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And, on a side note, why can't I see my VMK-161 as a control surface in preferences>midi sync? I feel like a total midiot right now. Please help. Thanks...

Hello all -

I've got a VMK-161 controller that works like magic with Logic, but I can't seem to get the transport controls to work with it. I'm not a terribly experienced midi master controller guy, and I can't seem to locate this controller in the midi sync section of preferences. I just wanted to ...

Hi guys/gals

We're moving our drummer away from triggering his own samples with our Roland SPD-S. Basically, I want to use it as a MIDI trigger and keep all the samples in live. Anyway, when a pad is hit on the SPDS it seems to just send a quick note on/note off message so I'm a little confused as ...

I'm getting more max crashes now. I wonder if this beta mismatch is why.

well, a restart seems to have taken care of it. things are back to normal now. anyone else experienced this?

Ok all of a sudden, today no matter which maxforlive patches i try..whenever i drag them in my CPU meter in ableton spikes through the roof. Over 130%. What happened??

no shite? that's wonderful. thanks much.

forgive me if this has been asked, because it is a beginner question..

when i see max users sharing code eg. -begin_max5_patcher....- can i bring this into M4L? Is it as simple as making a text file and giving it an extension, the opening in live?

Thanks so much for this. I'm not discouraged as a new user, just excited to get started. I need some foundational info and these resources are perfect!!

Tone Deft wrote: edit the patch and publish it.

oh i hear ya. i'm starting from square 1 with max so its gonna be a long road.

i just figured being beta and all, this kind of input might still be considered.

Thanks. that helped.

But still not quite sold. :lol:

Seems like it could work a little more like Live's midi editor. For instance, toggle command+b for the pencil to draw midi notes and toggle back to move, copy, delete..

Also, in Live's midi editor and loop editor the resize/zoom tool is always ...

Hi. The Step sequencer is super fun. Couple things I'm having difficulty with though...

1. How does one delete midi notes that are in the sequencer? This isn't intuitive and I still can't figure it out.

2. I'm also confused how to move up and down the piano roll/sequence editor without clicking ...