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1. nativeKONTROL PXT Live User Manual Version 1 1 3 1 CHANGES IN THIS VERSION 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW 3 SETUP 3 1 Installing PXT Live 3 2 Live Settings 3 3 UserPreferences 4 GLOBAL CONTROLS 4 1 Buttons Pedals 4 2 Encoders 4 3 Touch Strip 5 MATRIX MODES 5 1 Functionality Common to Matrix Modes 5 2 Note Mode Note Button 5 3 Clip Play Mode Session Button 5 4 Accessory Mode User Button 6 ENCODER MODES 6 1 Global Mode Volume Button 6 2 Drum Rack Mode Pan amp Send Button 6 3 Track Mode Track Button 6 4 Clip Mode Clip Button 6 5 Device Mode Device Button 6 6 Learn Mode Browse Button 6 7 Rename Mode Device and Browse Buttons 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 7 1 Windows Troubleshooting 7 2 OS X Troubleshooting 7 3 General Troubleshooting 8 SUPPORT PXT Live User Manual 1 CHANGES IN THIS VERSION Updated for Live 9 5 compatibility Added new SCENE_PLUS option in the FOOTSWITCH SETTINGS section of UserPreferences Added Live 9 5 1 compatible installers Other minor fixes improvements NOTES If you ve modified your UserPreferences txt and or UserNameSuggestions py files and don t want to lose your changes back up the files BEFORE installing the new version of PXT Live In the case of your UserPreferences txt file after installing copy the text you don t want to lose from the UserPreferences txt file you backed up into the allotted space in the new UserPreferences txt file that th
2. Octave Down Up buttons These buttons will be dark when this Mode is selected Clip Play Mode is comprised of two Sub Modes Poly and Mono These can be selected via the Add Effect and Add Track buttons respectively Both of these Sub Modes offer some of the same functionality Clip Chopping Clip Chopping allows you to Chop Clips up Each Pad in the Matr1x used for Clip Chopping will be assigned to evenly distributed Start positions based on the Clip s length For Clips that are Looping the length will be based on the Clip s Loop Start and End Marker For Clips that aren t Looping the length will be solely based on the Clip s End Marker Pressing a Pad in the Matrix used for Clip Chopping will move the Clip s Start Marker to the corresponding position and re launch the Clip The Quantization to use for re launching Clips can be selected via the Reso lution buttons When the De ete button is held down pressing a Pad in the Matrix used for Clip Chopping will re align the playing position of the Clip with the playing position of Live NOTES The Quantization functionality will only work correctly with Clips whose Launch Quantization is set to Global Clip Chopping will not work correctly with Clips whose Launch Quantization is set to None Clip Chopping will not allow the Clip s Start Marker to be moved to a position that is less than 1 16 note away from the Clip s Loop End or End Marker The process of moving a Clip s Start Marker
3. Live application and this can fail due to permissions issues You can resolve this by specifying another location such as a Documents folder to store your Learn Mode settings in You can specify this in the UserPreferences file in the Settings Path section PXT Live User Manual 22 8 SUPPORT Email support nativekontrol com Forum Beatwise Network Copyright 2013 2015 nativeKONTROL All rights reserved This document as well as the software described in it is provided under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of this license The content of this document is furnished for informational use only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by nativeKONTROL Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is accurate nativeKONTROL assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document All product and company names mentioned in this document as well as the software it describes are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners This software is solely endorsed and supported by nativeKONTROL The Ableton Live MIDI Remote Scripts that are supplied with the software are released under the GNU Lesser General Public License The source code for these scripts is available upon request PXT Live User Manual 23
4. Sub Mode Add Track Button The Capture Sub Mode allows you capture Notes from Clips and assign them to the Matr1 xX in note order Once assigned the Notes can be transposed via the Octave Down Up buttons and the corresponding Note Lanes can be edited in a variety of ways This Sub Mode does not use the Scales button This button will be dark when this Sub Mode is selected Matrix By default the Pads in the Matrix will play the assigned Notes Holding down the De lete button and pressing a Pad will delete the associated Note Lane if the Clip 1s not playing or erase the portion of the Note Lane that the playhead is currently passing over if the Clip is playing Holding down the Quanti ze button and pressing a Pad will quantize the associated Note Lane The Matrix can also perform other functions depending on which other buttons are pressed Matrix when assigned to Captured Notes Matr7x when assigned to Drum Rack Notes Playing Notes use Green LEDs mm a mm A Empty Pads use dim White LEDs A Sharp Flat Notes use dim White LEDs E E E The selected Pad uses a Blue LED E Natural Notes use bright White LEDs a E Pads use bright colored LEDs Track Selection The Track Selection buttons provide access to two functions These functions are shown in the Display Capture will capture the first 64 unique Notes from a Clip and assign them to the Matrix DrumRack will assign the Matr1x to Notes suitable for playing Drum Racks Capture will onl
