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stevemac wrote:

Le k wrote:

stevemac wrote:Hi guys,

I don’t have an iPad so have never tried Touch OSC, Touchable or the Lemur app...

Having watched this video, it does seem to offer so much hands on control, so I’m very tempted to get one! Before I consider this further, could you help me out with understanding which app / if any app can do what I need it to do:

Production: Easy access to all or most of Live’s features – with a layout that resembles Live relatively closely. The Touchable2 video appears to be excellent – is the Lemur app ‘better’ or is it just more customizable??

Performance (most important): I need a relatively simple, but custom designed layout – grid matrix (4 by 6 grid) for clip launching, effects punch in buttons and a 2 faders for each of the 4 DJ channels. Can this be designed easily using any of these apps whilst retaining the clip navigation matrix I need?? On one page as well!

Thanks for your help!



EDIT: Oh! And I like to be able to see where the current clips is during playback (like of the page view that you would toggle between FX and the clip itself on the APC40). cheers\!

touchAble offers all of that

Fantastic - why is the Lemur app so much more expensive if the functionality is seemingly so similar?

Are there some key differences / benefits of Lemur?

thanks!

3dot... wrote:it's still strange to me how Ableton failed to make their own ....

drez wrote: There's plenty of money out there to be spent, but only so many dev's at Ableton to make an app for everything. Maybe they will someday, but I don't see the business model in it for Ableton at this point.

Le k wrote:TouchAble is strictly designed (and so compatible) with Ableton Live, Lemur is general OSC/midi compatible.

stevemac wrote:[ does any of the three apps have any issues with dropouts and general connectivity in a live situation? I need a rugged, reliable solution so it would be reallymgoodmto know if either have any issues?

swishniak wrote:

stevemac wrote:[ does any of the three apps have any issues with dropouts and general connectivity in a live situation? I need a rugged, reliable solution so it would be reallymgoodmto know if either have any issues?

ive been using the current version of touchable in live situations for the past year and it has never crashed during a show (have used it for around 30 shows ?).. sometimes was hard to set up (reboot this or that), but has always been very stable over a wifi (personal network). highly recommended. and very curious to see what they are cooking up next.

stevemac wrote: Performance (most important): I need a relatively simple, but custom designed layout – grid matrix (4 by 6 grid) for clip launching, effects punch in buttons and a 2 faders for each of the 4 DJ channels. Can this be designed easily using any of these apps whilst retaining the clip navigation matrix I need?? On one page as well!

Thanks for your help!



EDIT: Oh! And I like to be able to see where the current clips is during playback (like of the page view that you would toggle between FX and the clip itself on the APC40). cheers\!

Chris / touchAble wrote:Hey Steve,
You would be able to use a split screen setup:
half a page for the scrollable clip matrix (you can set it to be 4x6)
and another half page for all your custom controls with faders, buttons, xypads.
If you need more space for your custom controls, it is very fast & easy to switch to another set of controls, or to occupy the whole screen with your custom layout and switch back when you need to launch a clip.