Isadora/Ableton
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Hello,
I'm sure its easy, but i can't seem to get it worked out: how to use Isadora Virtual Out as a MIDI controller in Ableton.anybody done this?john -
is this any help?
http://vjskulpture.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/isadora-ableton-and-virtual-midi/ -
It was a video I did a long time ago so its not HD sorry....
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Hi Excuse my poor english, I am french Well, i suppose you work with a PC, and not a Mac. Because it is simple on a Mac, due to CoreMidi. On PC, you have to find a virtual midi internal patcher. I founded one once, but i am not at home, and don't remember the name of the program... I will help as soon as I can. Francois
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Good point; so I guess the main question is Mac or PC? I forget what all you users use - adding it in your signature helps :)
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There are many virtual MIDI cables but this one works well on Windows: http://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html
Didn't try it from Isadora to Ableton, though.
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for this project, i'm on Mac. Skulpture - i followed your tutorial on Vimeo, but instead of playing MIDI files, i'm aiming to stream data over MIDI to control parameters in Ableton, in the same way that a physical MIDI controller would do.
i've linked the 2 together directly, but the only evidence of this doing anything is that when i set up Live to assign a MIDI controller number to a parameter (eg: volume fader of a channel) then go into Isadora and click on All Notes Off in the Communications menu, i get a random channel/number/pitch assigned to the parameter in Live. -
It's the same just in reverse really. In fact will make a quick video for you @dbini
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G - wrong way round. i need to send controller data from Izzy to Live, rather than listen for it, so i don't think a Control Watcher will do it.
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I was thinking a Send Raw MIDI actor might be useful, but its not quite the right thing
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The video is online but is only low quality at the minute - it will get better soon as YouTube process it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BWU2Q3dP-4 -
works just as shown above
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I've just updated the video with annotations too.
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Awesome! - nailed it! i had forgotten about Send Control.
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Great - glad you are sorted. Don't forget to change the Controller Number each time you add a new one. ;)
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yeah - and set up all the Control Sends and activate them one at a time when MIDI Learning. i'm only looking at 6 controllers so it shouldn't get too complicated.
thanks G, that's another pint i owe you... -
you may find that to use a note as a control you will also have to send the note off with a small delay afterwards (Which can be just a send note with velocity set to zero).
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now i'm trying to do the same thing on a WIndows machine: send MIDI control from Izzy to Ableton. Windows doesn't have the Isadora Virtual MIDI function, so does anyone know how i can do this?
john -
http://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/virtualmidi.html
Might work - never used it but have it in my bookmarks. -
cheers Graham - loopMIDI works beautifully (http://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html)
john
