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Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:56 pm
by chapelier fou
I use the 'MaxforLive' control surface.
I wish there was a way to locate its position in the list of enabled control surfaces. For now, unless I'm mistaken, the only way to access it in Max API is to specify its position. So if I enable the Control Surface in the wrong slot, my patch will not work.
Am I missing something ?
Re: Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:44 pm
by [jur]
There's an abstraction for this.
I'll check and get back with a more detailed answer if you don't find it in the meantime.
Re: Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 4:45 pm
by chapelier fou
Huh, thanks,
it must have been added recently, then...
I'll check.
Re: Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:02 pm
by chapelier fou
Well, I took another look and honestly, there seems to be no way to get control surface's names.
Re: Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 5:38 pm
by [jur]
chapelier fou wrote: ↑Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:56 pm
I use the 'MaxforLive' control surface.
Oh, my bad I didn't read this important part of your post...
Forget my answer then, sorry
Re: Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:28 pm
by chapelier fou
Yeah, in the case of the MaxforLive control Surface, it would be useful to be able to locate its slot.
Re: Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:46 pm
by [jur]
Yep, the MaxForLive control surface has never been documented near enough imo...
Re: Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 7:30 pm
by chapelier fou
Yes and it's the mirror for one of the greatest paradoxes of Ableton Live : (drum roll....)
You can't send MIDI to multiple channels from a MIDI track, even with MPE, but you
CAN with the MaxForLive Control Surface.
Re: Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 12:55 pm
by TimChandler
If you are comfortable using the js object, you can iterate through each control surface slot, using the type member to identify the control surface name. Use an outlet to output the slot ID. Here's some rough code to get you started:
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inlets = 1;
outlets = 1;
var globals = new Global("globals");
function bang()
{
globals.api = new LiveAPI("control_surfaces 0");
globals.totalSlots = 6;
outlet(0, globals.getM4lSurfaceSlotIdx());
}
globals.getM4lSurfaceSlotIdx = function()
{
var slot = -1;
for(slot=0; slot<globals.totalSlots; slot++) {
globals.api.path = "control_surfaces "+slot;
if(parseInt(globals.api.id,10) !== 0 && globals.api.type === "MaxForLive") break;
}
if (slot == globals.totalSlots) return -1;
return slot;
};
Note that this example only identifies the first MaxForLive control surface.
Re: Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:03 pm
by chapelier fou
Oh so that’s ‘type’ and not ‘name’ ?
We may have a solution !
Should work without js, I don’t see why not. Thanks !
Re: Get Control Surface name please
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:40 pm
by chapelier fou
Just wanted to confirm, 'gettype' message to a control surface object will return the 'name'.
This solves my issue, thanks TimChandler !
The M4L version :
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-----------end_max5_patcher-----------
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