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Jake McLain

I'm working on a patch that revolves around Ableton's Wavetable device, and need a way to set the modulation matrix programmatically using the js object. From the 

Live Object Model docs for WavetableDevice

, I've discovered some functions attached to the device. I've had no issues setting parameters (using 

) or setting the properties attached to the WavetableDevice.

My issue is that I can't figure out the syntax that the add_parameter_to_modulation_matrix function is expecting. The docs describe Parameter: 

 [DeviceParameter], but I am receiving syntax errors.

I've tried passing the following as arguments:

- Live object_id for the parameter to be added

api.call("is_parameter_modulatable", "parameters " + filterFreqParamId)
or
api.call("is_parameter_modulatable", filterFreqParamId)

- param_index on the device (eg. 26 for Filter Freq 1)

api.call("is_parameter_modulatable", "parameters " + filterFreqParamIndex)
or 
api.call("is_parameter_modulatable", filterFreqParamIndex)

- passing the object as a new LiveAPI instance

var paramApi = new LiveAPI("live_set view selected_track devices " + wavetableIndex + "parameters " + filterFreqParamIndex);
api.call("is_parameter_modulatable", paramApi);

api.call("is_parameter_modulatable", "live_set view selected_track devices " + wavetableIndex + " parameters " + filterFreqParamIndex)

All of these return an error, such as jsliveapi: Invalid arguments: 'is_parameter_modulatable parameters 26'

What is the correct way to pass a DeviceParameter as an argument to a function using the JS Live API like this? 

Calling Device Function that expects DeviceParameter argument

calling-device-function-that-expects-deviceparameter-argument

Peter Schmit

I am trying to make a patch in Max for Live using hand and finger position as input.  

I often have trouble working with external files/scripts/libraries in Max for Live, and this project is no different.

 handpose library's install script never completes running.  Maybe I need to install dependencies manually via node's cli?

But first another option.  I tried to adapt handpose.maxpat from 

, jit.web should render an .html file located in the same directory as the patch.  But instead it displays a blank white screen.

Is Max for Live limited in its capacity to work with external files?

Are there specific directories -- say inside Ableton's User Library -- that Max for Live devices MUST be saved in to function reliably?

Any insight would be appreciated.  Cheers

Max for Live patches and external files/libraries

max-for-live-patches-and-external-fileslibraries

XLR 8R

I'm aware that there's a LiveAPI-Interactive tool that lets you look this up, but is there a way to put this into a M4L patch? 

2)  use that to identify the clip_slot it resides in

3) use the live.observer to check whether the clip in that slot is triggered (and if so, perform other functions)

I'm constantly adding, deleting and moving scenes, so using clip_slots alone isn't helpful.

M4L: How to use the Object ID of a Clip to find clip_slot ID?

m4l-how-to-use-the-object-id-of-a-clip-to-find-clipslot-id

jamesway

Turns out Windows snuck an update on me adding  Ableton and Max into powersave app profiles in windows power control, causing them to use the embedded graphics card and not my powerful one, so all of my projects were slowing based on visual elements, causing various other bugs.

Turns out Windows snuck an update on me adding  Ableton and Max into powersave app profiles in windows power control, causing them to use...

gui-bug-livemenu-inaccessible

Gui bug live.menu inaccessible (SOLVED)

Marc Assenmacher

I am trying to observe the name of an object with changing names, but it does not seem to work.

Does this have to do with hidden parameters (_parameter_name)?

liveobserver-name-not-working

[live.observer name] not working?

matteo massimiliani

I'm trying to read automatically if a track has been added or removed from the project, this is to update the number of the track where the device is, in case I move the current track or add a track before it.

Update the number of the current track in Ableton

update-the-number-of-the-current-track-in-ableton

I realized today that I cannot use the --- for my buffer object I am using for gen.

Does anybody know a solution to create an unique name space in max for live within a gen~ ?

hi together,
I realized today that I cannot use the --- for my buffer object I am using for gen.
Does anybody know a solution to create an unique name space in max for live within a gen~ ?

hi together,
I realized today that I cannot use the --- for my buffer object I am using for gen.
Does anybody know a solution to create an ... 

buffer-name-for-gen

I believe you are mistaken. As long as you type the buffer name as an argument to the max [gen] object (as opposed to only inside the gen code) this should work.

thanks for the suggestion, but it is not working for me. also I would need the buffer length ...
but it seems already the @bufname is invalid.

Don't use "---bumi" in the gen~ patcher, use "bufname".

E.g. within gen~, use [buffer bufname],  [dim bufname], etc.   

The attribute "@bufname ---bumi" on the gen~ object tells the gen~ that where gen~ uses "bufname", it will map to whatever ---bumi is in Max. 

Super! Now I understood and it works just fine.
Thanks to both of you.

Is this somewhere described or maybe this falls more into the category of things which are just basic knowledge which I might not have :)


---buffer name for gen

Loukas Perreault

Hi! Is anyone aware of the Function create_audio_clip (class Clipslot). It's listed in the LOM manual but don't seem to work (also for class Track) :

live.object: 'ClipSlot' object has no attribute 'create_audio_clip'

At first I tought it was because I was using it under Ableton 11, so I installed Ableton 12 trial and still don't work.

My guess is that 12 trial is version .0.1 and the LOM manual refers to .0.5

I was wondering if anyone using 12.0.5 tried create_audio_clip function because I don't think I can update from the trial version... or maybe I'm wrong... Thanks!

Function "create_audio_clip" (class Clipslot and Track) missing (LOM)

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