Macro Selection over varying chains [Device 1]

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Evening All,

Newbie here and I am trying to achieve something slightly out of my reach.

I am looking to control Marcos in Ableton 11.

In my Live set I have a collection of chains. CSS would say these chains are in device 1.

Clips in the session view have automation data linked to the chain selection tool. When I trigger a clip the automation data automatically selects the desired chain.

What I would like to do with my controller, is control the macros associated with that chain when they are triggers in the session view.

If you have a look at the image provided you can see a small snapshot of what I am talking about.

Device 1 & 2 – I am aware how to control the first row of Macros on here using the Macro Device Parameter Mapping. What I would like to achieve is to control the second group of Macros in Device 1 9 (aptly highlighted “device to control”).

I am aware of the chain targeting option in the device selection menu in CSS but the problem with that is its important that the chain number is constantly changing depending on the clip selection.

I am thinking what I am looking to achieve might be doable with a modifier but I have no idea where to start.

If you have an idea please let me know 🙂

admin Changed status to publish May 22, 2024
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I’ve made a script around this problem and an Ableton Live Set to accompany it. You can download it from the following Google Drive link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mv2DR4DZToDOrbyIc1J_mKR8bqn6YmKt…

I don’t know what controller you use but I set it up for use with a MIDI Fighter Twister, using the Template provided by Remotify. I will use MFT to refer to the Twister.

What I’ve set up:
– On Track 1 in the Ableton Live Set, the first Device (called Main Rack) has 3 Device Chains (called Rack 1, Rack 2 and Rack 3). The Racks don’t contain any Devices for this example, to make it accessible.
– Track 1 contains 3 Clips, each automated to a Device Chain. Launching a Clip will activate one of the 3 Chains.
– You can also activate chains using the Chain Selector, which is Macro 1 of the “Main Rack” Device. The Chain Selector is linked to the bottom left knob on the MFT.
– The top row of knobs on the MFT are set to Macro’s 1 to 4 of the Active Device Chain.
– When activating a chain (either by Clip launching or the Chain Selector), the activated Device Chain will become visible in Detail View. The LED rings on the encoders will also update to the values of the Macro parameters of that Device.

What hasn’t been done (yet):
– When Ableton initializes the Set, the encoders won’t update yet to display the values displayed on screen. Only after activating a different Device Chain will the first update occur.

admin Changed status to publish May 22, 2024
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