Ableton Arrangement view and midi cc to change rackspaces

Is there an option to change rackspaces or songs part/variations whatever …on Ableton Arrangement view with midi cc and iac driver? I tried it but it does not work for me. I tried for example to send midi cc no.3 to change a Rackspaces and then created a midi track in Ableton using the same midi cc and it didn’t work for me.

Are you using Ableton Suite?

yes . 11.2 . maybe the is an option to send midi cc from live to GP ?

You could build a M4L Device which sends out PC messages
And this device you could use with Host Automation.

is there something that I can download and not a program with M4L ?(I do not think that I know how to program that thing.

You can try this device

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Just create a MIDI Track, include the device and automate it.
You have to send the MIDI data to a MIDI In device Gig Performer is listening.
On Mac use the IAC driver, on Windows there are similar solutions.

Just tested. works fine.


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what should I do after downloading it? I set the number to 3 which is the midi cc I have programmed in GP Rackspace

See my post above
And you have to set this option in GP
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I think you did not understand what I am trying to do. I just want to change Rackspace automatically using a midi cc. so that I can change in a different part of the song the sound I need for a particular moment. is there an option to do so in the arrangement view?

I think I did it correctly without the M4L just need a minute to test if it works

Because Gig Performer does not automatically react on CC messages to change rackspace variations
you have 2 options:

Use that M4L device and you can automate sending PC messages
or
Use a script in Gig Performer which reacts on a specific CC message and interpret that as PC messages.

For you I think the easiest way would be use that M4L device.

The issue with sending PC messages in Ableton is that you only can send a PC message when the Clip is started.
But with that free M4L device you can send PC message wherever (CLIP or SESSION-View) at any bar:beat position you want.

Similar question, with the answer of using the clip setting to send a PC message;

In Arrangement View you can create multiple clips and give each clip a PC Number.

can you elaborate or give me a screenshot or something I am having trouble doing this

What is exactly the issue?
Create multiple clips in Arrangement View or using the M4L device?

Create multiple clips in Arrangement View and changing the rackspace