Controlling the XY field on plugins in Live!

Silence · Post by **Silence** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:12 pm

is this possible? if so....how?!?!?!?!?
i cant seem to assign anything to it...

Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:31 pm

Nope, you can't.

They are basically for mousing.

What you can do is to midi assign the actual parameters, not from the X/Y pad but from the interface itself (in the case of Live's instruments/effects) or from the default VST interface (unfold with arrow button in left corner above X/Y pad).

Silence · Post by **Silence** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:28 pm

that makes me sad...really sad
CRAAAP!!!

it would be so cool to be able to controll it with, lets say....the PadKontroll!

The Phat Conductor · Post by **The Phat Conductor** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 3:06 am

there has to be a way somehow... i remember back in live 4 i got it to work, but i can't seem to get it to work anymore.

not being able to automate my supatrigga sucks ass.

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:03 am

Well if you assign for example Cutoff and Resonance to the pad - then you midi map Cutoff and Resonance to whatever CCs on you controller. Done. Exactly like Michael SW said.

If PadKontrol sends CCs for X and Y on the touchpad - then you're all set to go. You don't have to be sad. Only thing is that it doesn't map directly to the XYPad in Live, but rather to the parameters themselves.

-Mikael

supster · Post by **supster** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:39 am

as long as whatever X/Y controller you are using (touchpad, stick etc) lets you assign seperate CC #S to both X left/right and Y up/down... you're all set

just assign each one to seperate param's on the device. this is what I did with the Novation SL touchpad .. works like a charm

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Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 12:03 pm

The Phat Conductor wrote:
not being able to automate my supatrigga sucks ass.

Of course you can. Just read my post above.

The Phat Conductor · Post by **The Phat Conductor** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:05 pm

the new intel version of supatrigga can't midi learn parameters directly

whon whon

Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:58 am

But I though the midi control facilities in Live were a function of the host and the VST standard and had nothing to do with the plug itself?

rbmonosylabik · Post by **rbmonosylabik** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:15 am

Press the midi map button

open VST interface

move a parameter in the VST

move knob/slider/bellybuttontoCCcontroller

your controller is assigned to the VST

The Phat Conductor · Post by **The Phat Conductor** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:51 am

rbmonosylabik wrote:Press the midi map button

open VST interface

move a parameter in the VST

move knob/slider/bellybuttontoCCcontroller

your controller is assigned to the VST

that was the first thing anyone would try.

it didn't work.

Silence · Post by **Silence** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:29 pm

intressting, i must admit that i thought of assigning the x and y of the pad to the plugin, but i dont know if padkontroll sends diiffrent cc´s.
i havent bought it yet.

would the padkontroll be better than the akai mpd24?....off topic that is...

djro · Post by **djro** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:32 am

try the midimouse -software XY controller

free. works for me.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17469

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:53 am

what about the little arrow button next to the gui open button in the device rack, if you push that then you'll see a box with little faders that go left to right and you can link any of those to midi. linking supatrigga works fine.

The Phat Conductor · Post by **The Phat Conductor** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:47 pm

Johnisfaster wrote:what about the little arrow button next to the gui open button in the device rack, if you push that then you'll see a box with little faders that go left to right and you can link any of those to midi. linking supatrigga works fine.

is this with ableton 5 on an intel mac?