patrickkidd

I currently have a M4L device that will take over the entire Push grid, but I'd like to be able to edit certain buttons while leaving others to Live's session view. The goal is to create a custom interface only for certain tracks that contain a specific device while still using the default Push session interface to fire clips for other tracks.

possible-to-grab-only-certain-push-grid-buttons

Nope. The button matrix is one entity, as defined by the Push control script. There may be ways around this, but none of them seem easy off the top of my head.

you can always resort to mimicking the session interface through max for live too. Then you get to mix and match.

The thought had crossed my mind to mimic the session interface. *sigh* Talk about a pain...

Man and this whole Push/M4L concept is so close to being totally hackable...

If you're savvy enough with python and the API you could reclass the session component into 8 columns or 8 rows. That would probably be a huge pain in the ass though.

I'm a pro python developer, but the API is quite read and learn because it's quite normalized which means that the organization is optimized to avoid duplication but spreads the functionality in so many different classes that it's like mental spaghetti. The breadcrumb trail is too long to keep it all in the head.

But you are probably right, subclassing the Push classes to provide higher granularity (i.e. ability to grab individual buttons) is probably the best approach.

Yeah, I occasionally have to dive into the API for work stuff and it ALWAYS ends up being a headache. And time consuming. Documentation would help.

Agreed. People could do so much with these tools if there was just a bit of guidance available. I think it’s up to us to log everything we learn and compile it somewhere. Although last I checked no one had stepped up to organize a semi-authtoritive forum or repository of information. For example, I have created my own Push Developer Kit with M4L objects that I believe is quite flexible and functional, but it took it was amazing how hard it was to overcome the simple challenges along the way, even being a very experienced python/C++ developer.

Have you seen the decompiled scripts on github? That has been indispensable for me.

Yes, that source code is what I've been talking about in this thread in terms of normalized organization, etc.

Possible to 'grab' only certain Push grid buttons?