HELP getting the infamous red box to display
HELP getting the infamous red box to display
Hi all
I have been fiddling and hacking and pseudo coding for roughly the last 8 hours trying to find a way to map the Emulator software (or any midi device for that matter) to live's session view clips and displaying the red box. I've tried changing the UserConfiguration.txt file, that wasn't successful.
I've tried using pre-made remote scripts (RedBox by Hans Petrov) and auto-made remote scripts (Using the modern.dj website template) and many other things, all to no avail. I can easily manually map buttons in Emulator to clips in live, or use the Mackie Control layout to control live with the Mackie Protocol, but what I really would like is to have the red box so I can move my 'grid' around as such.
I'm not sure what the problem is, but Live doesn't seem to pick up the changes in the remote scripts, even though they're correctly written (I think). Midi out of Emulator is called MIDI FROM EMULATOR (this can't be changed) and the script I made on modern.dj is called AMPad_modern_dj (downloadable here). I have all the channels and midi numbers set correctly as far as I can see, but they don't do what they should as set up in the script and the red box doesn't display.
Just to be clear: midi definitely gets through to live correctly (the little yellow light at the top right flashes and custom mappings work) but remote scripts (which are in the correct AppData folder) don't seem to "sync" and do their job.
Please could someone give me some pointers to fix my issue, it would be much appreciated!
Thanks, Dev
I have been fiddling and hacking and pseudo coding for roughly the last 8 hours trying to find a way to map the Emulator software (or any midi device for that matter) to live's session view clips and displaying the red box. I've tried changing the UserConfiguration.txt file, that wasn't successful.
I've tried using pre-made remote scripts (RedBox by Hans Petrov) and auto-made remote scripts (Using the modern.dj website template) and many other things, all to no avail. I can easily manually map buttons in Emulator to clips in live, or use the Mackie Control layout to control live with the Mackie Protocol, but what I really would like is to have the red box so I can move my 'grid' around as such.
I'm not sure what the problem is, but Live doesn't seem to pick up the changes in the remote scripts, even though they're correctly written (I think). Midi out of Emulator is called MIDI FROM EMULATOR (this can't be changed) and the script I made on modern.dj is called AMPad_modern_dj (downloadable here). I have all the channels and midi numbers set correctly as far as I can see, but they don't do what they should as set up in the script and the red box doesn't display.
Just to be clear: midi definitely gets through to live correctly (the little yellow light at the top right flashes and custom mappings work) but remote scripts (which are in the correct AppData folder) don't seem to "sync" and do their job.
Please could someone give me some pointers to fix my issue, it would be much appreciated!
Thanks, Dev
Re: HELP getting the infamous red box to display
You're talking about remote scripts for Live 8 so i hope your not trying rouse it on Live 9
Cheers
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Cheers
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Re: HELP getting the infamous red box to display
No, no. Just normal Emulator and Live 8.4.1.S4racen wrote:You're talking about remote scripts for Live 8 so i hope your not trying rouse it on Live 9
Cheers
D
By the way, I also tried the generic red box script here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=183459 and that didn't show the box either.
Regards
Dev
Re: HELP getting the infamous red box to display
First thing is first.
It surprises me that the red box never shows up, at all??
From my experience, of the script is set up properly, even when I set it up in Control Surfaces as the wrong midi I/O, the box at least shows up. ?? Maybe I'm wrong on that.
It surprises me that the red box never shows up, at all??
From my experience, of the script is set up properly, even when I set it up in Control Surfaces as the wrong midi I/O, the box at least shows up. ?? Maybe I'm wrong on that.
Re: HELP getting the infamous red box to display
I've tried it with all my external midi controllers (keyboards and things) and they don't get it to show up either. So you're probably right about it being an issue with the script.yur2die4 wrote:It surprises me that the red box never shows up, at all??
From my experience, of the script is set up properly, even when I set it up in Control Surfaces as the wrong midi I/O, the box at least shows up. ?? Maybe I'm wrong on that.
If you use a python script do you need to make any change to the UserConfiguration.txt file or not?
Dev
Re: HELP getting the infamous red box to display
No but you have to select it as a control surface?
Maybe post some screen shots of your set up….
Cheers
D
Maybe post some screen shots of your set up….
Cheers
D
Re: HELP getting the infamous red box to display
Yep, I have selected it as a control surface in live. Here are some screenshots of my setup, hopefully they will be helpful
Midi setup in live:
Files in the RedBox folder (as copied from this thread):
Midi setup in Emulator:
Thanks again
Dev
Midi setup in live:
Files in the RedBox folder (as copied from this thread):
Midi setup in Emulator:
Thanks again
Dev
Last edited by dmsChap on Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: HELP getting the infamous red box to display
Don't use the Appdata directories for Python scripts, it is strictly for the userconfig ones. They are the 'simple' way to customize a controller.
Instead use the directory Live was installed into. Probably called 'ProgramData'
Instead use the directory Live was installed into. Probably called 'ProgramData'
Re: HELP getting the infamous red box to display
Ahhhh! Thanks so much for the help!yur2die4 wrote:Don't use the Appdata directories for Python scripts, it is strictly for the userconfig ones. They are the 'simple' way to customize a controller.
Instead use the directory Live was installed into. Probably called 'ProgramData'