Ableton Push support is here

[svervs]

That was quick ...

Thanks so far!

[TeotiGraphix]

That was quick ...

Thanks so far!

Well I was checking gmail and got an autoreply.. off to work now.

[moss]

While the Push2 seems quite nice, I don't think it's for me so far.
What I was thinking about is, getting a second Push(1) from eBay.

So my question is, how would 2 of them behave together? Would they be working independly?

e.g.

Push#1: Clip launching
Push#2: Playing notes
I think this should work?

Not sure about this:
Push#1: Working on Track X Clip X
Push#2: Working On Track Y Clip Y
Would one Push always mirror the clip selection I do with the other?

Thanks for any insights, assumptions, ...!

Everything that is stored in the script and everything that uses not a cursor is independent. This means
- that all settings are different, e.g. you could use different scales.
- the current views / modes are different, e.g. one could view session, one play, one device editing.

What does not work:
- The current track is always the same, you can not edit 2 different tracks
- The current device is always the same, you can not edit 2 devices

However, never tested since I do have only 1.

[svervs]

Thanks moss!

What does not work:
- The current track is always the same, you can not edit 2 different tracks
- The current device is always the same, you can not edit 2 devices

That's what I was worried about.

What would be good enough though is, if the second one would keep it's display, so as soon as I touch anything there it goes back to what was selected there. But probably not ...

I'll keep an eye on eBay, maybe I just give it go ...

[Uplay]

Hi Moss,

I placed a Polysynth to a MIDI track, and I want to add a delay device to it. How can I add a effect deice to a MIDI track from Push?

[moss]

Hi Moss,

I placed a Polysynth to a MIDI track, and I want to add a delay device to it. How can I add a effect deice to a MIDI track from Push?

It's not yet possible via the API but it's on the TODO list of Bitwig.

[Uplay]

Hi Moss,

I placed a Polysynth to a MIDI track, and I want to add a delay device to it. How can I add a effect deice to a MIDI track from Push?

It's not yet possible via the API but it's on the TODO list of Bitwig.

Thank you for the quick answer, Moss! Hope it will come soon as it would improve the workflow ...

[svervs]

Don't know if this has already been discussed, but I couldn't find anything.

Would it be possible to have the clips playhead been seen in the display? Basically like/where the VU Meters are shown?
Would be pretty useful ... and obvious, so I'm sure there's something I'm missing ...


Quick mockup:

ClipPlayhead.jpg

[moss]

Don't know if this has already been discussed, but I couldn't find anything.

Would it be possible to have the clips playhead been seen in the display? Basically like/where the VU Meters are shown?
Would be pretty useful ... and obvious, so I'm sure there's something I'm missing ...

It's not available in the API.

[svervs]

Don't know if this has already been discussed, but I couldn't find anything.

Would it be possible to have the clips playhead been seen in the display? Basically like/where the VU Meters are shown?
Would be pretty useful ... and obvious, so I'm sure there's something I'm missing ...

It's not available in the API.

Was too good to be true ...
Thanks!

[Uplay]

Hi Moss,

I would like to tweak MIDI note in Push. In Live, if I press and hold a pad in step sequencer, it will show the nudge and length parameter in the Push display so I can tweak it. Can I do the same thing in Push4Bitwig?

https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/using ... parameters

[moss]

Just as a reminder see number #6:
https://github.com/git-moss/Push4Bitwig ... own-Issues

[Uplay]

Just as a reminder see number #6:
https://github.com/git-moss/Push4Bitwig ... own-Issues

Understand it is API-related again. Thank you, Moss!

[Bobby L'Avenir]

Thanks for the update Moss, i can use the arrow keys on audio tracks now but still not send tracks?

Works fine here. Can you please exactly describe what you are doing? What view is selected?

Basically i can't scroll to a send fx track or if i select one with the mouse, push says to select a track even though it's selected and i can control it with my frontier control surface. Slecting all other track types works but not send fx tracks. This is the same for all views, clip, send, pan, volume and track?

I'm getting jumpy behaviour with the arrow keys now mate, see the gif below. It happens every time i try scrolling through my tracks one by one, what you see in the gif is me scrolling one by one then all of a sudden it jumps through 3/4 tracks really quickly or gets stuck between the current and the next track?

I noticed that too and made some adjustments till I could not reproduce it any longer on my PC. But that is a general problem because Javascript does not provide any synchronization, therefore I can not fix this.


It works very well in version 5.01 which is what i'm using though? Is the version you tweaked until it went away the same version i tried 5.02 or is there a new update?

Also the octaves still don't match up to the drum machine in drum mode, C2 triggers pad C1 on the drum machine, E£ on push trigger pad E2, so on and so forth?

I still cannot reproduce that. Please give a detailed description of what you are doing (starting with an empty project). Have you tried selecting Push as the only input?

Sorry maybe i should've been a bit more clear, it all works but i was just pointing out that the display on push when selecting octaves in the drum mode doesn't match the drum machine module or the bitwig piano roll. Load a blank project with just one drum machine. Go into drum mode and tap the first pad, you see it triggers C1 of the drum machine and C1 of the piano roll. Now octave down and back up to where you were and you see push says you're on octave C2 to Eb3.

Also I just noticed a similar push read read out error on the piano mode, C-1 is triggering the C1 note in the bitwig piano roll, C0 is triggering C2 in the bitwig piano roll. Shouldn't octaves C1 to C3 trigger notes C1 to C3 in bitwigs piano roll? Did you mean it to be like this in both modes Moss?

what line can i go to so i can change the colour of a selected audio track that has no input assigned? At the moment it's a very similar colour to the mute colour below as it doesn't turn red if there's no input assigned. I don't assing inputs to my audio tracks so i can see the meters if i select that track as they don't show activity if the track is record enabled. Hope that makes sense Moss?


Not quite. There is currently no flag for no-input, therefore there is also no specific color?!

Ok, is that something bitwig need to add so i can send a feature request in? For now though is it possible to change the colour of my mute buttons, they appear bright yellow, maybe if i go dark orange or something it will be clearer to see what's selected from the button lights. What line is the colour for the mutes mate?

Cheers

Hi Moss, have you had a chance to look at my post above? I'm still getting the same bugs with the latest version so I'm still using the older version.

Also wanted to ask if there's a way to press the master button and have the device window pop up along with the master track being selected, I've tried shift and master but that's not it, am i missing something?

Cheers

[moss]

Hi Moss, have you had a chance to look at my post above? I'm still getting the same bugs with the latest version so I'm still using the older version.

Sorry, but I can not reproduce the problems you reported.

Also wanted to ask if there's a way to press the master button and have the device window pop up along with the master track being selected, I've tried shift and master but that's not it, am i missing something?
Cheers

What do you mean by "device window"? A VST device you have in the master channel? If yes, I have no control over that behaviour from the script. Opening and closing the VST window should work via the device mode.