Ms Pinky's Reformed Max-For-Live device
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:33 am
A new version of Ms Pinky's Max For Live device (OSX and Windoom) is available for all fan club members to download.
Main new features:
Loop Points:
Ms Pinky's Max For Live device now supports setting, saving, and restoring up to 16 looped segments per audio file. Located between the two Ms Pinky waveform displays is a 16-segment control which you use to select the current loop slot. After selecting the desired loop slot, hold down Apple-Shift (OSX) or Control-Shift (Windoom) and drag across the portion of the waveform (on either waveform display) that you wish to loop on. Then enable the "loop segment" toggle button. Now when the file plays (with or without vinyl control) it should only loop over the selected region of the waveform. Once you've initially specified a loop segement you may refine its boundaries by holding down the Apple (Command) key (OSX) or the Control key (Windoom) and dragging near either edge of the looped segment that is displayed. The loop slot select control is MIDI-mappable. Note that these loop points are currently not tied to loop points created in Ableton's editor.
Cue Points:
Ms Pinky's Max For Live device now supports setting, saving, and restoring up to 16 cue points per audio file. Located beneath the bottom waveform display is a 16-segment control for selecting the cue slot. After selecting the cue slot, specify a cue point by holding down the Shift key (OSX or Windoom) and dragging over the waveform display. A red indicator bar shows the currently selected cue point. While still holding down the shift key, release the mouse and the cue point is set. Recall instantly by pressing the numbered cue slot selector (Which is MIDI-mappable, BTW).
Note that these cue points are not currently tied to cue points set in Ableton's editor.
Popup Track, Scene, and Clip Slot Menus
The Ms Pinky Max For Live device now features pop-up menus which display all the tracks, scenes, and audio clips in your current session. You can select an audio clip to load into Ms Pinky for scratching by simply selecting from these menus. And as before, you can also open a file in Ms Pinky by drag-n-drop from the Ableton file browser.
Auto-load of Highlighted Clip from Session View
The Ms Pinky Max For Live device now features the ability to automatically load the currently highlighted audio clip from the Session View. Select the toggle labeled "Auto-load highlighted clip..." to enable this feature. Note that in order for the clip to be loaded into Ms Pinky, the audio file corresponding to that clip must be located somewhere within the Max/MSP file search path.
With this new reformed device, you can instantiate multiple instances on different audio tracks in Ableton.
For more information, please refer to the new "Max For Live Quick Start.pdf" file included in the downloads.
Here's a screenshot of the new version:
Note: To get this new reformed device to work, you'll need to delete all your current versions of the "mptcfs_sa~" and "uiwaveform" Max/MSP externals that exist on your system and replace them with the newer versions. There is also a crucial new javascript file called "MsPinky_LiveAPI.js" which must be copied into your Max/MSP patches folder (or somewhere within the Max/MSP search path).
Main new features:
Loop Points:
Ms Pinky's Max For Live device now supports setting, saving, and restoring up to 16 looped segments per audio file. Located between the two Ms Pinky waveform displays is a 16-segment control which you use to select the current loop slot. After selecting the desired loop slot, hold down Apple-Shift (OSX) or Control-Shift (Windoom) and drag across the portion of the waveform (on either waveform display) that you wish to loop on. Then enable the "loop segment" toggle button. Now when the file plays (with or without vinyl control) it should only loop over the selected region of the waveform. Once you've initially specified a loop segement you may refine its boundaries by holding down the Apple (Command) key (OSX) or the Control key (Windoom) and dragging near either edge of the looped segment that is displayed. The loop slot select control is MIDI-mappable. Note that these loop points are currently not tied to loop points created in Ableton's editor.
Cue Points:
Ms Pinky's Max For Live device now supports setting, saving, and restoring up to 16 cue points per audio file. Located beneath the bottom waveform display is a 16-segment control for selecting the cue slot. After selecting the cue slot, specify a cue point by holding down the Shift key (OSX or Windoom) and dragging over the waveform display. A red indicator bar shows the currently selected cue point. While still holding down the shift key, release the mouse and the cue point is set. Recall instantly by pressing the numbered cue slot selector (Which is MIDI-mappable, BTW).
Note that these cue points are not currently tied to cue points set in Ableton's editor.
Popup Track, Scene, and Clip Slot Menus
The Ms Pinky Max For Live device now features pop-up menus which display all the tracks, scenes, and audio clips in your current session. You can select an audio clip to load into Ms Pinky for scratching by simply selecting from these menus. And as before, you can also open a file in Ms Pinky by drag-n-drop from the Ableton file browser.
Auto-load of Highlighted Clip from Session View
The Ms Pinky Max For Live device now features the ability to automatically load the currently highlighted audio clip from the Session View. Select the toggle labeled "Auto-load highlighted clip..." to enable this feature. Note that in order for the clip to be loaded into Ms Pinky, the audio file corresponding to that clip must be located somewhere within the Max/MSP file search path.
With this new reformed device, you can instantiate multiple instances on different audio tracks in Ableton.
For more information, please refer to the new "Max For Live Quick Start.pdf" file included in the downloads.
Here's a screenshot of the new version:
Note: To get this new reformed device to work, you'll need to delete all your current versions of the "mptcfs_sa~" and "uiwaveform" Max/MSP externals that exist on your system and replace them with the newer versions. There is also a crucial new javascript file called "MsPinky_LiveAPI.js" which must be copied into your Max/MSP patches folder (or somewhere within the Max/MSP search path).