Why doesn't the M4L Poly Vocoder just work?

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jazztronica
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Why doesn't the M4L Poly Vocoder just work?

Post by jazztronica » Fri May 19, 2023 6:31 pm

Hey Guys, I just downloaded the (meanwhile discontinued) M4L Pack "Pitch and Time Machines", and the Poly vocoder just won't work. I set up the Midi Bus Sender, recorded some Midi Chords, put the vocoder on Midi at a vocal track and selected Bus 1 (just like in this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UK_CarzJqk) and nothing happened, while the mono vocoder and some other effects worked perfectly. I am on Ableton 11.2.11 right now, could it have something to do with the discontinuation a few years ago?

thx for help, I really would appreciate it since I searched for a clean only-pitching vocoder for years now <3

Rivanni
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Re: Why doesn't the M4L Poly Vocoder just work?

Post by Rivanni » Fri May 19, 2023 7:54 pm

I tested with both vocoders and they both work on my Mac in Live 11.2.11.

Do midi notes come in the poly vocoder, or is even that not happening?
Or are midi notes coming in but you don't hear the vocoder effect?

Maybe hit the Init button to reset the device.
By default chord pattern 1 is selected above the piano keys. Click the Clear button and see if the midi notes from the clip are coming in.

You can also try if you can get it working by using a MIDI track without an instrument. Remove the Send device and set 'MIDI To' of the midi track to the audio track.

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