Live8

Donnie · Post by **Donnie** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:02 pm

Wow, lots of good stuff. Everything I wanted besides a detachable interface or some sort of multiple monitor options. Its suprising they missed that.

Elastique Pro and built in groove templates are gigantic though so I guess ill forgive them.

bendybones · Post by **bendybones** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:57 pm

Donnie wrote:Everything I wanted besides a detachable interface or some sort of multiple monitor options. Its suprising they missed that.

Maybe they didn't miss it.
Maybe they just thought it was not important.
It certainly isn't for me.
Live is one of the few seq's or perhaps the only seq that can comfortaly be run on one screen.
And I love that!
I also love not having extra screens cluttering up my studio or costing me money.

mholloway · Post by **mholloway** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:21 pm

bendybones wrote: Maybe they didn't miss it.
Maybe they just thought it was not important.
It certainly isn't for me.
Live is one of the few seq's or perhaps the only seq that can comfortaly be run on one screen.
And I love that!
I also love not having extra screens cluttering up my studio or costing me money.

+1

seriously, i don't understand this misguided assumption that Live is "supposed" have separate screens/windows for it's interface, and just hasn't "gotten" there yet.....the single-screen/window interface (other than flipping session/arrangement) is one of the things i LOVE about live, and hope never changes. floating windows destroy my workflow. i don't want a clip window that moves around, overlaps other things....

the ableton GUI is an example of simple = better. i'm very thankful live8 didn't TOUCH it. good job guys.

heavensdaw · Post by **heavensdaw** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:27 pm

mholloway wrote:
bendybones wrote: Maybe they didn't miss it.
Maybe they just thought it was not important.
It certainly isn't for me.
Live is one of the few seq's or perhaps the only seq that can comfortaly be run on one screen.
And I love that!
I also love not having extra screens cluttering up my studio or costing me money.
+1

seriously, i don't understand this misguided assumption that Live is "supposed" have separate screens/windows for it's interface, and just hasn't "gotten" there yet.....the single-screen/window interface (other than flipping session/arrangement) is one of the things i LOVE about live, and hope never changes. floating windows destroy my workflow. i don't want a clip window that moves around, overlaps other things....

the ableton GUI is an example of simple = better. i'm very thankful live8 didn't TOUCH it. good job guys.

Yep!

Hd

naburo · Post by **naburo** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:23 pm

amazing shit

how can a company be that good?

Johnny Beat · Post by **Johnny Beat** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:31 pm

Wait... Dual monitor support? It already has it.

This is how I use it with 2 monitors on my laptop:

The 2nd monitor is placed slightly behind and above my laptop. The arrangement is displayed on it, while the clip views are displayed on my laptop. Basicly that line in the middle is the division line

EDIT: LOL I just saw what the names of tracks 25 and 26 show lolololol how stupid is that!

forge · Post by **forge** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:47 am

mholloway wrote:
bendybones wrote: Maybe they didn't miss it.
Maybe they just thought it was not important.
It certainly isn't for me.
Live is one of the few seq's or perhaps the only seq that can comfortaly be run on one screen.
And I love that!
I also love not having extra screens cluttering up my studio or costing me money.
+1

seriously, i don't understand this misguided assumption that Live is "supposed" have separate screens/windows for it's interface, and just hasn't "gotten" there yet.....the single-screen/window interface (other than flipping session/arrangement) is one of the things i LOVE about live, and hope never changes. floating windows destroy my workflow. i don't want a clip window that moves around, overlaps other things....

the ableton GUI is an example of simple = better. i'm very thankful live8 didn't TOUCH it. good job guys.

probably neither - it just hasn't been done yet

but in truth you could actually make your own GUI with Max for Live

Angstrom · Post by **Angstrom** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:08 am

forge wrote:
but in truth you could actually make your own GUI with Max for Live

I'm not so sure about that.
I think max for live's "presentation mode" folds down into the wee device view.
although I may be wrong about that

forge · Post by **forge** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:18 am

Angstrom wrote:
forge wrote:
but in truth you could actually make your own GUI with Max for Live
I'm not so sure about that.
I think max for live's "presentation mode" folds down into the wee device view.
although I may be wrong about that

I have a feeling there would probably be a way - even if indirectly - maybe it would require the full Max or runtime, but if you can pipe data through various different means then there is probably a way

Robert alluded tom something like this in another thread regarding making pictures with clips - he may have been joking but you can do things like that with Max

I think everyone is going to be surprised at just how much can be achieved with it

bendybones · Post by **bendybones** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:23 am

I have 3 questions.
1.
Where did you all see mentioned that tracks could be given diff colours, or was that a joke?
I've read everything I can find here and on Ableton.com and on CDM.
2.
What is Sound Objects Lite? Again, read everything found nothing.
3.
Why have I not read anyone on the forum commenting on Ableton's use of the plural 'controllers' when referring to APC40's genesis?
This suggests to me that more are to be designed, no?
(This one I did eventually find mentioned in a CDM article.)

forge · Post by **forge** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:26 am

bendybones wrote:I have 3 questions.
1.
Where did you all see mentioned that tracks could be given diff colours, or was that a joke?
I've read everything I can find here and on Ableton.com and on CDM.

sorry, there's been so many threads I have no idea, it was an off the cuff comment from Robert about using pictures for clips - he could well have been joking, but it's not out of the realm of possibility where Max is concerned

condra · Post by **condra** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:31 am

And many more workflow improvements: Yes, that feature request you sent may well be in there somewhere...

Is there a full, comprehensive list of new features anywhere?

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:42 am

bendybones wrote:I have 3 questions.
1.
Where did you all see mentioned that tracks could be given diff colours, or was that a joke?

no joke.. track headers, rack macros and rack chains in the chain list..

Nick the Zombie · Post by **Nick the Zombie** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:49 am

Poster wrote:
bendybones wrote:I have 3 questions.
1.
Where did you all see mentioned that tracks could be given diff colours, or was that a joke?
no joke.. track headers, rack macros and rack chains in the chain list..

I've been wanting this for a long time since I tend to think of groups of parameters in terms of colors in my mind. Great to see that I will be able to visualize it on the screen as well.

bendybones · Post by **bendybones** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:50 am

Poster wrote:
bendybones wrote:I have 3 questions.
1.
Where did you all see mentioned that tracks could be given diff colours, or was that a joke?
no joke.. track headers, rack macros and rack chains in the chain list..

thanks Poster. Where did u read/hear/see this?