5. and re launching is a bit more resource dependent than just launching a Clip For that reason it is possible to experience hard disk overloads and or audio drop outs when Chopping Clips You may be able to offset this by activating the Clip s RAM button and or increasing the Quantization to use Clip Loop Control Clip Loop Control allows you to select the Clip s Loop size and position Each Pad in the Matrix used for Clip Loop Control will set the Loop to the same size at evenly distributed positions based on the Clip s length This supports multiple Pad presses to allow for different sizes to be set 5 3a Poly Sub Mode Add Effect Button In the Poly Sub Mode you can play adjust Clips across the 8 Tracks that are currently outlined in Live Each column in the Matr1x will control either the Clip that is playing or the Clip that is selected on the corresponding Track Matrix By default each column in the Matrix will be assigned to Clip Chopping Press the Add Effect button to switch between Clip Chopping and Clip Loop Control When the Shi ft button is held down the Matrix will switch to Session Control Matr7x when assigned to Clip Chopping Matr7x when assigned to Clip Loop Control S Odd Columns use Green LED Each column of buttons selects the size and position of the associated Even Columns use Amber LEDs Clip s loop The selected size and position is indicated by bright LEDs Odd Columns use Blue LEDs Even Co
6. the Encoder If the parameter is an on off switch or multi selection such as a filter type chooser instead of resetting this will toggle between the parameter s possible settings If automation has been recorded for the parameter an Encoder is controlling this can be cleared by holding down the Delete button and touching the Encoder Disp layin Device Mode 6 6 Learn Mode Browse Button Learn Mode controls user assignable parameters of Devices on the selected Track Learn Mode is comprised of two Sub Modes Learn A and Learn B These are functionally identical and can be selected via the In and Out buttons respectively Each of these Sub Modes can be independently locked to unlocked from a Track by holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the In if in Learn A or Out if in Learn B button When locked to a Track the corresponding button will blink To assign parameters to control press the In if in Learn A or Out if in Learn B button to activate learning Next click on the parameter to assign and then touch the Encoder to assign the parameter to Finally press the In if in Learn A or Out if in Learn B button to de active learning Note that there is no need to memorize this process as the D1Sp lay walks you through most of it Display when learning is activated Assignments you create are stored so that they will apply to any Live set you load Holding down the Delete button and pressing the In Gf in Learn A or Ou
7. the Touch Strip If there is no parameter to control which can occur if the current parameter was deleted or disabled the Touch Strip will function as a Pitch Bend strip The parameter the Touch Strip is controlling can be reset to its default value by holding down the Shi ft button and touching the Touch Strip If the parameter is an on off switch or multi selection such as a filter type chooser instead of resetting this will toggle between the parameter s possible settings If automation has been recorded for the parameter the Touch Strip is controlling this can be cleared by holding down the Delete button and touching the Touch Strip NOTES Although all parameters can be clicked on in Live not all of them can be controlled by the Touch Strip Also by default the Touch Strip will control the Crossfader The Crossfader is among the parameters that cannot typically be controlled from the Touch Strip If you d like to maintain control over the Crossfader lock the Touch Strip immediately after loading a set PXT Live User Manual 6 5 MATRIX MODES PXT Live provides three primary Matrix Modes Note Clip Play and Accessory These are accessible from the Note Session and User buttons respectively Each Matrix Mode dictates the functionality of the Matrix Track Selection Track State Resolution Stop Mute Solo Scales Repeat Accent Octave Down Up Add Effect and Add Track buttons Each Matrix Mode also utilizes the lower two lines o
