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Sometimes MIDI

by hmay001

Provides three ways of gating incoming MIDI notes. PR...

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Type
MIDI Effect
Author
hmay001
Version
2.0.1
License
None
Live version
11.3.21
Max version
8.5.5
Downloads
702
Updated
2024-05-24

Description

Provides three ways of gating incoming MIDI notes.

PROBABILITY: set the % chance that an incoming MIDI note will play.

SEQUENCE: each midi trigger steps through a sequence of note on/note off events which can be distributed in various ways.

TIMER: gate incoming MIDI based on a timed cycle.

(e.g. accept incoming notes for 20 seconds every minute)

v 2.0.1 updates:

- fixed bug where Sequence and Timer modes were blocking Live's undo/redo.

v 2 updates:

- replaced Counter mode with new Sequence mode. Works the same as Counter if you choose the 'Beginning' distribution but gated notes (now called 'Events') can also be distributed in other ways (End, Euclidean, Random) and the sequence Rotation and Direction can also be controlled.

- fixed bug where device couldnt be duplicated

As always, let me know if any of this doesn't work as expected!

Previous versions can be accessed here if I've missed anything super buggy or your project is looking for a specific version: https://github.com/hmay01/mfl-devices

v 1.3 updates:

- note off messages are always received. Greatly improves the playability of all modes by limiting hanging notes/ reducing the need for Flush.

- Device Sync for the timer mode which allows multiple devices to follow the same timer cycle and share controls. See Ableton info text panel for more details.

v 1.2 updates:

- flush for probability and counter

v 1.1 updates:

- mode selection and parameter values are stored with live set

- mode change does not reset parameter values

- counter and timer cycles are reset on live transport start

- basic 3 bank ableton push integration

- redesigned mode switching/gating

future updates:

- transport sync mode for timer so that open/closed time can be set in beats and notes played on transport start don't sneak through.

- fix track name color when syncing two devices in Timer mode.

Comments (15)

  • wakax · August 16 2023
    great update!
    great device!:)
    thank you
  • enchse · August 16 2023
    thank you for the update hmay001! love it!
  • FreddyFingaz · August 16 2023
    fantastic!
  • hmay001 · August 17 2023
    Thanks guys! Glad you like it. More updates soon :)
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  • Micho201 · October 13 2023
    this midi fx is exactly what i was looking for. thank you very much for your work and for sharing it with the community :)
  • enchse · January 07 2024
    hi hmay001! i love this device and i use it a lot, was wondering if it's possible to add an offset parameter on counter so that it can play 2nd, 3rd, (or whatever note) every x note... is it doable? useful? i'm using an audio delay effect to do this but i think an offset would be practical
  • hmay001 · February 13 2024
    Hi enchse, sorry for the late reply but I think the new Sequence mode will do what you're looking for. If you set the distribution to 'Beginning' it works essentially the same as the old Counter mode did, but now you have the 'Rotation' parameter that will offset where the note-on message occurs in the sequence. Let me know if it does what you were hoping!
  • enchse · February 13 2024
    that's great!! it's more than I could have imagined and hoped for. Big thanks!
  • hmay001 · February 14 2024
    No worries:)
  • GiantEar · April 21 2024
    Loving this!! Particularly the Euclidean mode. But it is filling the Undo cache (not sure if that's the right term.)
  • hmay001 · April 22 2024
    Cheers Giant Ear, I'll look into it some time this week. Is that an error message you're getting or is it like you can't undo anything else in Live when using this device?
  • enchse · April 22 2024
    Hi hmay! i can confirm that you cannot undo anything when using this device in a project. Still i'm using it all the time.. if you can fix this, it would be great! thnx
  • hmay001 · May 24 2024
    Hey guys, sorry for the delay on this - undo/redo should be working now but let me know if you spot anything else!
  • GiantEar · May 24 2024
    You did it! Thanks very much!!

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