C4!Live v1.0.0 preview: using a Mackie C4 for Live control
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:36 am
Hi all!
I thought I'd post a preview of my upcoming application C4!Live which lets a Mackie C4 control Ableton Live 5. Here's some pics...
...and what it looks like on the device itself...
Features include:
- define multiple user-definable layouts per plugin e.g. for Operator you might have a layout per A, B, C, D section with navigation to other areas.
- whenever a new plugin is selected, C4!Live will rescan all the parameters and display them on the C4 using the appropriate layout.
- no need to learn any XML or hack text files!
- create a user definable library of command elements, including labels, navigation and midi-Cc.
- segment LEDs can be defined as Single, Boost/Cut, Wrap, Spread or On/Off.
- define output renderers e.g. display value 0 = "off", or a range 64-127 = "on"
- create static layouts (similar to C4 commander funtionality).
- define midi-CC custom value list e.g. so v-pot presses cycle through values 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, which can be rendered to "Sine", "Tri", "Square", etc
- layout files can be exchanged by the user community.
Please note that this is still under development in my spare time. I hope to get an alpha test version out soon at which point I'll be looking for people to try it out. Anyone interested?
Cheers,
Andy.
I thought I'd post a preview of my upcoming application C4!Live which lets a Mackie C4 control Ableton Live 5. Here's some pics...
...and what it looks like on the device itself...
Features include:
- define multiple user-definable layouts per plugin e.g. for Operator you might have a layout per A, B, C, D section with navigation to other areas.
- whenever a new plugin is selected, C4!Live will rescan all the parameters and display them on the C4 using the appropriate layout.
- no need to learn any XML or hack text files!
- create a user definable library of command elements, including labels, navigation and midi-Cc.
- segment LEDs can be defined as Single, Boost/Cut, Wrap, Spread or On/Off.
- define output renderers e.g. display value 0 = "off", or a range 64-127 = "on"
- create static layouts (similar to C4 commander funtionality).
- define midi-CC custom value list e.g. so v-pot presses cycle through values 0, 30, 60, 90, 120, which can be rendered to "Sine", "Tri", "Square", etc
- layout files can be exchanged by the user community.
Please note that this is still under development in my spare time. I hope to get an alpha test version out soon at which point I'll be looking for people to try it out. Anyone interested?
Cheers,
Andy.
