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encoder audio

I know that you can fill up a 1 row live.grid with random 0 and 1 values, yet, I'm interested if you can control the density of this randomness somehow?

I mean, if the user sets the "density" to 100%, the whole grid would be filled with 1s.

I'm not sure if I was able to tell what I'm trying to achieve here, but hopefully yes...

Hi there guys,

I know that you can fill up a 1 row live.grid with random 0 and 1 values, yet, I'm interested if you can control the...

livegrid-random-pattern-but-density-control

live.grid random pattern, but "density" control

double_UG

in a drum rack you can rename a instrument and the name is displayed in the piano roll. Is it possible to rename from a M4L device. Set a new title to thispatcher does not work. So is this possible?

in a drum rack you can rename a instrument and the name is displayed in the piano roll. Is it possible to rename from a M4L device. Set a...

set-drum-rack-note-name

set Drum Rack Note Name

Joe Walsh

Hello and thank you for taking the time to read.

I am working on a device that adds an audio clip to the currently selected track at the transport position in Live.

When I attempt to call the "create_audio_clip" function, I get an error like such :

live.object: Please provide an absolute path: 'create_audio_clip Macintosh HD:/Users/joewalsh/Desktop/ABSCasing_f_1.wav 10680.0'

I'm currently using a .wav file on the desktop for testing, but have tried other file locations as well with no luck so far.

Any help and/or advice you can offer me would be greatly appreciated!  Thank you!

UPDATE:  I found out that by adding /Volumes to the beginning of the file path, it now works properly.  

Hello and thank you for taking the time to read.

I am working on a device that adds an audio clip to the currently selected track at the...

unexpected-error-message-when-calling-liveobject-createaudioclip

Unexpected error message when calling live.object "create_audio_clip"

Simeon Stoykov

I am looking for a way to replace devices in existing tracks, with ones from the user library, similar to the "hot-swap" functionality.

Is there a way to achieve that "programmatically", i.e. via a M4L patch, or any API interface?

Any learning resources and references are appreciated, thanks!

I am looking for a way to replace devices in existing tracks, with ones from the user library, similar to the "hot-swap" functionality.

Is...

programmatic-device-swap

Programmatic Device Swap

Mark Durham

I have created a new Max for Live Device that I want to distribute. It is currently a frozen .amxd. I have made several Live presets for this that are .adv files on my machine.

How can I now send the device to others - with the presets?

I have tried sending the complete thing as a folder containing the amxd and the presets, but they do not appear for the user at the other end, or are unlinked from the device.

This seems like a simple thing I must be missing....

I have created a new Max for Live Device that I want to distribute. It is currently a frozen .amxd. I have made several Live presets for thi

embedding-adv-presets-with-a-max-for-live-amxd-or-how-to-send-device-to-someone-else-with-presets

Embedding .adv presets with a Max for Live .amxd (or how to send device to someone else with presets)

Stefan Gluecklich

I'm looking for a way to determine when a Live-Set has finished loading and a M4L device can access a 

 or, in JavaScript, the Live API. I'm envisioning something similar to the Javascript 

This is only important for Live-Sets with a lot of plug-ins, where loading can take up to half a minute, even on a current M4 Mac.

 only fulfills this function for the specific M4L device. It also fires even if the Live-Set isn't fully loaded, which causes problems. Currently, I'm working around this with a button that I manually activate, which sends and receives the "ready" signal to all M4L devices in the set.

I'm looking for a way to determine when a Live-Set has finished loading and a M4L device can access a live.object or, in JavaScript, the...

lom-ready

Lom ready?

samgreene

I'd like to use a midi note or cc to press a Live.button. Currently it takes one press to turn it on and one to turn it off. Is there a way to have it listen to on/off commands and behave like a mouse click does?

making-live-button-behave-as-momentary

Making Live.button behave as momentary

Adam Murray

I made a Max for Live device that runs an MCP server (via Node for Max) allowing AI assistants to control Ableton Live. You can generate and edit MIDI clips, manage tracks and scenes, and automate arrangement workflows through natural language.

https://github.com/adamjmurray/producer-pal#readme

There's demo videos and a detailed installation guide on the website to help you get started with:

Open source and free to use. Gemini CLI has a generous free tier if you want to try without subscriptions. I'm planning to add a built-in chat UI for non-command-line users a little later.

Anthropic had a "Built with Claude" contest over the summer and 

. Claude Code was a godsend. I'm a software engineer, but I wouldn't have had time for all the R&D on my own. It let me focus on ideas and iterate quickly without getting bogged down in implementation details.

Happy to answer questions about the technical details. The bridge between Node for Max and the v8 object (for Live API access) required some creative solutions.

I made a Max for Live device that runs an MCP server (via Node for Max) allowing AI assistants to control Ableton Live. You can generate...

producer-pal-mcp-server-running-in-node-for-max-to-control-ableton-live

Producer Pal: MCP server running in Node for Max to control Ableton Live

Darling Lee

Please fix this two bugs regarding the vst~ object: I am using an M4L plugin with a vst~ object in Ableton Live. When I load Kontakt into this vst~ object within M4L and load some sound libraries in Kontakt, if I write some automation controls (e.g., CC) in the track and playback, it consumes an extremely high amount of CPU. This leads to severe UI lag in Ableton Live during playback, and the audio may also break up as a result. Additionally, after I save this Live set and reopen it, the sound libraries in Kontakt within the vst~ object do not reload—only an empty shell of Kontakt remains! These two issues did not exist in Max 8. It has been so long since Max 9 was released, and these problems still haven't been fixed. I am utterly disappointed and frustrated! Below is the patcher I used for testing:

Please fix this two bugs regarding the vst~ object: I am using an M4L plugin with a vst~ object in Ableton Live. When I load Kontakt into...

bugs-about-vst

Bugs about vst~

radiotonga

So I just finished converting some patches to M4L devices, making them all look so neat and replacing traditional number boxes with live.numboxes. Then lo and behold, if I change live.numbox's range to 254 (127*2) and then manual step, its output will skip numbers depending on the division of that range into the 127 discrete values of MIDI. Is there a way to overcome this? Please tell me there is as I've spent a great deal of time just replacing those damn number boxes!!!

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