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ESX8GT Track Helper

by bhenry1790

Requires Expert Sleepers ES-5 & ESX-8GT expanders. Us...

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Type
Audio Effect
Author
bhenry1790
Version
1.0
License
None
Live version
10.15.1
Max version
8.1.5
Downloads
359
Updated
2020-12-19

ESX8GT Track Helper is an Audio Effect for Ableton Live by bhenry1790, distributed as freeware, with no license specified by the author. It targets Live 10.15.1 and Max 8.1.5. On maxforlive.com it has 359 downloads. First published 2020-07-25, last updated 2020-12-19. 13 user comments below.

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Description

Requires Expert Sleepers ES-5 & ESX-8GT expanders.

Use this device with standard Ableton CV Tools to send Gates using the ES-5 or ESX-8GT expanders

Send output from Ableton CV Tools to Audio Tracks in Live, then use the ESX8GT Track Helper to convert the audio signal to gates.

It will create gates from transients in drum audio too!

A little "plumbing" advice:

Create a group of 8 audio tracks. Set the new Audio Tracks to NO INPUT, set monitoring ON.

Drop the ESX8GT Track Helper on the group's master. Choose your ES-5 stereo pair, then your ESX-8GT header.

Choose your 8 audio tracks in the ESX-8GT Track Helper. Now any signal in your audio channels will output to the corresponding jacks!

Let me know if you have any troubles and I'll make a step-by-step video.

*1.1 updated a bunch-o-stuff including a toggle for the ES4/40-ES5

You'll need to add the es*encoder~ externals to Max for these to work.

https://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/downloads.html

On a Mac the location for externals (windows will be similar):

Users/Shared/Max 8/Library/

If using with an ES8/9 as an aggregate device turn off DRIFT CORRECTION

Comments (13)

  • MartinK · April 28 2023
    Thank you so much! Using the ES-9 is pretty straightforward, but the expanders are way trickier for me. I use my modular in quadraphonic and other similar settings, so I need to keep the ES-9 outputs available for audio by sending as much gate and CV outs as possible to the expanders. Your device makes it so much easier. Thanks again!
  • Trevbo · June 25 2023
    how do i add add the es*encoder~ externals to Max?
  • Trevbo · June 25 2023
    its ok i found the library i needed to add it
    for windows
    C:\ProgramData\Max\Library
  • oemKAE · August 13 2023
    Thank you so much!
    Essential device in a hybrid modular configuration without bothering with the Silent Way suite.
  • marcora · November 15 2023
    I am getting an error when loading these ES-5 devices on my new Mac Studio with M2 architecture saying that I should run Live under Rosetta emulation of Intel platform.
    Is there a way to fix this?
    Thanks
  • bhenry1790 · November 15 2023
    I haven't tried these on Apple silicon yet, but it looks like OS updated the externals
    Download the latest here:
    https://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/downloads.html
  • marcora · November 24 2023
    Those are the externals I installed, the latest version with both intel and arm support... but I still get the error message.
  • bhenry1790 · November 24 2023
    Ah, I'm not sure what could be causing the incompatibility and it's unlikely that I'll upgrade my Mac until next year. Is the Rosetta emulation true of all M4L devices or just a few that I've created? Everything works in Rosetta (for the meantime)?
  • passersby · January 30 2024
    Hi There! I'm eager to give this device a try because Silent Way is a pain in the butt. I just wanted to comment because I encountered the same issue the marcora describes. I addition to downloading the appropriate externals for Apple Silicon, I also had to edit your device and replace the incompatible externals with the new ones. After I did this and saved the device it is now loading in Ableton running native. Cheers!
    And FWIW, Your version of the device did launch when I opened Ableton using rosetta.
  • tekktribe · February 02 2024
    Hi Passersby!
    could you explain how you edit the devices to make them work?m I got the new externals but I don't know how to edit the devices in maxforlive. if you could help out with a little HOW TO would be really awesome.
    thank you
  • bhenry1790 · February 03 2024
    I'm going to update these for Apple Silicon in the next week
  • marcora · May 03 2024
    It would be great if your fantastic devices could be updated for Apple Silicon... thank you so much for your effort in putting together such a great collection!
  • bhenry1790 · June 28 2024
    Added devices compatible with Apple Silicon, check my profile for the rest
    https://maxforlive.com/library/device/10555/esx8gt-track-helper-mac
    https://maxforlive.com/library/device/10557/esx8cv-track-helper-mac

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