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A software music sequencer and digital audio workstation for OS X and Windows.

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Debugging Python within Ableton Live

How can I see script errors for my python MIDI Remote Scripts in Ableton Live? I've seen references online to a hidden Python console, but no documentation on how to open it, if it would even help me! Currently I type code, reload the script, and…
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How does the Ableton warp algorithm work exactly?

I'm looking for any documentation or definitive information on Ableton's warp feature. I understand that it has something to do with finding transients, aligning them with an even rhythm and shifting audio samples accordingly. I'm hoping to find…
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Send midi signal from c# to ableton

I'm trying to send a midi signal from my c# app to a track in Ableton Live. I've tried both the Bass.net and midi-dot-net both with the same effect: No events arriving in Ableton. (I've got loopMidi installed and thats where I send my signals…
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How to send clip names using LiveAPI (of Ableton Live)

When an audio or midi clip is played (triggered), its name needs to be sent using OSC to another application. LiveAPI is an interface which allows one to explore and automate Ableton Live using python scripts. The code to do this must be written in…
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How do I send MIDI data to my Arduino board from Ableton Live control surface script

I'm trying to send MIDI data from Ableton Live's Control Surface Script to my Arduino board. Currently Arduino set up to log every MIDI / SysEx message received on every channel, that's all it's doing as of now. I can confirm it works correctly by…
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Python + MIDI + Ableton Live, How?

I write app with SL4A on Android. I want to send midi signals to Ableton Live. Tell me, HOW :> What library will be good for that ?
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How can I use AppleScript to address dialog box in Ableton Live?

I have a collection of Ableton Live files (extension ".als") that I need to cycle through while playing a show. I'd like to dedicate a keyboard shortcut to launch each one, and had intended to use AppleScript for this. The issue is that each file…
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Create Clip Using Ableton Live Python API

Is it possible to create a clip in the session view of Ableton Live programmatically using the Python API? More context: I'm hacking a MIDI Remote Script using the _Framework classes in. In response to an event trigger I want to fill a ClipSlot with…
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Converting EEG osc signal as midi for use in Ableton Live

I have EEG signal that is processed using openvibe, which outputs the signal as osc. Using the livegrabber I was able to receive the signal in ableton (see pic). However, now I’m stuck on how I can make use of this signal. I want to convert it into…
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Ableton Live 11 Remote Scripts Python3, If statement not catching empty list

I'm currently working on a step sequencer for Ableton live 11 in Python3. This is code I've converted manually from Python2 to 3. I'm defining a list that may or may not be empty, so I've inserted a check to see if the list is empty with an if…
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RtMidi MIDI control signals to Ableton Live

I'm trying to write a C++ app using RtMidi to send control signals via my Tascam FireOne MIDI Controller to Ableton Live. So far, I have it successfully sending Note On + Off Signals, Volume Up + Down Signals, etc. via my MIDI Controller to my…
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How to catch custom events in NodeJS

Okay so this is probably a stupid question, I've tried searching here and on Google but nothing seems to really answer it because it's just not specific enough for my current situation (there's like tons of info about JS events I know, also I've…
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Message formatting of OSC for MIDI messages

I'm using the github.com/hypebeast/go-osc/osc package to send OSC messages to an OSC server. For this I'm using OSCulator so that I can route the data as MIDI to Abelton Live. The problem I'm having is I can not find any information on message…
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How does the Ableton Drum-To-MIDI function work?

I can't seem to find any information regarding the process that Ableton uses to efficiently detect atonal percussion and convert it into MIDI. I assume feature extraction and onset detection algorithms are executed, but I'm intrigued as to what…
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Is it possible to get the file path of the current live set file in Max For Live?

I am trying to save the contents of a ~buffer object into the current live set project. Is there a way to get the full file path of the Ableton Live set file programmatically without using an interactive dialog? I will use the set path to calculate…
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