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Isotonik 5.8 (4 Track Morvant Patch) is currently being uploaded for testing to the dropbox....

It's first improvement is to be bidirectional on the track number so if you move tracks with the mouse or keys the device will stay in sync...

The second and major change is that it is now fully midi-mappable to any controller... In fact i have replicated the majority of the APC40's functionality with a Korg NanoKontrol (a tsi. file is also provided for quick set up)

Thanks to Troy Morvant and the man like Patch for providing the inspiration!!

Cheers
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5.7 Release Notes

Bug fixes:

Scene Launch Buttons now operate correctly including the stop all clips button not stopping all clips unless in scene one

Blue hand now correctly navigates to the isotonik device when using the track select buttons, using the mouse to select tracks presents problems currently as the track_number in the device will be out of sync, i'll try and work this out in future editions…

The Slicer scene would get stuck on when first initialising, this is now solved when you do a master reset which if you've followed the instructions above you've done before you started playing!!

Brake, didn't brake it just stopped on the slave devices so is now fixed….

Changed the scene launch button controls on scene four as these were a duplicate of what the clip stop buttons did…

When there is no alternative functionality the cue volume knob controls the cue volume as is the default behaviour, this is currently subject to jumps when not using value scaling as your pickup method...


5.6 release notes

Big thanks to Troy Morvant who helped troubleshoot this one with me line for line, should now have an easier initialisation with less tinkering to get audio playing, remember when finishing loading the slaves finishing with the master to click on the word "isotonik master" on the master device (double click it to be sure) and watch the a&h vs dim rack work through the parameters resetting them in turn...

5.5 release notes

A massive reduction in size of both the master and slave devices to reduce cpu drain, the main reduction is in send a receive devices being replaced with direct links, it's amazing how much these objects add to a large device…

Also after loading the master, the slaves and one final (for luck) load of the master, click the words "isotonik master" above the right hand set of macro dials and the device will perform a full master reset. It will first reset everyone of the slave devices and then work slowly through the individual parameters across all 8 tracks. Make sure that you are in control of the PArameters rather than sends when first clicking ans have the Ableton rack to the left of the master device open to check the status of the reset, due to the timing of the Live.api calls this takes a minute or so to complete as the live remotes take control, reset the values and then move onto the next parameter…..

I don't have M4L, will it still work with my APC40 or nanoKontrol?

I do own Bome's MT.

Do you have an estimate of minimum specs for our computers to run this?

If I could get it working with Bome and my APC40, or with M4L runtime (is there such a thing?), I'd happily buy it.

Thanks!

Yes you do need m4l, do a search for demoing it as it may be possible in the absence if a runtime... The devicE is optimised to run on a mac with 4gb of ram but each new version of the device has been more CPU freindly and I'm currntly working on version 5.9 which will slimmer again....

Cheers
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Version 5.9.1 will be out at the weekend...

Main focus has been on further reducing the size of the devices so that a master and 3 slaves which previously added 22.9MB to the template has fallen to 17MB and cpu hovers around the 20% mark on standstill (once 50%+)



You'll see an addition to the GUI with a now visible indication, still controllable directly from the APC but also now by click, of whether automatic follow actions are on/off and when on whether they'll play again or play the clip below....

I can now run 7 tracks containing an Isotonik device and have 5 clips playing and being effected at the same time without running into slowdown... The SM4rt control still challenges though as it's only really reliable for A to B mixing as a transition effect between two tracks given the number of devices contained within the rack and the automating of all 8 macro knobs at the same time, i'll build a more simplistic rack when i've got a chance....

Cheers
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5.9.2 Release Notes:

Firstly it's named after the prolific Negotiator, you'll find some of his effects within the return tracks as i've built them into the racks already found there, this guy can do some amazing things with just the native effects and some excellent mapping….

I've continued the theme of making things slimmer with the result that the devices in the 4 tracker have slimmed from 41.6MB for version 4.3 (the last one that was available on max4live.com to 15MB for the latest version, considerably reducing CPU and RAM use….



In the GUI underneath the returns heading (remember you can hold down metronome and click on the returns button in the scene launch buttons to bring up a floating window of the macros of the last Return track to receive audio, these are then controlled with the knobs of the Send A bank) there are three new buttons….

1: ON/OFF - this controls the automatic follow action, you can change it by clicking or by holding down record quantize and clip stop 7

2: Again/Below - this controls the behaviour of the follow action and does what it says on the tin, you can change it again by clicking or by holding down record quantise and clip stop 8

3: 1/8's / 1/4's - this is the divisions of the slicer on scene three, therefore each button can represent a beat or half beat, 2 bars or one bar… This is currently only changeable by clicking but means you can have different settings for each track….


Still to do:

More work on the looper, i need it within a rack on a return to reduce the overall cpu so it has a reverse utility track, the play/rec/overdub functions are not mappable in a rack to macros but M4L looks like it'll be able to do it in time through the State parameter. For the moment i'll continue to use the aka.keyboard external but this adds 3GB to the master device so alternative suggestions are welcomed.

In a previous save the smart maps for the Sm4rt control became overwritten with the same graph for every setting, i'll come back and reconfigure these at a later date as currently the Sm4rt feature is still a big drain on CPU and is generally only safe to use when just two tracks are playing…. I'll try some other things i've learnt recently and this may be a point update in the future...

As ever the template is available by clicking the banner below which takes you to my blog....

Cheers
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Woot, made it into the printed press with a mention from tensnake in his interview with Future Music magazine (page 25) thanks Marco!!

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Template will shortly allow for momentary dummy clip control over the devices in the return tracks in addition to the direct mapping of the Send A bank knobs....

Video to follow....

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Heads up, currently my Isotonik device on Maxforlive.com is two rewrites old, as such internally it's a mess so doesn't present much opportunity to learn and it's fixed to a pretty rigid template setup....

As a result i've made the decision to remove it for download at the weekend so i can concentrate on the latest version, which'll be finished tonight as long as i get internet in my hotel......

If you want a copy of the free version, grab it now whilst you can....

Cheers
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