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I'm using live 8 (and barely learning)....I want to be able to control effects parameters with LFOs. As far as I can tell, Live doesn't itself offer this. If that's right, then is there a simple, cheap plug-in solution? What do you recommend?

Hey mate, you mean for example say you using a delay fx and you want to automate the feedback to 1/4 etc with a sync lfo?.

Yes, that's one thing I want to do. Also want non-sync lfo's, if those have a name.

If it is what you mean then not what i know of some ableton fx have modulation controls on them already, but as for a lfo effect in itself that you can then use as a plug in fx and route to whatever you want i dont think thats possible, if it is someone can put me right.

Anyway if you scroll down this board theres a thread about maschine, one of the dudes called Razorblade posted a link up for something similar to what you are wanting, i havint tried it yet meself so i dont know much about it but looks great and might be what you looking for!.

Thanks mbird, I'll check it out.

Heres the link dude http://www.xferrecords.com/products/lfo-tool

As i say not used it yet so couldnt help with that yet, but hope it helps .

radiato5 wrote:Thanks mbird, I'll check it out.

LFO tool is very mediocre compared to Midishaper, by cableguys:
http://www.cableguys.de/midi-shaper.html

if you're on OSX, you could also try this freebie:
http://www.kvraudio.com/developer_chall ... hp#dc09_32

ark wrote:http://www.ableton.com/pages/max_for_li ... scillators

Press Enter wrote:

ark wrote:http://www.ableton.com/pages/max_for_li ... scillators

200EURO lfo generator.

Awesome. I can cook with that microwave.

first off..
an unlinked... looped...'clip envelope'... IS AN LFO
.. only 1 per parameter though.. but could be a complex plot..

m4l got loads of freaky modulators as stated before!

pencilrocket wrote:

Press Enter wrote:

ark wrote:http://www.ableton.com/pages/max_for_li ... scillators

200EURO lfo generator.

Awesome. I can cook with that microwave.

nooooooo.. not falling for it..

pencilrocket wrote:

Press Enter wrote:

ark wrote:http://www.ableton.com/pages/max_for_li ... scillators

200EURO lfo generator.

Awesome. I can cook with that microwave.

Obviously you wouldn't waste your time with Max for Live if all you wanted it for was the LFO.

Press ESC

Haven't tried it myself yet, but in the (free( pzMidi / pizMidi pack I see a "midiSimpleLFO" vst that will LFO midi CC's.
So I imagine you'd have to:
1. Midi-map the parameter you want to CC X
2. Drop this VST on a track and manage to get the midi CC's "back" to Ableton somehow, not sure if it'd work.

http://www.thepiz.org/

Edit: Yeah, seems I can't get this to work at all in Ableton, sorry.