8. when the Repeat button is off can be used for selecting Steps If Automation is enabled this will select de select Steps for automation If the Note Edit Sub Mode is selected this will select Notes to edit In the case of Event Edit Sub Mode single Steps will be selected In the case of the Range Edit Sub Mode ranges can be selected by pressing the first Step in the range and then pressing the last Step in the range If the Shi ft button is also held down individual Steps can be selected to allow for multiple Steps that are not contiguous to be selected Holding down the De lete button and pressing the Se ect button will delete the Clip Holding down the Quanti1ze button and pressing the Se lect button will quantize the Clip 5 2b Poly Sequence Sub Mode Add Effect Button The Poly Sequence Sub Mode allows you to control eight Note Lanes at a time It provides all of the functionality covered in the Functionality Common to Poly and Mono Sequence Sub Modes as well as the following functionality Matrix By default each row in the Matrix will edit Notes in a Note Lane within the selected Edit Position range Holding down the Shift button and pressing the first Pad on a row will play audition the Note assigned to the row this requires that the selected Track is armed or its Monitor is set to In Default function of Matr tx a Unusable Steps use dim Red LEDs Muted Steps use dim Amber LEDs EE T a eea a Sees fa PXT Li
9. and play Notes in a variety of ways This Mode is comprised of three Sub Modes Poly Sequence Mono Sequence and Capture Poly Sequence can be selected with the Add Effect button Capture can be selected with the Add Track button And Mono Sequence can be selected by pressing both the Add Effect and Add Track buttons All of these Sub Modes can edit control Note Lanes A Note Lane is a horizontal row of Notes in a MIDI Clip For example all of the C1 Notes in a MIDI Clip make up one Note Lane all of the D 2 Notes make up another Note Lane NOTE Matr7xX Pads set up for playing Notes will provide feedback turn Green on Notes coming through the selected MIDI Track unless the MIDI Track has a Drum Rack on it 5 2a Functionality Common to Poly and Mono Sequence Sub Mode Both of the Sequence Sub Modes share some of the same functionality Both Sub Modes allow you to step sequence into MIDI Clips Both Sub Modes utilize Scale quantization which allows you to limit the Notes you step sequence play to a particular Scale A Chromatic scale is also offered which removes the Scale quantization Scale settings can be adjusted with the Octave Down Up buttons as well as the Scales button The Velocity to use for adding Notes can be adjusted with the Accent button The Resolution to use for adding viewing Notes can be adjusted with the Reso lution buttons Both Sub Modes can be used in conjunction with the Note Edit Sub Mode which will allow you to easily ed
10. buttons will be dark when this Mode is selected NOTE In order to use the ClyphX functionality of the Track SelectTonand Track State buttons in this Mode ClyphX needs to be installed and selected as a Control Surface You can download and learn more about ClyphX here http beatwise proboards com board 5 clyphx 5 4a_Session Control Session Control allows the Matrix and Resolution buttons to function in much the same way as they do in Push s Session Mode Session Control is available in Accessory Mode and can also be accessed by holding down the Shi ft button while in Clip Play Mode Poly Sub Mode By default the Matr1x will launch Clips and the Resolution buttons will launch Scenes When the De lete button is held down the Matrix will delete Clips and the Resolution button will delete Scenes When the Select button is held down the Matrix will select Clips and the Reso lution buttons will select Scenes PXT Live User Manual 16 6 ENCODER MODES PXT Live provides seven primary Encoder Modes Global Drum Rack Track Clip Device the default Learn and Rename These are accessible from the Volume Pan amp Send Track Clip Device Browse and a combination of the Device and Browse buttons respectively Each Encoder Mode dictates the functionality of the Encoders over the Display as well as the In and Out buttons and utilizes the upper two lines of the Disp lay 6 1 Global Mode Volume Button Global Mode controls global setti
