Ableton link question

General discussion about Gig Performer
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hi our band is using ableton for tracks and I want to be able to have gig performer change ableton to the right scene in ableton session mode, for eg I have a track for uptown funk in ableton and a rackspace named uptown funk with my patch to play along side of the track is there a way to get gp to pc ableton or something along those lines or do I have to manually change to the right scene in ableton each song.

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I do that with scripting in Gig Performer to snd some OSC messages to Ableton and in Ableton a max patch reacts on that OSC messages.

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damn scripting it seems you need it for almost everything I want to acheive:sweat_smile:

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Not only scripting, in Ableton Live you need a M4L patch.

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Maybe that helps to do that without scripting and M4L

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thanks for that pianopaul. would it be easier to go the other way and get ableton to control gp

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That I did in the past, but I had to use again a M4L patch to generate PC messages when a scene is selected.
But I just did this:
Include a Midi Out Block (for example IAC Bus 2 when you are on Mac, or similar on Windows)
Create a Widget and assign it to this Midi Out Block and map CC 14 (for example)
Now in Ableton Live go to this: Optionen => Midi Zuweisung bearbeiten (sorry this is German)
Then select the corresponding icon in Ableton Live and move your widget in Gig Performer.
This works fine: But the values sent from Gig Performer are scaled.
So the last scene reacts on 64-127 when there are only 2 scenes.
When there are more scenes you have more buckets.
It is not possible to use a concrete value and this always stays whatever count of scenes you have.
When you can deal with that , it is ok.

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Thanks im on windows so it is prob more tricky but will try look at this

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Which Version of
Ableton Live Are you using?

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10.06

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Is M4L included?

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I could send you the M4L Patch and the Script if you want

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I believe so im new to ableton so i never really looked as have not needed it

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Its ableton suite

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Ok in Suite M4L is included.
You should Update to 10.1

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Yes i have to update but we sometimes use the session file on another computer which is 10.06 and the owner doesnt want to update yet

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Ok, do you want the M4L Patch and the Script?

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Yes please that would be great i then just have to work out the iac bit on win. Thanks

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Here you go :slight_smile:

https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html

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Cheers