsing

Hi! Is anyone aware of the Function create_audio_clip (class Clipslot). It's listed in the LOM manual but don't seem to work (also for class Track) :

live.object: 'ClipSlot' object has no attribute 'create_audio_clip'

At first I tought it was because I was using it under Ableton 11, so I installed Ableton 12 trial and still don't work.

My guess is that 12 trial is version .0.1 and the LOM manual refers to .0.5

I was wondering if anyone using 12.0.5 tried create_audio_clip function because I don't think I can update from the trial version... or maybe I'm wrong... Thanks!

Function "create_audio_clip" (class Clipslot and Track) missing (LOM)

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Micah Hillman

My goal is to create a flexible M4L device that allows for dynamic swapping of effect chains within a structured signal routing setup (handled by Max). The audio signal enters the device from 

 and is split into two paths. One path remains unprocessed, while the other is routed through an effect chain. The specific signal routing beyond that becomes nontrivial and hacky in Live (but is simple in Max), which is why I want to implement it in Max rather than in a Live effect rack.

Ideally, I would like to structure the device such that I can load Live's native effects and third-party plugins to create arbitrarily customizable effect chains, much like a Live-native effect rack. I am considering options such as using 

 for loading effect chains dynamically or employing 

 for user selection. Still, I'm curious if some other approaches or objects might be better suited for this task.

Has anyone here worked on something similar or have any recommendations on how to implement this kind of dynamic effect chain swapping efficiently in Max for Live? Any tips on maintaining performance and usability would also be greatly appreciated!

Hello everyone,

My goal is to create a flexible M4L device that allows for dynamic swapping of effect chains within a structured signal...

Cycling '74 Forums

Thank you for that answer. I suspected that it wasn’t feasible. indeed, retyping would be a solution but users of this setup mainly know...

Aha! I just restarted Live and now it works well!

Despite the bug, the Variation device was a useful example. I could use some of its ideas to adjust my patch. All (sub) racks chains and...

For some reason I cannot open the patcher pitchBendMidi embedded into the poly~ object (from the patch you have shared) which should be the...

@Rivanni I can reproduce in Live 12.0.2 Suite. However, Live 12.0.5 beta returns LooperDevice. Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated....

The last number of the path will tell you: live_set tracks 0 devices 0 I made an example patch that loops through all devices in a track....

The simplest way around this, IF you can live with the latency, is to use send and receive pairs between devices. It will add the latency...

I truuuuly don't mind, your tips are awesome!! I will implement this method right away! Thanks a lot!

https://ableton.centercode.com/welcome/

"…I can load Live's native effects" This part cannot be done. Your choices are [amxd~] object to load M4L devices and [vst~] for...