pattr-ized [umenu] and Max4Live
Hi guys,
here's my patch. ( attached below )
i'm trying to buid a sampler in the Max4Live enviroment.
if you drop a sample on the live.drop zone the folder path is extracted and the umenu is polulated with all the .wav files that are in the folder.
i've pattr-ized the relevant part and i can save and recall presets.
i can even automate the umenu via live clips envelope, but daaaang...i can't midi learn the umenu.
So i think that i can use the live.menu, but daaaang...it can't be populated by the [folder] objects.
So my conclusion is that none of the native Max UI objects can be midi learned in Live.
I think this is a very huge limitation 'cause i can't design custom interfaces for my Max4Live devices.
I know that i can put i live.dial controlling the umenu. But is not elegant at all.
Am i right or am i missing some fundamental stuff that would let me midi learn native Max UI objects in Max4Live?
many thanks for the help
a.
hi guys,
any opinion on this topic?
thanks
a.
I think controlling the umenu with some live.* GUI object is the only option.
Note that it can be made invisible, ie. alpha=0 for all color parameters.
thanks broc,
so the same goes for all the other native max UI ?
the alpha tricks is ok but...can be counterintuitive to midi learn a parameter that's not visible. another option could be to have different tabs on a max4live device with one part of the gui dedicated to midi learn paramenters with standard live.* objects.
I really thinks that the following stuff is the real max4live limitations :
1. the standard live.* UI objects does not have any visible attriubutes realative to data manipulations ( set min, set max, the text list for the live.menu object, live.drop not accepting folders
2. the standard native max UI objects are not visible to the midi/key learn mechanism in Ableton Live even if they are pattr-ized
3. no multiple audio input/outupts for M4L devices
4. no access to midi ports from within M4L ( i know there's some custom made object for this on mac but i'm on win7 ).
may we hope to get these things sorted for Live 9 and Max 6.1 ?
( kindly praying developers here )
thanks
a.
DOnt know if it is to late to tell you thins but you can populate a live.menu (or any other live.xxx device) by sending it the message _parameter_range