@switchbox's MD Max4Live controller

switchbox · May 28, 2020, 10:07am

I know…i meant, i have to decide how to implement this feature and what will be possible without having the recent structure completely obsolet.

Chancla · June 14, 2020, 12:16am

Hi ! What’s the difference with Machinedrum Hater ? Is it still possible to use MD sequencer ?

switchbox · June 14, 2020, 10:43am

hi the difference is, it supports all channels and you can get kits into the remote to sync the gui with the md. as far as i know md-haters is just a controller, so you have parameter jumps when the kit is not loaded in the remote. also easy to switch engines, lfos and preset exchange between instruments. next update will include all kits and pattern sync, so when changing pattern either on the md or the remote, it will sync the kit associated with the pattern. and random is reworked with selection of which parameter should be randomized. also randomizer will react adaptive with range.

switchbox · June 14, 2020, 10:46am

and yes the sequencer is still running on the md.
to have the sequences reflected in the remote is nearly impossible with a proper performance as it is sysex with a lot of data. would take too heavy loads and dropouts with all the plocks when changing patterns. so patterns stay in the machine.

switchbox · June 14, 2020, 2:50pm

here’s a sneekpeek…no sound just optics

and here is the new Random Mode…Drunken got obsolet because this is now combined with the adaptive Random.
Set Amounts and choosing Parameter to modulate.

Deadlee303 · May 20, 2021, 10:49am

Does this work on OS X Catalina 10.15.7?

mbang · June 2, 2021, 6:51am

Just stumbled upon this; great work! Very inspiring! I have ableton but didn´t gel with it so i use BitWig, so i´m hoping for a VST version someday, and would gladly pay a reasonable sum for it - it absolutely seems like it´s worth it. Keep up the good work and pliiiis let me / us have a VST version. Anyways, well done!

Chancla · February 21, 2022, 3:19pm

Hi, LFOS waveforms , are not showing on the device…
Can someone help ?

Also is a MD X.05 version planned ?
@switchbox

switchbox · February 22, 2022, 8:53am

thats a known bug…the graphics are not packed with the latest version. downloading an older release should have them included. just copy then into the media folder. new version is in the pipe. close to release. X.05 ready with pattern switching and auto loading kit parameter. still some quirks to fix. but very soon to be ready.

Chancla · February 22, 2022, 11:38am

Freakin’ amazing !

Congrats

Suburb_Animal · May 19, 2022, 2:36pm

Hi, I can’t get a proper list of my midi devices from imp.midiinfo.
@switchbox It looks like it kept your device list (see screenshot)

Screen Shot 2022-05-19 at 16.24.26

I also have that error message when using the button :
Screen Shot 2022-05-19 at 16.31.36

Any clue what’s not working on my end ?
I’m on Live 10.1.42, Max 8.1.11, Mac OSX 10.13

I put the imp.midi_v1_0 /[usernamme]/Documents/Max 8/Packages folder even though it is not said it support Max 8 on its website

Suburb_Animal · May 19, 2022, 3:27pm

Nevermind the reset button fixed my problem.
I also came across a bug, when dialing parameter on the MD the midiclock start lagging and glitching out of sync. Turning turbo solved the problem. IDK if it’s supposed to be that way ^^

switchbox · May 20, 2022, 10:41am

Hi there, can you try to save your Ableton Set and reload it. Is it still lacking?
I had this once but it was gone when the Project was reloaded.

Roger · May 20, 2022, 8:20pm

When I click ENABLE after following the instructions, Ableton crashes.

I’ve already asked @switchbox directly but I think he’s at a loss.

Ableton 10, Windows 10

switchbox · May 21, 2022, 8:37am

Hi Roger, is your Midiinterface multiclient capable?

Suburb_Animal · June 3, 2022, 5:36pm

I’m currently letting the Megacommand go since it doesn’t fit my setups requirements and I’m really thinking a lot about the possibilities that sysex that the MD can transmit/receive from a maxforlive patch.

I thinking pattern dumping with Plocks, per track pianoroll and keyboard control, arpegiator.

Since the X.06 bring a lot of additionnel sysex messages I’m also guessing that it should be possible to make a Megacommand like system inside Ableton using those sysex messages and who knows !

Suburb_Animal · June 3, 2022, 5:49pm

That project show how to get midi note data from a track dump :

github.com

carrierdown/elektron-sysex-to-midi/blob/master/MDSysExToMidi/Program.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;

namespace MDSysExToMidi
{
    class Pattern
    {
        public Track[] Tracks { get; set; } = new Track[16];
    }

    class Track
    {
        public bool[] Trigs { get; set; } = new bool[64];
    }

    class Program
    {
        private static byte[] PatternHeader = new byte[] { 0xF0, 0x00, 0x20, 0x3C, 0x02, 0x00, 0x67, 0x03, 0x01 };

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Suburb_Animal · October 30, 2022, 3:15pm

Hi,
@switchbox Is it possible to use this patch to store kits and send them to the MD ?

I can’t seem to be able to do that with save/load button and I don’t see what those buttons are meant to do if not just that.

I’m looking for a way to store my kits inside each Ableton projects is that cause I have a tendency to make a new kit for each new tracks.

init8orbit · November 21, 2022, 2:45pm

Hi,

is this remote still Mac only or does it work under Windows too?

Thanks!

Suburb_Animal · December 5, 2022, 1:58pm

It works both for Mac or PC since it’s a max4live patch and the only library it requires is imp.midi which is compatible with both.