view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

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view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

Post by manymanyhaha » Thu Jul 20, 2023 1:37 am

Been searching for this answer for hours!

Have one m4l device each on three different tracks and I would like to seem them all at one time. Is this possible?

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Re: view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

Post by S4racen » Thu Jul 20, 2023 8:56 am

No, unless the M4L Devices themselves have been programmed to have a floating window.

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Re: view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

Post by manymanyhaha » Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:25 pm

Madness.


Thanks for the help

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Re: view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

Post by S4racen » Fri Jul 21, 2023 10:14 am

You can't look at three clips that are playing at the same time either, thats how Live works.

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Re: view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

Post by manymanyhaha » Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:31 pm

Yep. It seems like every couple years I try to see if Live will solve some problem for me and it's always the same: It doesn't. I'm surprised in 2023 it still is rather inflexible.

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Re: view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

Post by S4racen » Mon Jul 24, 2023 8:10 am

Use a different DAW, you['re asking it to change the very basis of how it works.

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Re: view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

Post by manymanyhaha » Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:14 pm

I am using different DAWs, just trying to solve a problem

However, there is nothing about Live that screams ONLY ONE M4L DEVICE CAN BE VISIBLE AT ONCE. It's not fundamental to its operation. It's just an inflexibility.

But that is the thing about Ableton Live. For all its "innovations", it is surprisingly inflexible.

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Re: view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

Post by S4racen » Mon Jul 24, 2023 3:05 pm

You can see one tracks detail at any one time, that is its fundamental design.

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Re: view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

Post by manymanyhaha » Mon Jul 24, 2023 3:07 pm

It was the same with VSTs and they modified that, right? Things can change my friend. This isn't DAW-altering haha

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Re: view m4l devices from three different tracks at once?

Post by S4racen » Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:10 pm

VST's have floating windows of their controls, for MaxforLive devices I refer you back to my original answer....

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