Device Details
Overview
| Name | Version: | Transport Widget 1.0 |
| Author: | Pip |
| Device Type: | MIDI Effect |
| Description: | This little widget allows you to map midi notes to some basic transport functions, such as: • Stop (Pause) • Continue • Play • Jump to a locator I am using Ableton 9 and I couldn’t find an easy way to auto stop the transport in arrangement mode without routing midi out and back in, which seemed messy. If you are constructing a set in arrangement mode you will probably be familiar with the issue of running straight into the next song even if you are not ready. I built this widget so that I could trigger a stop by simply putting a note in a dummy midi track. I added some other transport functions for good measure, such as jump to a locator, play. The jump to locator allows you to rearrange your set without having to restructure your arrangement. It is also possible to use dummy clips in a midi track to start at any point in your set, just set a locator and map a note to it in the widget. I realise you can do this with regular midi mappings, but the widget makes it more explicit. The note to action mappings are stored in a little database within the widget. You can have any note do any action. Each line in the interface shows the selected note to action mapping in the database. The mappings persist even if the user interface is not displaying them. There is 4 beat mask (configurable) on the play action. This is to stop undesired looping when using a midi clip. It turned out to be a bit of a challenge to get the locator points to auto populate the action menus, and allow for renaming and deleting. I got there in the end! It has not been extensively tested, so if you find any bugs please let me know. |
Details
| Live Version Used: | 9.7.7 |
| Max Version Used: | 7.3.5 |
| Date Added: | Aug 22 2019 21:23:17 |
| Date Last Updated: | Aug 22 2019 21:42:12 |
| Downloads: | 609 |
| ⓘ License: | None |
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Files
| Device File: | PipsTransportWidget.amxd |
Comments
Thanks for this handy little device!
Posted on August 22 2019 by itsBREX |
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Cheers Broah, I am glad you like it.
Posted on August 23 2019 by Pip |
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Thank you! This is a very useful device. I run mostly in Session view with a large list of songs broken down by song name and then sections beneath the name (Song1 Name, Intro, V1, C, V2...Song2 Name...). Would love a version that works in session view that filters by a song name prefix something like "-SN" which takes the place of the locator jumps. It would be a great way to build or swap any song in the set list on the fly.
Posted on February 11 2020 by M4LLabG |
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Hi M4LLabG
Have a look at Transport Widget MCV Version 2.3
https://www.maxforlive.com/library/device/5948/transport-widget-mcv
I think this will do what you are asking.
Cheers
Pip
Have a look at Transport Widget MCV Version 2.3
https://www.maxforlive.com/library/device/5948/transport-widget-mcv
I think this will do what you are asking.
Cheers
Pip
Posted on February 17 2020 by Pip |
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Thanks for the reply! I have looked at that one and it scans for locators in Arrangement view. I was asking about scanning scene names in Session view.
Posted on February 17 2020 by M4LLabG |
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Hi M4LLabG
Drop me an email, it may be a quick tweak to the MCV Version to get you to where you need to be.
I need to get my head around how you would like it to work.
P
Drop me an email, it may be a quick tweak to the MCV Version to get you to where you need to be.
I need to get my head around how you would like it to work.
P
Posted on February 17 2020 by Pip |
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As you can tell, I am very new to this. I do not see an email in your profile.
Posted on February 18 2020 by M4LLabG |
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