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Novation also offers a free Max for Live step sequencer for the Launchpad, here:
http://www.novationmusic.com/news/article=36

Taking it apart is a good way to learn Max (although it's definitely not a simple patch!)

Hanz

installed code, works great :) Now just have to figure out how to get channelized midi and sysex input from the script. For input, handle_sysex(self, midi_bytes) is probably a good place to start - I believe that this method should work in realtime. Seems to get called by receive_midi(self, midi_by...

Hey guys, I think I've got it working now (well, the sysex out part at least). Here's the python code: def max_to_midi(self, message): #takes a 'tosymbol' list from Max, such as "240 126 0 6 1 247" msg_str = str(message) #gets rid of the quotation marks which 'tosymbol' has added midi_msg ...

Excellent tutorials! Thanks for sharing.

Hanz

Hey guys, I've been fooling around a bit with the sysex thing, and I've found two ways to get sysex data to a control surface using only Max for Live and a Framework-based python script. Unfortunately, neither way seems quite satisfactory (and only one works properly). 1. Define the sysex as a tuple...

Anyone using one of the Wiimote Max externals as part of a Max for Live patch? I'm on PC, and the tk.wii object seems to work well - just wondering if anyone has created any interesting patches using this (or the equivalent aka.wiimote for Mac). Up until now, I’ve been using GlovePIE and a MIDI remo...

So here's an example of how to manipulate the "red box" using Max for Live: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_j9zS9x1UVfc/S6T52WHxAkI/AAAAAAAAAKI/Wmp3jZc_QK0/s320/ProjectX+max+red+box.jpg In this example, a simple call to the SessionComponent set_offsets method is used to move the box origin to (2...

For receiving midi data (ie from controller -> Midi Script) there is a specific callback, but i think this is still limited to around 60ms. I think note data is passed directly to ableton and not interfered with so timing is strict, however CCs do go into a midi remote scripts. So yes my understand...

As far as I am aware, there's only one mystery left in the API. The red ring and offset calls/functions. Anybody got the code for the SessionComponent? I believe that is where those functions lie. My ProjectX example script shows how to manipulate the "red box". I use a Framework SessionC...

@amounra93: I'm not sure what makes a script accessible to M4L (let alone addressable). Perhaps M4L polls for ControlSurface objects? In any event, you might want to try setting up a very simple Framework controller script, with one or two simple methods, then see if you can get M4L to talk to it. T...

The central base class for the Framework MIDI remote scripts is ControlSurface - this class has a receive_midi method, which the newer scripts use: def receive_midi(self, midi_bytes): """ Live -> Script MIDI messages are only received through this function, when explicitly forwarded i...

Hello all, These properties and functions definitely come from the MIDI remote scripts - and the Framework classes seem to be important here. As an experiment, I modified my custom script (which is based on the Framework classes) by assigning name values to a few of the components and controls, for ...

this is fantastic. Really thorough intro with documentation too! I'm trying to convert user 2 of a launchpad to being an instant mapping device controller. Any clues to what framework module i should use. No worries if this is too big an ask- the hunt will be good for me. Cheers! oddstep, I suspect...

Hello all,

These forums have been a great source of knowledge to me, so I thought I'd try to give back by putting together a short introduction to MIDI remote scripting, using the new Framework classes.

http://remotescripts.blogspot.com/

Enjoy,

Hanz