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Add macro to several instruments at once
Add macro to several instruments at once
Is there an easy way I can add a macro to several instruments at once? e.g. In an instrument rack I want to add 20 different synth presets and have every instance have the 'release' mapped to one macro knob. ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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Re: Add macro to several instruments at once
you mean so that it automatically maps to all of them at one time?
Re: Add macro to several instruments at once
Yeah exactlyantarktika wrote:you mean so that it automatically maps to all of them at one time?
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Re: Add macro to several instruments at once
not possible. been asked for many times...
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=96807
the workaround is to map one instrument in the rack, then duplicate it.
that way all chains will have their 'release' (your example) mapped to the one macro.
if i wasnt so used to ableton's policy of never adding requested features to point releases, i'd be really surprised they havent added this by now. but i've got used to it now. hohum...
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=96807
the workaround is to map one instrument in the rack, then duplicate it.
that way all chains will have their 'release' (your example) mapped to the one macro.
if i wasnt so used to ableton's policy of never adding requested features to point releases, i'd be really surprised they havent added this by now. but i've got used to it now. hohum...
Re: Add macro to several instruments at once
Ah ok thanks, I'll give that a shot. I've just come across this problem though - if they're all mapped to a macro like that, won't all of them change at once, thus messing up the individual presets? Or can you make it so only the *active* one changes?
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Re: Add macro to several instruments at once
in that case I would try to go the blue hand way. Midi map the title bar of the device, select it by midi and check which macro knob controls the release or whichever parameter you want to control. Eventually stack the instrument into a rack, assign your preferred parameters to the macros of this rack and work with the blue hand on this rack.jomtones wrote:Ah ok thanks, I'll give that a shot. I've just come across this problem though - if they're all mapped to a macro like that, won't all of them change at once, thus messing up the individual presets? Or can you make it so only the *active* one changes?
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Re: Add macro to several instruments at once
Ok sounds like what I need - so with the 'blue hand' on the rack, only the selected instrument gets automated by the macros?
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pepezabala wrote:in that case I would try to go the blue hand way. Midi map the title bar of the device, select it by midi and check which macro knob controls the release or whichever parameter you want to control. Eventually stack the instrument into a rack, assign your preferred parameters to the macros of this rack and work with the blue hand on this rack.jomtones wrote:Ah ok thanks, I'll give that a shot. I've just come across this problem though - if they're all mapped to a macro like that, won't all of them change at once, thus messing up the individual presets? Or can you make it so only the *active* one changes?
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Re: Add macro to several instruments at once
Hmm... don't look like it from here :/shadx312 wrote:This might be possible with Macrobat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKXsZeMliHk
Re: Add macro to several instruments at once
Damn I can't believe there's no way to automate just the selected rack! Surely I'm not the only person who's run into this?
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Re: Add macro to several instruments at once
RE: the OP, it's possible with the hidden Options.txt entry EnableMapToSiblings.
see this post/thread:
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... 7#p1387347
see this post/thread:
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... 7#p1387347
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Re: Add macro to several instruments at once
Looks good, I'll try it out
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garyboozy wrote:RE: the OP, it's possible with the hidden Options.txt entry EnableMapToSiblings.
see this post/thread:
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... 7#p1387347