11. difier button in Matrix Modes PXT Live User Manual 4 Display when Quant1ze button pressed Fixed Length Toggles Fixed Length recording When held down the Display will show the Recording Length and this can be adjusted with the Swing Encoder Displaywhen Fixed Length button pressed Automation By default toggles Automation Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Automation button will re enable automation that has been overridden Holding down the Delete button and pressing the Automation button will clear any recorded automation from the current Clip Duplicate Duplicates the selected Clip Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Dupli cate button will duplicate the selected Scene New Selects the next available Clip Slot on the selected Track for recording This will create a new Scene if necessary Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the New button will create anew MIDI Clip in the selected Clip Slot The Clip s length will be equal to the Recording Length set by pressing the Fixed Length button Holding down the Session button and pressing the New button will create a new Track that will be armed and routed from the currently selected Track to allow audio from the currently selected Track to be recorded into the newly created Track This functionality only applies to regular Tracks not Returns or the Master Record In Session View triggers Fixed Length recording if F1xed Length
12. e installer will install In the case of your UserNameSuggestions py file after installing just replace the UserNameSuggestions py file that the installer will install with the UserNameSuggestions py file you backed up PXT Live User Manual 2 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW PXT Live is a MIDI Remote Script for Ableton Push and Live 9 that adds a wealth of functionality that is accessible from Push s User Mode without affecting the function of Push s Live default Mode You can switch between Live Mode and User Mode via the USer button In addition to this manual a control reference PX7 Live Control Reference pdf and Live Lesson are also provided After installing PXT Live you can access the Live Lesson by using the following steps Show Help View by selecting Help View from Live s Help menu Click the home button rightmost button at the top of Help View to return to the front page of Help View Scroll down to the bottom of Help View and click the Show all built in lessons link to show the Table of Contents Scroll down to the bottom of the Table of Contents where you ll find the PXT Live Lesson section 3 SETUP This section covers the initial installation steps you will need to complete in order to use PXT Live Please take your time when completing these steps If you should run into trouble when performing any of these steps please refer to the Troubleshooting section 3 1 Installing PXT Live To install PXT Live first clo
13. ents and then navigate to Contents App Resources MIDI Remote Scripts PXT_Live PXT Live User Manual 21 7 TROUBLESHOOTING This section provides resolutions to common problems that you may run into when installing or using PXT Live If you do not find a resolution to your problem here please contact Support 7 1 Windows Troubleshooting I ve ran the provided Setup executable but don t find PXT_Live listed under Control Surfaces If Live was running at the time you ran the Setup executable you will need to restart Live If this doesn t resolve the problem then it s likely that you ve installed Live in a protected location such as Program Files In this case you will need to elevate the permissions on your Live installation directory so that you can write to it Once this is done re run the Setup executable 7 2 OS X Troubleshooting I ve ran the provided Setup package but don t find PXT_Live listed under Control Surfaces If Live was running at the time you ran the Setup application you will need to restart Live When trying to run the Setup package I receive a message stating Setup can t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer Control click or right click on the Setup package and select Open from the menu that appears 7 3 General Troubleshooting Assignments I ve made in Learn Mode seem to get lost when I load a new set or close re open Live Learn Mode stores its settings within the
14. ew and the insert marker in Arrangement View Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Arrow buttons will move the grid selector in Live to select the Tracks and Scenes to control PXT Live User Manual 5 4 2 Encoders Tempo Encoder By default adjusts Tempo in 1 BPM increments Holding down the Shi ft button and turning the Tempo Encoder will adjust Tempo in 0 1 BPM increments Touching the Tempo Encoder will display the current Tempo Swing Encoder By default adjusts Global Quantization Holding down the Shi ft button and turning the Swing Encoder will adjust Record Quantization Holding down the Fixed Length button and turning the Swing Encoder will adjust Recording Length Touching the Swing Encoder will display the current Global Quantization Holding down the Sh1 ft button and touching the Swing Encoder will display the current Record Quantization Master Encoder By default adjusts Master Track Volume Holding down the Shi ft button and turning the Master Encoder will adjust Cue Volume Touching the Master Encoder will display the current Master Track Volume Holding down the Shift button and touching the Master Encoder will display the current Cue Volume 4 3 Touch Strip The Touch Strip will control the last parameter that was selected by clicking on it with your mouse or the last parameter adjusted by an Encoder It can be locked to unlocked from its current parameter by holding down the Shift and Delete buttons and touching
