Hello all,
I recently obtained a CNTRL:R White.
I am under ableton 9.7 and Max 7.3.2 and I installed all the Remote Scripts for the CNTRL:R which are working and are recognized by Ableton (took me 3 hours to find the correct version but all fine :D)
I started using the Steppr to create my drum patterns, I followed the guide and I made it work.
Nevertheless, I experience few problems, for example, when I play a sequence, the 4x4 pad does not lit accordingly to what is played.
Only the current sound that I am manipulating is lit.
Furthermore, when I make a sequence, the buttons of the two bottom rows are always lit and I do not see the step timer pass (only when I have the 16 buttons pressed and sequenced, the colour changes (blue for the 1st, 5th, 9th 13th step and dimmed white for the rest)
When I want to mute an instrument in the drum rack, the button remains lit. I had seen in videos for CNTRL:R black that it was the opposite, the button is in normal state off and it lits when you mute an instrument in your drum rack and that you also have the steppr moving in the far bottom button row.
Is it a firmwire thing ? Or just with the new Remote Scripts that this is not possible? Is it the Max Version that should change?
Anyone had this thing with CNTRL:R White edition? I tried to change the colours from the Map.py file but I cannot manage it for the Steppr, I cannot find the right line for it.
Any info on that?
Thanks in advance
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http://wiki.lividinstruments.com/wiki/Install_Ableton_Live_Remote_Scripts
Hello Moon,
Thanks for getting back to me.
I managed to manually install the Remote Scripts, with the installer it did not work.
I will double check the version that I have that at 90% it should be fine.
I will try doing a Factory Reset and I will get back to you, and I will post a screenshot when I get home.
Thanks in advance :)
Hello Moon,
1) The CNTRLR will follow whatever you have selected in Live. It should assign the controls automatically when you select the device in Live's GUI (it will show a little hand next to it).
Hello Amounra,
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Thanks for getting back to me.
1) Let's say I have DrumSteppr in Track 1, then in Track 4 I put SynthSteppr. When I am in Track 4, it controls SynthSteppr. When I use the knobs to get back to the Track 1 and control the Device DrumSteppr, CNTRL:R with the knob M4L enabled, it still controls Synthsteppr of Track 4. I cannot control DrumSteppr anymore of the track 1 even if it selected. It is "stuck" on Synthsteppr of Track 4
2) EQ cannot be in the first place when I put an Ableton Instrument.
Bonus extra point :
3) In DrumSteppr Mode - I do not see the pad lighting as my pattern is played, as we see it happens in this video in 56:26
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Any info on that?
I'll have a look tomorrow when I'm at home and have my CNTRLR for testing. Honestly, it's been some time since I looked at this, so its possible something has gotten broken, but everything worked the last time I looked.
Aight, Ill try updating and I will let you know my brother, thanks for the information, you are a true knight of the CNTRL:R legacy.
UPDATE: I just updated everything as you said, I downloaded all the new Scripts, I connected CNLTR:R with 9.7.5 Live 64 bit and Max 7.3.4 and unfortunately the same problem persists. It's as if I can only have one "xSteppr" per live set, otherwise the cntrlr bugs and cannot seperate and distinguish the two "stepprs" in the Live Set. I have DrumSteppr 1.5 and SynthSteppr 1.4, dunno if they are the most recent ones.
Not sure of version number, but the most current ones are the ones from the m4m7 repo, they should be in ~/Documents/Max 7/m4m7/patchers/Mod b997/. Make sure you've followed the instructions in the m4m7 readme about where to put the package so Max knows where to find the files. Let me know how it goes ;)
I just checked the versions in repository, and although I'm using the AumPush script (I don't have a CNTRLR to check with right now), both the SynthSteppr and DrumSteppr are working as they're supposed to, they switch between instances without a problem. I can't imagine a situation where the CNTRLR would behave differently (as the mod portions of the Python scripts are fairly identical and use the same core), but I will double check later when I'm home with CNTRLR just to be sure for you.
Ok....so I can confirm your reports. I'm getting the same problem here. I'll get back to you when I have a solution.....really scratching my head here though.
Should be fixed now, I've pushed a new build to GitHub. Just download the package and replace your current one in the Max directory, there's no need to do anything with Python files. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, somehow I totally missed this problem the last time these files got updated. And, of course, let me know if you find more problems, as it could be an easy fix like this one was!
Man you are a god :D
EQ assignment to the right knobs is dependent upon setting a flag in Map.py to true, line 25:
Amounra,
Amounra,
Unfortunately, no....that would require a pretty extensive rewrite of both the devices and the Python scripts for CNTRLR.
Hey amounra, it's me again.
I have couple of questions about Stepprs mostly.
Synthsteppr:
A) How can I change the scales directly from the CNTRL:R without clicking in the computer?
B) Concerning the Scales, is it possible to change the scales or am I obliged to only have 6 "ways" (I , II , III, IV, V, VI) TO be honest, I am quite lost when I am playing live with the scales, I am at C minor for example, but none of those scales correspond exactly to all Cminor notes. Do I have to change the scale of CNTRL:R before going to Max4Live mode?
Drumsteppr:
A) How can I chose the "select, add, edit" via the CNTRL:R directly?
Thanks for getting back to me :)
Just noticed this post, sorry....
Still pondering this....I had to rebuild all the Live scripts for Live10 release over the weekend, that took precedence (sorry). I'll try to get back to you on these questions ASAP.
Again, sorry for the delay in getting back to this.
Hey Amounra, thanks for getting back to me!! OK cool, these info are amazing, I'll try to see what I can do with the file directly in regard to scales.
THis is the error log from Synthsteppr if it helps
For some reason the last screen shot didn't come through....
There we go with the Error windows
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Sorry haven't been online much lately. You should drop me some email, I think this will take a little bit of back and forth and I'm not always so good about checking here (plus its hard to send attachments via the forum)....