how to access the M4l demo

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paper tiger
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how to access the M4l demo

Post by paper tiger » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:31 am

existing owners of live 8 might find the following instructions on how to access the m4l demo useful:

1. get live 8.1 and max 5.1 (the max 5.1 available on cycling74 includes the max 5.1 runtime). install both both applications.

2. start live 8.1. go to preferences. select the user account licenses tab. under start options change "show all demo choices at startup" from no to yes.

3. close everything out and quit live.

4. open live 8.1 and opt to start in demo mode. you can't save, but all the m4l funsies will be available. if they aren't available, that probably means that you need to install the m4l live pack content manually. in live, select file, go to install live pack and browse to where you installed Max 5.1. Find the support folder. Inside that folder should be a live packs folder, and inside that folder is the .alp with the m4l content.

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Moody
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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by Moody » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:11 am

Step 2 is not available for me... weird.
Ableton’s engineers are hard
at work developing code that will allow our software to predict the future, but we don’t
anticipate having this available until at least the next major release.

RajahP
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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by RajahP » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:15 am

God bless you.. Thanks.. :mrgreen:

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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by nathannn » Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:34 am

jeez why did they make it so damn hard?
grrrrr!!!! :evil:
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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by MrH » Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:39 am

Going to try this when I get home.

Can you clarify how you opt to start in demo mode. Might be obvious when I try, but don't remember seeing the option before.
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Moody
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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by Moody » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:45 pm

Looks like I ran out of authorizations. Email Sent :D
Ableton’s engineers are hard
at work developing code that will allow our software to predict the future, but we don’t
anticipate having this available until at least the next major release.

naph
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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by naph » Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:22 pm

Moody wrote:Step 2 is not available for me... weird.
same here

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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by crumhorn » Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:00 pm

Oh no, I'm downloading Max 5.1! What tbe hell am I doing?! Am I mad?!

I just know I'm going to want this, but can I risk nudging up the credit card another £225? Still can't resist having a play,,,,

This way lies madness!

Madness I tell you!
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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by crumhorn » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:10 pm

naph wrote:
Moody wrote:Step 2 is not available for me... weird.
same here
Not working for me either. I posted a question in support forum about it --> http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=130222

All pile on ^^^
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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by Moody » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:31 pm

New unlocks and step 2 is still not available. :(
Ableton’s engineers are hard
at work developing code that will allow our software to predict the future, but we don’t
anticipate having this available until at least the next major release.

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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by dom » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:39 pm

Sorry, there's no official demo mode for Max For Live at the moment - but it will come soon.

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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by naph » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:56 pm

great, good to know :)

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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by paper tiger » Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:54 pm

hey dom --

does this mean i can stop looking forward to experimenting with the demo when i get home from work tonight? or will my unintentional work around still. . . err, work?

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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by RajahP » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:52 pm

No work here either... hope the official demo comes out soon.. will like to know it runs on my system before buying... since I could of never gotten max running on my comp.

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Re: how to access the M4l demo

Post by crumhorn » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:48 am

My 30 day MAX trial is now ticking away. I do hope this won't prevent me from demoing M4L if it runs out.
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