15. f the Display 5 1 Functionality Common to Matrix Modes The Matrix Modes share some of the same functionality Clip Loop Toggle Toggles the Clip s Loop on off by default If the Shi ft button is pressed this will reset the Clip s Loop move its Start and End to the Clip s Start and End Markers respectively Clip Play Toggle If the Clip is playing triggered or recording this will stop the Clip If the Shi ft button is pressed this will immediately stop the Clip without quantization If the Clip is not playing or is triggered to stop this will launch the Clip If the Shi ft button is pressed this will immediately launch the Clip without quantization with legato Automation Automat This will enable disable Per Step Automation of parameters into Session View Clips This will only be available if an Encoder Mode that contains automatable parameters the Drum Rack Track Device and Learn Modes in particular is selected When turned on and the Se lect button is held down the Matrix can be used for selecting de selecting Steps to edit Selected Steps are indicated by amber LEDs Parameter automation for the selected Step s can then be edited using the Encoders Pressing the Se lect button again will clear the selected Steps In the case of the Poly Sequence Sub Mode only the topmost row of the Matrix is used for selecting de selecting Steps 5 2 Note Mode Note Button Note Mode allows you to sequence edit
16. inning of the name Holding down the Delete button and pressing the In button will delete the entire name However it isn t possible for Tracks to have an empty name so deleting the name of a Track will simply replace the Track s name with a single underscore _ The Out button inserts either characters or suggestions depending on which is currently selected which is indicated by an arrow gt in the Display For example in the image above characters are currently selected and so characters will be inserted In the case of characters the inserted character will replace the character at the Cursor position In the case of suggestions the inserted suggestion will replace the current word The current word is the word that falls within the Cursor position or directly before the Cursor position It is not possible to insert a suggestion if it would cause the resulting name to be longer than 17 characters 6 7a_ Editing Suggestions The list of terms that are used for suggestions is editable You can add or remove terms as you see fit These terms are defined in the file named UserNameSuggestions py which can be edited with any text editing software The file itself includes instructions on how to edit it You can typically find this file in the following location On Windows ProgramData Ableton Live 9 Resources MIDI Remote Scripts PXT_Live On OS X go to Applications find Ableton Live 9 app right click and select Show Package Cont
17. is on or toggles Session Record Overdub In Arrangement View toggles Arrangement Overdub Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Record button will toggle Arrangement Record Play By default toggles playback Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Play button will revert to Arrangement position 1 1 1 Vo lume Selects Encoder Global Mode Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Vol ume button will trigger Back to Arrangement Master Toggles between selecting the Master Track and the last selected Track User When pressed quickly switches back to Push s default functionality When held down selects the Matrix Accessory Mode User Shift not Shift User will lock into the Matrix Accessory Mode Note Selects the Matrix Note Mode Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Note button will toggle between showing and hiding Detail View If Note Mode is selected and the Note button is pressed again it will toggle the Arm state of the selected Track The Note button will blink if the selected Track is armed Session Selects the Matrix Clip Play Mode Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Session button will toggle between Session and Arrangement Views Shift Modifies the function of other controls Select Modifies the function of other controls Arrows Up Down navigate Scenes in Session View and Tracks in Arrangement View Left Right navigate Tracks in Session Vi
