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How do you load the example patches?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:34 pm
by gavspav_2
Call me stupid but how do I load the example patches?
I can load the ones which are in .als format. but the .amxd files?
Bit confused.
Re: How do you load the example patches?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:42 pm
by Poster
the .als format is Ableton Live Set, so a Live document..
the .amxd files are MFL presets and can be opened from Live's browser..
just drag them from the browser into the Live set..
you can drop them on a track or in the area where it says 'Drop files and devices here'..
cheers..
Re: How do you load the example patches?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:20 pm
by gavspav_2
Aha. Thanks!
Re: How do you load the example patches?
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 3:17 am
by synnack
poster wrote:the .als format is Ableton Live Set, so a Live document..
the .amxd files are MFL presets and can be opened from Live's browser..
just drag them from the browser into the Live set..
you can drop them on a track or in the area where it says 'Drop files and devices here'..
cheers..
Actually, I believe the .amxd files are the max devices/patches. The "presets" are still stored as .adv files in your library.
Either way, yeah drag and drop.
Re: How do you load the example patches?
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:20 am
by Poster
tempus3r wrote:poster wrote:the .als format is Ableton Live Set, so a Live document..
the .amxd files are MFL presets and can be opened from Live's browser..
just drag them from the browser into the Live set..
you can drop them on a track or in the area where it says 'Drop files and devices here'..
cheers..
Actually, I believe the .amxd files are the max devices/patches. The "presets" are still stored as .adv files in your library.
Either way, yeah drag and drop.
aah.. I didn't notice..
I have saved patches as .amxd directly from the patcher into the Live library..
the patcher actually suggests saving them in the library..
but I see you can also save devices from Live, resulting in a .adv, while being the same device..
Re: How do you load the example patches?
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:23 am
by hoffman2k
poster wrote:tempus3r wrote:poster wrote:the .als format is Ableton Live Set, so a Live document..
the .amxd files are MFL presets and can be opened from Live's browser..
just drag them from the browser into the Live set..
you can drop them on a track or in the area where it says 'Drop files and devices here'..
cheers..
Actually, I believe the .amxd files are the max devices/patches. The "presets" are still stored as .adv files in your library.
Either way, yeah drag and drop.
aah.. I didn't notice..
I have saved patches as .amxd directly from the patcher into the Live library..
the patcher actually suggests saving them in the library..
but I see you can also save devices from Live, resulting in a .adv, while being the same device..
Its not the same device. Its a preset of that device. Just like an arpegiattor preset isn't an arpgegiattor device. Just a link to one.
If you don't have the .amxd file that goes with a .adv file, the .adv file is useless.
Re: How do you load the example patches?
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:28 pm
by synnack
hoffman2k wrote:Its not the same device. Its a preset of that device. Just like an arpegiattor preset isn't an arpgegiattor device. Just a link to one.
If you don't have the .amxd file that goes with a .adv file, the .adv file is useless.
Exactly. You need the .amxd file no matter what. .adv files only store param states (i.e. presets) but not the device itself.
Re: How do you load the example patches?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:10 pm
by aarontrinder1
how about converting existing .max patches so that they could work within max 4 live?
Re: How do you load the example patches?
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:32 pm
by synnack
aarontrinder1 wrote:how about converting existing .max patches so that they could work within max 4 live?
Max for live is Max. You should be able to just open .max patches and they work. You'd just need to move things around to fit in the viewable space possible in an ableton device.