does exclusive arm work in max for live?

[slatepipe]

i'm a bit confused, some sources online say that mfl cant access the exclusive arm option but in looking at the LOM list it seems that it is possible as it mentions 'exclusive_arm' down in the list

i'm trying to add the functionality into my patch but getting a bit stuck, and i'm not entirely sure it is possible. can someone give me a hand and a bit of a code example please, if it is possible?

thanks

this is what i've done in my arm subpatcher at the moment :

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[[jur]]

I don't have the LOM in front of me but I'm pretty sure this is a get only call.

[[jur]]

I've just checked the LOM, and yep, you can only "get" it.

[slatepipe]

So if it's set to exclusive arm beforehand, can you not use that as a setting in MFL if you 'call' it? Or an I confusing something?

Thanks

[[jur]]

As I said it's "get only", meaning that you can only ask M4L if exclusive_arm is on or off. You can't change the state of this preference setting from M4L.

[dataf1ow]

If you are arming a track via M4L, it wouldn't be too hard to iterate over tracks, and unarm any armed tracks before arming the target track (sorry that's a confusing sentence, hope you see what I mean). Basically cooking your own exclusive arming function.

[slatepipe]

hi, yeah i know what you mean, but i'm stuck on actually making the code for it. i looked it up in the LOM but i'm not sure bow to implement it in my patch

[dataf1ow]

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</code></pre>

Theres a snippet that does what you're after.

[slatepipe]

i'll check this later (i can't really get my controller out at work)

but MANY thanks

[dataf1ow]

Right on, let me know how it goes.
After re reading your initial post, I'm not sure if the patch I posted does what you initially set out to do, but it does give you an option for exclusive arming.

P.S. You MUST be the same slatepipe who has posted at the KMI forums right?

[slatepipe]

i am that slatepipe

[dataf1ow]

Nice to see you over here as well (I am TheOtherSupport at KMI).

[slatepipe]

aaaahhhh. hi !!!!

hey my softstep is working pretty good now, thanks for all your help

at some point i want to figure out how to send words into the softstep display so i can maybe close my laptop lid when performing

but that's for another day. and forum

[slatepipe]

Right on, let me know how it goes.
After re reading your initial post, I'm not sure if the patch I posted does what you initially set out to do, but it does give you an option for exclusive arming.

P.S. You MUST be the same slatepipe who has posted at the KMI forums right?

hey cheers again - i got it working great. i just put one of those 'get selected track index' objects going into the track to arm, then sent it a bang when i armed a track

[dataf1ow]

Good to hear you found the patch useful! I actually enjoy little API puzzles like this.