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The ability to import a MIDI remote script into Remotify and edit it to your own needs is an important part of the App. An example of when this comes in useful is for example when you’ve just bought a new midi controller but you want it to have the functionality you created in a previous script. Simply, import the script back into Remotify and you can edit the midi messages to match your new controller and you’re good to go!
Let's go through how to import a script into the App....
I’ve been an Ableton user for quite a number of years now.
I love to make trance & techno in my home studio, any spare time I get I’m in there working away on creating a new spine tingling Melody or driving bassline. Currently I own 8 Midi Controllers including the Akai MPD32, Novation Launchpad, Midi Fighter Twister and was blessed to be given an Ableton Push 2 as a christmas present from my generous family....
We’re happy to announce ‘combination mode’ for your session boxes. This great new option gives you the ability to connect up to 6 midi controllers together inside Ableton and move them around your session as though they're one unified controller.
You're no longer limited to the inputs available on just one controller, now you can combine different types of midi controllers together.
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Today I would like to do something slightly different, I want to show you a quick and simple method to create better scripts for your midi controllers.
I know that you’re probably super eager to get into all of the great types of functionality inside Ableton that Remotify gives you access to, but I want you to put this on pause momentarily as I’d like to get back to basics with a pencil and piece of paper.
I want you to really think about how your controller should actually control Ableton.
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Today we’re announcing a great set of new features for the Remotify app, all based around how you can control your Ableton devices.
Up until now with Remotify, you’ve had the ability to control the currently selected device in Ableton (aka the device with the blue hand icon)
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Most people already know about Ableton Live's built in MIDI mapping engine.
You click a parameter, then press/push/turn the relevant input on your midi controller and boom! you have a midi mapping. It's a useful feature and gives you the ability to easily assign some functions to your controller....
Contents
Setup
What are mappings?
Creating your first mapping
MIDI Controller Values
MIDI learn
Manual MIDI mapping
Generating a working MIDI remote script
Give your script a name...
Contents
Duplicate Mapping Errors
A duplicated script folder
Is it a problem with this script or something else?
Debugging your MIDI remote script using the log.txt file
Where is my Ableton Live log.txt file located?
Common Errors found in the log.txt file
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You will arrive at this form in one of two ways.
After clicking a Mapping Type on the Mapping Type Page
After clicking the Edit Button of a Mapping on the Mapping List Page.
In this form you can define the various values associated with each Mapping you’re adding to your Remote Script. You will see a slightly different set of Form Elements depending on the Mapping type you’re creating/ editing....
You will arrive on this page after clicking the ‘Add a New Mapping’ Button on the Mapping List page. Here you can select the type of Mapping you want to add to your Remote Script. They’re split into 4 types, Track Navigation, Mixer, Device & Transport....
