I have finally completed the Trilian preset browser pack for Push. For all users who own Trilian and an Ableton Push you can now browse, load and tweak directly from Push.
This follows the same template procedure as my Omnisphere VST Pack for Push but Trilian is not as much of a massive beast. There is a very nice Macro section in Trilian which maps the top 12 parameters for each patch so for the Push Preset files I have simply created mappings to these controls.
What Is This?
Push is fantastic but lacks the ability to browse presets in a VST instrument. The only way to even load a VST into Ableton via Push is to "wrap" the VST in an Instrument Rack which can then be placed in the User library and loaded from Push. This is a fine solution that will allow you to load the VST but then you still have to use mouse/keyboard/ipad app to browse presets.
So, as many users have started to discover, if Push can load a VST in an Instrument rack then it is conceivable that if you created a rack for EVERY preset then you could basically browse the presets from Push
How Does This Work?
Rather simply in terms of installation and usage. Basically Instrument racks can be created for each preset and stored in a folder scheme. When you go to Push you can browse through the folder scheme in the same way you can in your explorer. Find an instrument and load it. You can then add more, swap out with another and it is very quick. Installation is as simple as copying the folder full of instrument presets to your Live user folder and you are free to place it wherever and arrange the files as you like.
What about Controlling the VST?
Got that pretty much covered. Before starting the wrapping process I first configured a "default" rack for Trilian which maps controls to all parameters in the Macro section of Trilian (12 controls in total). These are directly available from Push (or any MIDI instrument with "auto controller assignments") for tweaking without any mapping required. Simply load your patch and start to play.
The MACRO knobs in the rack are blank. This is for 2 reasons. The macro knobs do not update their value when switching presets so this is a real issue when creating racks. Secondly, you have access to the full mappings which is more useful than macros. The macros can be used for your own custom groupings.
How Did You Do This And What's Involved?
I use Live 9.1 and Windows 7 64bit. The preset files should work over MAC/PC (VST ONLY) if you know what you are doing. I own a LEGAL copy of Trilian and am using the 64bit version which is updated to the latest as of January 2014. Again, this should work just fine with the 32bit version of Trilian.
The process is is not overly complicated for someone with some basic scripting knowledge but is time consuming as the process is only semi-automated and requires manual intervention at the end of every category of patches.
The script was the same one I used for creating the Omnisphere patches and worked exactly the same way for Trilian so the process was much quicker due to a well refined and reliable script. The script basically hooks in with the Ableton and VST GUI and performs mouse and keyboard clicks within the GUI to load a patch, extract the name and save it as an Ableton Instrument rack.
Can I get the preset files changed or make a suggestion?
All suggestions welcome but here is the short of it.
To make a change to the way the presets have been constructed means re-ripping ALL presets. That is a Massive task that I simply wont do. If you are very serious about needing it done then I could offer to do it for a fee but for the effort it takes to set my PC running for days making presets it's really not worth my time for a few $$$. Presets were created for My use and offered for donations. If you don't pay, you don't have any say.
I am more willing to help other users do it for themselves as this will benefit the community more greatly than shelling out $$$ for each preset pack. Just express interest in doing it yourself and I will send you the script.
Do these work on MAC?
I don't own a mac but these are just preset files so should work just fine. Keep in mind though that these were created using the VST standard (not AU) so you need to have the VST version of the instrument installed for these to work.
Will you charge for this pack?
No!
There was a lot of effort to create, document and host these packs but at the end of the day these are just Preset files. I prefer to offer these for everyone to be able to access and if you agree these are brilliant and make your process more enjoyable then consider a donation to show your support and help keep the files hosted.
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Please consider a donation if you appreciate these preset files. I also have the Omnisphere pack for free download too. More to come.
