Description

TB-3 Remote 1.1 by Protonica

+ Connect your Roland AIRA TB-3 directly into Ableton Live

+ Edit all sound parameters from the plug-in (even the "hidden" ones like Tune or Modulation/Effect 2)

+ Load and save patches in Ableton

+ Precise automation & modulation of all sound parameters

+ Total recall: When you open your Live Project, all the saved values are automatically sent to your TB-3 hardware

+ If you edit any knob/touch pad from your TB-3 hardware, you can see it moving directly from the plugin

+ Send patches from the plugin to your TB-3 edit buffer and save them to your User bank

+ Perfect for using Ableton's sequencer for more flexibility

+ Auto Update of current values on a Program Change (this is helpful if you just want to change the Waveform/Oscillators of a program, and not the whole sound)

+ Low CPU usage

INSTALL / SETUP

1 Download "TB-3.amxd" to your hard drive

2 Copy "TB-3.amxd" to your Ableton User Library: Ableton/User Library/Presets/MIDI Effects/Max MIDI Effect

3 Now you can find this plug-in in Ableton's Browser ("Max for Live" > "Max MIDI Effect")

4 Drop "TB-3.amxd" on a MIDI track in Ableton Live

5 Drop an "External Instrument" to the right of it. Set the MIDI and Audio routings according to your setup. ("MIDI To" = Ch. 2)

6 Open Ableton Preferences and check the MIDI Page.

- MIDI Port Input activate: "Track" and "Remote".

- MIDI Port Output activate: "Track", "Remote" and "Sync" ("Sync" can be turned off when you use Ableton's MIDI Clips to play the TB-3)

7 Settings on your hardware:

- Connect 2 MIDI cables to the MIDI Input and MIDI Output from the TB-3 to your Audio/MIDI Interface or use USB

- MIDI Channel: 2 (Default)

- MIDI Clock Source (Pad C): On

- MIDI Thru (Pad D): Off

- MIDI Local: On

CURRENT LIMITATIONS (due to Roland's TB-3 Firmware 1.10)

- Scatter works only at TB-3 internal Patterns

- Program Change Messages are not received (but can be sent from the Plug-In)

- Volume and Pitch (XY Pad) works only on transmitted MIDI Notes

VERSION HISTORY

1.11 Parameters are sorted to easy access on Ableton Push, touchAble etc.

REQUIREMENTS

+ Roland AIRA TB-3 (make sure you have the Firmware 1.10 installed)

+ Ableton Live with Max for Live

+ Mac or PC

Developed by Piet Kaempfer (Protonica) in Berlin.