18. it Notes as they are added or selected Matrix By default the Matrix is used for step sequencing playing Notes Track Selection By default the Track Selection buttons provide access to three functions These functions are shown in the Display Loop performs the Clip Loop Toggle function described above Automat performs the Automation function described above Lock will lock to unlock from the selected Clip The Track Selection buttons can also perform other functions depending on which other buttons are pressed PXT Live User Manual fi Default functions of Track Selection buttons and Display The lower rightmost sections of the Display show the currently playing Edit Position and the current Note range respectively Stop Performs the Clip Play Toggle function Scales Toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily if held down switch the Track Selection buttons to Scale Settings Mode In Scale Settings Mode the Track Selection buttons can be used for adjusting the Scale settings which determine the Note Lanes that will be controlled The adjustment functions are shown in the Display The Root Note of the Scale can be adjusted via lt Root and Root gt The Scale Type can be adjusted via lt Scale and Scale gt Capture will capture all of the unique Notes in the Clip and convert them into a Scale This is somewhat like the Fold function in Live Capture is only accessible in the Poly Sequence Sub Mode and only if the C
19. lip Loop Control The Matrix can also be assigned to Chromatic Clip Play which allows you to play the Clip chromatically via one of the Track Selection buttons Default function of Matr x Matrix when assigned to Chromatic Clip Play ARed LED indicates the playing position of the Clip a E A Red LED indicates the current pitch of the Clip Buttons with Yellow LEDs play ascending pitches Select the size and position of the Clip s loop The selected size and position is indicated by bright Buttons with Blue LEDs play descending pitches Green LEDs Track Selection The Track Selection buttons provide access to four functions a 5 will be accessible if Chromatic is turned on These functions are shown in the Display Loop performs the Clip Loop Toggle function Automat performs the Automation function Lock will lock to unlock from the selected Clip Chromatic will assign the Matrix to Chromatic Clip Play Chop Loop will assign the Matr1 x back to its default functionality Legato enables disables Legato Clip launching When enabled the Clip s Launch Mode will be ignored and launching will function as if the Trigger Launch Mode was selected NOTE Chromatic Clip Play will only work correctly on MIDI Clips if the Track the MIDI Clip is on contains a Pitch MIDI Effect that is not inside of a Rack Chromatic Clip Play will control the Pitch parameter of the first Pitch MIDI Effect on the Track Default functions of Track Selection butt
20. lip has at least 4 unique Notes in it When a Scale has been captured the Root Note cannot be adjusted and the Octave Down Up buttons will be disabled unless more than 8 Notes have been captured in which case holding the Shi ft button and pressing the Octave Down Up buttons will scroll down or up by 1 Note in the captured Notes Track Selection buttons and Display in Scale Settings Mode Repeat Toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily if held down switch the Matr1 x to Edit Position Mode In Edit Position Mode the upper half of the Matrix selects the Edit Position which is the portion of the Clip that you will edit This supports multiple Pad presses to allow for an Edit Position range to be selected Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing buttons in the upper half of the Matrix will select the Edit Position and Loop Position Holding down the Delete button and pressing Pads in the upper half of the Matr1x will delete all the Notes within the associated Edit Position or Edit Position Range The lower half of the Matrix selects the Loop Position which is the portion of the Clip that will Loop This supports multiple Pad presses to allow for a Loop Position range to be selected In both cases each Pad represents one sequencer page The length of a sequencer page is determined by the selected Resolution Matrix in Edit Position Mode Select the Edit Position Bright Blue LEDs indicate the selected position s A Yellow LED indicate
21. ll momentarily toggle the Mute state of the corresponding Track Solo Toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily if held down switch the Track State buttons to Solo Mode In Solo Mode pressing a Track State button quickly will toggle the Solo state of the corresponding Track Holding down a Track State button will momentarily toggle the Solo state of the corresponding Track By default Solo Mode will obey your settings in Preferences for exclusive Solo Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing a Track State button will do the opposite of your Preference setting Select Toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily if held down switch the Track Selection buttons to Select Mode In Select Mode pressing a Track Selection button quickly will select the corresponding Track or toggle the Arm state of the Track if the Track is already selected Holding down a Track Selection button will fold or unfold the corresponding Track if it is a group Track Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing a Track Selection button will select the corresponding Track as well as the Clip playing on the Track PXT Live User Manual 14 5 3b__Mono Sub Mode Add Track Button In the Mono Sub Mode you can play adjust the selected Clip and can lock to unlock from the selected Clip via one of the Track Selection buttons Matrix By default the upper half of the Matr1 x will be assigned to Clip Chopping while the lower half of the Matrix will be assigned to C
