touchAble 3 is out! Now connects via simple USB cable & more

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Le k
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touchAble 3 is out! Now connects via simple USB cable & more

Post by Le k » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:12 am

Hi guys,
here we are exactly 1 year after the release of touchAble 2 and few month after touchAble Mini.

touchAble 3 is now available!

video trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cYzdABT2Vc

What's New:
You can now use a simple USB cable to connect :) (and even switch to WIFI on the fly)
Access to devices in racks in racks in racks in racks in racks.....

The new Live Device Template Pack (available as an in-app purchase) provides 42 well designed layouts for nearly every device in Live.

The device module can now follow the selected device in Live (Blue Hand)
Devices can now be loaded to any place of a track's device chain using the browser and drag and drop.
You can now play notes with the keys of the piano roll within the MIDI Clip Editor in the scales tab.
Devices can be stretched to take 3/4 of the screens real estate.

Completely recoded Server. (Goodbye Java!:) From now on, the Server is running in the background as a System Service.

New Settings, including:
- Follow currently launched scene option.
- choose and assign different MIDI channels for Drum Pads, Keyboard, Isomorphic Keyboard and Piano Roll (MIDI Clip Editor).
- iPads & iPhones Link Mode: combine several Devices to one big control surface.
- Rotary controller sensitivity setting.
- Snap and Timed Snap Mode 4 different envelopes: Exponential, Linear, Logarithmic, Hanning.

Countless of bug fixes, optimisations and enhancements.
Get the latest installer at http://www.touch-able.com/downloads/ and follow the instructions in the quick user guide included in the app

Device/System Requirements:
* Compatible with all generations of iPad.
* Requires iOS 5 or later
* Ableton Live 8 & Live 9
* Mac OSX 10.5 and above or Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8.
* touchAble PC or MAC server software (downloadable for free)

Feedback welcome!
TouchAble App - IOS controller for Ableton Live
http://www.touch-able.com

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Re: touchAble 3 is out! Now connects via simple USB cable & more

Post by sonik777 » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:26 am

Excellent!

Do ipads need the camera connection kit adapter to use the usb?

Any plans for an Android version?

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Post by Chris / touchAble » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:28 am

plans yes! eta - not yet :)
the usb connection works via a simple USB cable that you use to load/sync the device!

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Post by sonik777 » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:47 am

Very nice!

How much is the template pack?

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Post by yur2die4 » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:50 am

The USB connection is brilliant.

It uses the cable you use to charge your device. It shows up instantly and works like a charm. Congrats on this ambitious launch :)

I bought the template pack, currently at 21.99. It is CRAZY hitting the automation record button While playing keys AND multi-touching Operater's parameters.

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Post by sonik777 » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:58 am

For Windows does it need Loop Midi or anything like that?

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Post by yur2die4 » Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:12 am

It is all automatic. As long as you have the script installed and choose Touchable in control surfaces. I am on windows 8.1

It does not show up as an actual midi device, and infact, you do not even select any input or output. Leave those to none. Despite those, it still does Everything. Browsing, triggers/arranged notes, controls parameters.

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Post by dboy » Wed Dec 03, 2014 4:23 am

Digging it so far... Noticed a bit of flakiness in the midi editor, will try to pin that down. When will the Glue VU be working? :P

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Post by m:o » Wed Dec 03, 2014 7:05 am

Great news.

Anyone know how touchable 3 performs on an Ipad 1??

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Post by h4nc0 » Wed Dec 03, 2014 7:31 am

Is it possible to 'open' Drum Rack channels in mixer view within a Group? I couldn't do it and I thought it was to be included in v3. :cry:

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Post by maze23a » Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:04 am

Looks awesome! Looking forward to check it out!

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Post by swishniak » Wed Dec 03, 2014 8:36 am

great work guys! keep it up!

im wondering if this is a big re-write (as 1-2 was)? i still love 2 and am using it as a very stable performance tool. . im sure you only release things that are very stable 8) but if you can tell me how much changed "under the hood" i would appreciate it.

thank you thank you!

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Post by Le k » Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:52 am

m:o wrote:Great news.

Anyone know how touchable 3 performs on an Ipad 1??
iPad 1 full compatibility and same level of performance :)
That's my advice: buy cheap ipad 1 for touchAble!
TouchAble App - IOS controller for Ableton Live
http://www.touch-able.com

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Re: touchAble 3 is out! Now connects via simple USB cable & more

Post by Le k » Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:54 am

swishniak wrote:great work guys! keep it up!

im wondering if this is a big re-write (as 1-2 was)? i still love 2 and am using it as a very stable performance tool. . im sure you only release things that are very stable 8) but if you can tell me how much changed "under the hood" i would appreciate it.

thank you thank you!
Just for the complete recoded connection system you should update! Free for previous owners ;)
TouchAble App - IOS controller for Ableton Live
http://www.touch-able.com

Sylvain Garcia / Le K Ableton Certified trainer
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Re: touchAble 3 is out! Now connects via simple USB cable & more

Post by Le k » Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:55 am

h4nc0 wrote:Is it possible to 'open' Drum Rack channels in mixer view within a Group? I couldn't do it and I thought it was to be included in v3. :cry:
Drum racks cannot have the same behavior as within Live yet. Hopefully soon...
TouchAble App - IOS controller for Ableton Live
http://www.touch-able.com

Sylvain Garcia / Le K Ableton Certified trainer
http://www.ableton.com/pages/education/ ... ain_garcia
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