live objects documentation

[julienb]

I'm looking for some documentation about live.x objects..
I probably missed something

[stringtapper]

Documentation is incomplete. Not all live.* objects have help files. I believe all of the live.* objects do have at least partial reference pages, which you can access by clicking on an inlet of the object to bring up the contextual menu and select "Open 'live.*' Reference. Some of the refernce file links in the Help Browser aren't working but if you're on a Mac you can navigate to the folder with the .xml files of the reference pages and open them using Max 5.1:

Applications/Max5/Cycling '74/docs/refpages/m4l-ref

[julienb]

ok
thanks a lot

on XP: C:\Program Files\Cycling '74\Max 5.0\Cycling '74\docs\refpages\m4l-ref
there is an .xsl file that contains the style for all the xml files


I'll begin my protodeck interface patch tonight... IT IS A GREAT DAY !

[julienb]

m4l_live_object_model.maxref.xml is a must!

1st OFFICIAL document about this pretty nice Live API
WOW!
I'm so happy.

we(they) already have a lot of hacked infos about that.
but official means supported, and supported means safe/sure/reliable even if version evolves!!

[Surreal]

what julien said.

man, i just made a pretty simple patch making the monome trigger some clips...and it was actually simple. somehow that makes me giddy.

[julienb]

cool!
"where" do you put your patch? in a track you choose randomly?

i mean, this kind of global patch could be put everywhere, right?
the place nevermind?!

i'll test it

[Surreal]

i have actually made two that do roughly the same thing and i useed an audio effect and a midi effect. sing the triggering come froe a udp recieve, it doesnt matter.

[julienb]

ok.

I posted here too: http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=124627

this:


doesn't work here with the latest installers

anyone saw that?

[julienb]

"set" is not a root_object
the correct one is "live_set"

[julienb]

ok!

as written in the Live Object Model document, "set" isn't a root_object.
they renamed it: "live_set"

with "live_set" keyword it works

the two following systems are the same (for those interested)

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{
	"boxes" : [ 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "newobj",
				"text" : "unpack s s 0",
				"outlettype" : [ "", "", "int" ],
				"fontname" : "Arial Bold",
				"id" : "obj-4",
				"fontsize" : 10.0,
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 323.0, 109.0, 71.0, 18.0 ],
				"numoutlets" : 3
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "number",
				"outlettype" : [ "int", "bang" ],
				"fontname" : "Arial Bold",
				"id" : "obj-6",
				"fontsize" : 10.0,
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 375.0, 135.0, 50.0, 18.0 ],
				"numoutlets" : 2
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "newobj",
				"text" : "live.path live_set",
				"outlettype" : [ "", "", "" ],
				"fontname" : "Arial Bold",
				"id" : "obj-8",
				"fontsize" : 10.0,
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 291.0, 80.0, 91.0, 18.0 ],
				"numoutlets" : 3
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "message",
				"text" : "getcount tracks",
				"outlettype" : [ "" ],
				"fontname" : "Arial Bold",
				"id" : "obj-10",
				"fontsize" : 10.0,
				"numinlets" : 2,
				"patching_rect" : [ 291.0, 49.0, 85.0, 16.0 ],
				"numoutlets" : 1
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "button",
				"outlettype" : [ "bang" ],
				"id" : "obj-11",
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 291.0, 16.0, 20.0, 20.0 ],
				"numoutlets" : 1
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "newobj",
				"text" : "unpack s s 0",
				"outlettype" : [ "", "", "int" ],
				"fontname" : "Arial Bold",
				"id" : "obj-7",
				"fontsize" : 10.0,
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 131.0, 109.0, 71.0, 18.0 ],
				"numoutlets" : 3
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "number",
				"outlettype" : [ "int", "bang" ],
				"fontname" : "Arial Bold",
				"id" : "obj-5",
				"fontsize" : 10.0,
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 183.0, 135.0, 50.0, 18.0 ],
				"numoutlets" : 2
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "newobj",
				"text" : "live.path",
				"outlettype" : [ "", "", "" ],
				"fontname" : "Arial Bold",
				"id" : "obj-3",
				"fontsize" : 10.0,
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 99.0, 84.0, 51.0, 18.0 ],
				"numoutlets" : 3
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "message",
				"text" : "goto live_set, getcount tracks",
				"outlettype" : [ "" ],
				"fontname" : "Arial Bold",
				"id" : "obj-2",
				"fontsize" : 10.0,
				"numinlets" : 2,
				"patching_rect" : [ 99.0, 49.0, 152.0, 16.0 ],
				"numoutlets" : 1
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "button",
				"outlettype" : [ "bang" ],
				"id" : "obj-1",
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 99.0, 16.0, 20.0, 20.0 ],
				"numoutlets" : 1
			}

		}
 ],
	"lines" : [ 		{
			"patchline" : 			{
				"source" : [ "obj-10", 0 ],
				"destination" : [ "obj-8", 0 ],
				"hidden" : 0,
				"midpoints" : [ 300.5, 81.0, 300.5, 81.0 ]
			}

		}
, 		{
			"patchline" : 			{
				"source" : [ "obj-8", 2 ],
				"destination" : [ "obj-4", 0 ],
				"hidden" : 0,
				"midpoints" : [ 372.5, 102.0, 332.5, 102.0 ]
			}

		}
, 		{
			"patchline" : 			{
				"source" : [ "obj-4", 2 ],
				"destination" : [ "obj-6", 0 ],
				"hidden" : 0,
				"midpoints" : [ 384.5, 132.0, 384.5, 132.0 ]
			}

		}
, 		{
			"patchline" : 			{
				"source" : [ "obj-11", 0 ],
				"destination" : [ "obj-10", 0 ],
				"hidden" : 0,
				"midpoints" : [ 300.5, 36.0, 300.5, 36.0 ]
			}

		}
, 		{
			"patchline" : 			{
				"source" : [ "obj-1", 0 ],
				"destination" : [ "obj-2", 0 ],
				"hidden" : 0,
				"midpoints" : [ 108.5, 36.0, 108.5, 36.0 ]
			}

		}
, 		{
			"patchline" : 			{
				"source" : [ "obj-2", 0 ],
				"destination" : [ "obj-3", 0 ],
				"hidden" : 0,
				"midpoints" : [ 108.5, 81.0, 108.5, 81.0 ]
			}

		}
, 		{
			"patchline" : 			{
				"source" : [ "obj-7", 2 ],
				"destination" : [ "obj-5", 0 ],
				"hidden" : 0,
				"midpoints" : [ 192.5, 132.0, 192.5, 132.0 ]
			}

		}
, 		{
			"patchline" : 			{
				"source" : [ "obj-3", 2 ],
				"destination" : [ "obj-7", 0 ],
				"hidden" : 0,
				"midpoints" : [ 140.5, 108.0, 140.5, 108.0 ]
			}

		}
 ]
}

[stringtapper]

ok!

as written in the Live Object Model document, "set" isn't a root_object.
they renamed it: "live_set"

with "live_set" keyword it works

the two following systems are the same (for those interested)

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Tip: When posting patches to fora, select the objects in your patch and under the Edit menu choose "Copy Compressed" and then paste that into your post. That way you minimize the amount of code on the screen.

[julienb]

ok stringtapper
thanks for the tip ! I didn't know that


(playing with observer, packing values etc ... nice feedback from live to max!!)