22. lumns use Blue LEDs PXT Live User Manual 13 Track Selection Performs the Clip Loop Toggle function by default Holding down the Delete button and pressing a Track Selection button will delete the corresponding Clip Holding down the QUant1ze button and pressing a Track Selection button will quantize the corresponding Clip The Track Selection buttons can also perform other functions depending on which other buttons are pressed Default functions of Track Selection buttons and Display In the D1Sp lay the upper line indicates Clip names and the lower line indicates Track names An arrow is used to indicate the selected Track Track State Displays a visual metronome by default The Track State buttons can also perform other functions depending on which other buttons are pressed Resolution By default sets the Quantization to use for launching re launching Clips When the Shi ft button is held down the Resolution buttons will switch to Session Control Stop Toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily if held down switch the Track State buttons to Stop Mode In Stop Mode pressing a Track State button will perform the Clip Play Toggle function on the corresponding Clip Mute Toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily if held down switch the Track State buttons to Mute Mode In Mute Mode pressing a Track State button quickly will toggle the Mute state of the corresponding Track Holding down aTrack State button wi
23. ngs Rew Ffw Encoder 1 will rewind fastforward by 1 Beat or 1 Bar if the Shi ft button is pressed Locator Encoder 2 will navigate between Arrangement Locators Holding down the Shi ft button and turning Encoder 2 will add a Locator at the current position or delete the Locator at the current position if one exists LoopStrt and LoopLen Encoder 3 and Encoder 4 will adjust Arrangement Loop Start and Length by 1 Beat or 1 Bar if the Shi ft button is pressed Loop Encoder 5 will turn Arrangement Loop on off H Zoom or H Nav Encoder 6 will zoom horizontally in Arrangement View or navigate Tracks in Session View V Zoom or V Nav Encoder 7 will zoom the selected Track vertically in Arrangement View or navigate Scenes in Session View Holding down the Shi ft button and turning Encoder 7 will vertically zoom all Tracks in Arrangement View Groove Encoder 8 adjusts Global Groove Amount Disp layin Global Mode The In and Out buttons will toggle Punch In and Out respectively 6 2 Drum Rack Mode Pan amp Send Button In Drum Rack Mode the Encoders control mixer settings Volume Pan and the first 5 Sends of the selected Drum Rack Pad of the Drum Rack on the selected Track and can be locked to unlocked from the currently selected Track by holding down the Shift button and pressing the Pan amp Send button When locked to a Track the Pan amp Send button will blink Holding down the Delete button and pressing the Pan amp Send but
24. ons and Display Track State Displays a visual metronome Reso lution Sets the Quantization to use for launching re launching Clips Stop Performs the Clip Play Toggle function Mute When pressed quickly toggles the Mute state of the corresponding Track Holding down the Mute button will momentarily toggle the Mute state of the corresponding Track Solo When pressed quickly toggles the Solo state of the corresponding Track Holding down the Solo button will momentarily toggle the Solo state of the corresponding Track By default this will obey your settings in Preferences for exclusive Solo Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Solo button will do the opposite of your Preference setting PXT Live User Manual 15 Select When Automation is enabled and Chromatic Clip Play is not selected holding down this button will allow the upper half of the Matr1 x to be used for selecting de selecting Steps for automation When Chromatic Clip Play is selected holding down this button will allow the Matr1x to be used for setting the Transposition of the Clip without launching it Otherwise when pressed quickly selects the corresponding Track or toggles the Arm state of the Track if the Track is already selected Holding down the Se ect button will fold or unfold the corresponding Track if it is a group Track Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Se lect button will select the corresponding Track as well a
