[Sharing is caring] MonoLive - Monome for Live

[monohusche]

Hi there,

just uploaded a set of M4L devices to control Live with a monome64. I suppose it's pretty complex, so have a look at the documentation included in the devices itself.

The set contains the following devices:

- MonoInterface: the "conductor" for mode management and communication, to be placed on the Master Track
- MonoAudio: satellite device for controlling audio tracks
- MonoMIDI: satellite device for controlling MIDI tracks
- MonoBufferShuffler: satellite device for controlling audio tracks with BufferShuffler devices

The following modes are supported:

- Clip Launch Mode (incl. Clip Overview) of up to 49 tracks and 64 scenes
- Track Mode (EQ Three, Transpose up/down, solo, mute, reset) + special BufferShuffler stuff (Freeze, Randomize, Reset)
- 5 Send Modes (incl. smooth value transition over time)
- FX Track Mode for up to 7 tracks containing dummy modulation clips
- Loop Control Mode a la Traktor (MonoAudio)
- MIDI Edit Mode incl. MIDI Overview (MonoMIDI) for sequences over 4 octaves and 64 steps (incl. humanisation)
- MLR Mode for jump fun (MonoBufferShuffler)

In terms of documentation, start with MonoInterface. I will upload a LivePack shortly which showcases the configuration. Have fun and let me know of any bugs.

cheers, nick
.....ahhh, almost forgot, it's available here: http://www.mrflakey.com/?p=3

[yop44]

Thks in advance,
i'll try this as soon as I get home

[eimhin]

Thank you so much for these!!
Can't wait to try them out.

You should post these on the monome forum, as well.

[eimhin]

I'd like to report a bug:

In Midi Edit Mode, the vertical playbar leaves all LED's lit up after it passes, and doesn't clear them.

Win XP SP2

[Parametex]

Great share indeed!

I don't own monome myself so I was generally interested in investigating the patch for clues how to grasp some API functions ... But alas the patch is somehow locked? Is this on purpose?

Cheers,

[monohusche]

@eimhin

From having a quick look, it's probably related to me using an external (bitlist from jasch objects) which don't get frozen with the max device.

will upload a version without externals later, in the meantime, you could download the jasch objects (http://www.jasch.ch/dl/) and put them into your max-externals folder of your Max 5 distribution.

will post to monome.org soon...

@parametex

hope it's not too intimidating. probably didn't always follow the easiest route :-/, but yeah, check it out and let me know if there are questions

and, you have to unfreeze the devices (bottom row of Max editor, second button from the left) to edit

[Parametex]

Great thanks!

Your patching style is very tidy (the way I like to keep mine also) and the patch is very follow-friendly ,)

Cheers,

[eimhin]

@eimhin

From having a quick look, it's probably related to me using an external (bitlist from jasch objects) which don't get frozen with the max device.

will upload a version without externals later, in the meantime, you could download the jasch objects (http://www.jasch.ch/dl/) and put them into your max-externals folder of your Max 5 distribution.

will post to monome.org soon...

Thanks for letting me know. Looking forward to the externaless version! Unfortunately, I'm using Windows, and the Max 5 jasch files are Mac only.

[monohusche]

ok, I updated it, same blog, same post

v0.91 doesn't use 3rd party externals anymore.

nick

[monohusche]

just added the LivePack I promised (based on the free Swayzak LivePack available on the Ableton site). Nothing special, just to showcase the usage of the devices as well as the FX tracks (FX clip mode).

nick
http://mrflakey.com

[dtr]

great! will try it out asap

[monohusche]

There is an update of MonoMidi availaible on my blog( http://www.mrflakey.com/?p=79) It now supports a Multisampling Mode which makes your drum sequences even more humanized by choosing samples out of a pool of 8 for each note lane. It is best to be used with a Drum Rack.

For each of the samples within the pool, one can define the relative probabilities for that sample to be chosen which allows you to create dynamic sequences in realtime just by changing the probabilities.

Apart from that, MonoMIDI now also sports a Probability mode where the velocity of a note is used as a means for the probability that the note will be played. Low velocity = low probality.

I also fixed a bug with the MIDI transpose which would lose note-offs when transposing during an open note.

Let me know how it goes...

nick