Switching between MAx6 and MAx5 RT as main M4L editor

[bassik]

Hello All,

Hope you are all well on the list.

I am having a very strange issue with M4L being unable to switch to Max5 RT as my main M4L editor.

I have bought Max 6 2 months ago and immediately decided to switch to use version 6 for M4L but I realised that all the monome emulators for launchpad were unuseble.
Then I have been absorbed by another project and when I came back to Ableton, I have installed Max 5 RT again and try to switch to it in the preferences.
But Ableton says that there is no useable version of Max in Max 5 RT folder...this is where the main application sits...

This is annoying.
Does anyone had the same issue and have a solution?

I am using it on Win XP, Ableton 8.3.2.

Thank you

bassik

[sigabort]

Hi. I know it's not much help, but I've had not problem with this. I've switched between them many times with no issue at all. I can only suggest that there is a problem with the 5 installation and Ableton cannot find what it needs....

Lee

[bassik]

Thank you for your answer.

I will check and try to reinstall max tonight.

Hope it is as simple as that.

Cheers

[sigabort]

just checking, but when you say Max5 RT, that is the full MAX 5 release?

[bassik]

Hi there,

Max 5 RT = Max 5 Run time.

I only have version 6 full.

[sigabort]

ah, ok, that'll be the problem then, you need to install 5 full so that Ableton has access to the files it needs. it'll still use your M4L license tho, so it's not an issue, although after buying 6 I asked Cycling if I could have a full 5 license aswell and they sent me one (this seems to be policy), so you can do that aswell if you want.

[bassik]

Ok...will try this tonight, thank you.

I don't think you need a license for the full version to make M4L to work but will ask Cycling anyway.

Thanks for the tip

bassik

[sigabort]

no, you don't. i just asked them for a 5 license as there were some things I couldn't get working in 6 (there's still some unimplemented functionality from 5 and also a few bugs)

[stoersignal]

which monome emulators are u using?
forget them all but MONOMODULAR. its really just the best and it almost works with max6.

[bassik]

Hello storesignal,

sorry for being late.

I am using monomeemu as I found it quite reliable but I don't use it at his full potential (only monome 64) as I do not exactly monome based music.
I mainly use MLR and nothing more (sometime polygome).

I saw monomodular but it looked like you need application modded to work with it, am i wrong?

Any advice or user history much appreciated.

Peace

[stoersignal]

no, thats not true! yes you can make your own monomods but you can use any monome app via monolink (which is included in the monomodular download package). just put a monolink device in front of the monome app and lets go

[bassik]

THank you for your advice.

I will check this evening.

Peace