[ann] LividStep: m4l step sequencer updated

[peboer]

Just wanted to announce I've made a lot of fixes and improvements to LividStep. It's designed for our Ohm64 and block controllers. Even if you don't have one of our controllers, the m4l device is worth a look, and adaptable to other devices. It centers around live.step, but takes over the clock so it is completely warpable. It uses 8 steps, but allows so much variation, that 8 steps is plenty for building up a track.
The download:
http://www.lividinstruments.com/support ... #lividstep
An overview video (a bit dated, as it doesn't have the changes):
http://www.vimeo.com/7828668
Complete documentation:
http://wiki.lividinstruments.com/wiki/Livid_Step

Hope you check it out and let me know what you think!

Peter

[peboer]

For those without Max For Live, I've been working on a standalone version of this so you can direct the output over IAC or MIDI Yoke (or to outboard gear). Even if you do have max for live, you might find this standalone easier to integrate into your setup, sending MIDI to tracks in your existing setup and syncing to Live's midi clock and start/stop messages.
The standalone lets you send each of 8 sequences to any MIDI port & channel, and has an interface for sending program and bank changes. This could be used in conjunction with a VST or other plugin host. (I've been testing with the OS X AU general midi synth. Nothing like a crappy GM synth to make your day!)
Thirty-two presets let you store combinations of sequences, program changes, etc... pretty much all settings.

Here's a beta Mac build if you want to take a look:
http://lividserver.com/dl/ohm/LividStepAlone_b02.zip
Windows version and standalone-specific documentation will follow, but for the meantime, you can refer to the wiki in the above post for most of the documentation.

Enjoy!
Peter Nyboer
http://www.lividinstruments.com/

[peboer]

New builds up.
Macintosh:
http://lividserver.com/dl/ohm/LividStep ... 03-OSX.zip
Windows:
http://lividserver.com/dl/ohm/LividStep ... 03-WIN.zip

Documentation is appended to the end of the Livid Step wiki page:
http://wiki.lividinstruments.com/wiki/Livid_Step

Enjoy!

Peter.

[technog0d]

I'll have to check out the new versions. Always great stuff!

Mike