25. rised of two Sub Modes Default and I O These can be selected via the In and Out buttons respectively In both Sub Modes the D sp lay will display an Output Meter for the Track 6 3a Default Sub Mode In Button In the Default Sub Mode the Encoders provide control over the Track s Volume Pan and its first 5 Sends The parameter an Encoder is controlling can be reset to its default value by holding down the Shi ft button and touching the Encoder If automation has been recorded for the parameter an Encoder is controlling this can be cleared by holding down the Delete button and touching the Encoder Display in Default Sub Mode 6 3b I O Sub Mode Out Button In the I O Sub Mode the Encoders provide control over the Track s Input Routing Input Sub Routing Output Routing Output Sub Routing Monitoring State and Crossfade Assignment Displayin VO Sub Mode 6 4 Clip Mode Clip Button Clip Mode controls settings of the selected Clip and can be locked to unlocked from the currently selected Clip by holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the C11p button When locked to a Clip the Cl1p button will blink Holding down the Delete button and pressing the C11p button will delete the Clip Clip Mode is comprised of two Sub Modes Default and Note Edit These can be selected via the In and Out buttons respectively 6 4a Default Sub Mode In Button In the Default Sub Mode the Encoders provide control over the Clip s Star
26. s the Clip playing on the Track Holding down the De ete button and pressing the Se lect button will delete the Clip Holding down the Quanti ze button and pressing the Se lect button will quantize the Clip 5 4 Accessory Mode User Button Accessory Mode is a momentary Mode meaning that you re only in it while the USer button is held down When the USer button is released you will be returned to the Matrix Mode you were in previously You can alternatively lock into Accessory Mode via User Shift not Shi ft User and unlock it by pressing and releasing the User button When locked the USer button will flash This Mode assigns the Matrix and Resolution buttons to Session Control which works as described in the next section This Mode also allows you to assign the Track Selection and Track State buttons to ClyphX Action Lists and to choose names for the assignments you create which will be shown in the Display These assignments are made in your UserPreferences file and are accessible when the Se ect button is not pressed When the Se lect button is pressed the Track Selection buttons are used for selecting between pages of colors while the Track State buttons are used for assigning a color to the selected Clip The colors the Track State buttons will assign to the Clip are indicated by the LED colors of the Track State buttons themselves This Mode does not use the Stop Mute Solo Scales Repeat Accent or Octave Down Up buttons These
27. s the position that is currently playing Holding down the Shift button and pressing buttons in this section will select the Edit Position as well as the Loop Position Select the Loop Position Bright Green LEDs indicate the selected position s PXT Live User Manual 8 Accent Toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily if held down switch the Track Selection buttons to Velocity Settings Mode In Velocity Settings Mode the Track Selection buttons can be used for adjusting Velocity settings which determine the Velocity to use when adding Notes The adjustment functions are shown in the Display Input will set the Velocity to be equal to the Velocity at which the associated Matrix Pad was pressed 0 63 and 63 127 will set the Velocity to a random value within the given range Random will also set the Velocity to a random value where the highest value in the range is set by the buttons to the right of it the lowest value in the range will be 27 less than the highest value 46 73 100 and 127 set the Velocity to a fixed value unless Random is on Track Selection buttons and Display in Velocity Settings Mode Octave Down Up Scroll the Scale down or up by 1 Octave In the Poly Sequence Sub Mode if the Chromatic scale is selected scrolls the Scale down or up by 8 Semitones Holding down the Shift button and pressing the Octave Down Up buttons will scroll the Scale down or up by 1 Semitone Select When held down the Matrix
28. se Live and then run the provided Setup executable Windows or package OS X For OS X users you may receive a message stating Setup can t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer If so Control click or right click on the Setup package and select Open from the menu that appears PNR In most cases you will only need to install PXT Live once It will remain installed even after updating to a newer version of Live However if you re install Live or install Live to a new location you will need to install PXT Live again It s recommended that you keep the PXT Live Setup files on hand for such cases Once installation is complete please launch Live to complete setup 3 2 Live Settings The following settings will be found in Live s Preferences on the M DI Sync tab All of the settings listed here are required for proper functionality of PXT Live Before proceeding please ensure that Push is setup in Live and working correctly 1 Under MIDI Ports turn off all of the Track Sync Remote switches related to Ableton Push Port 2 or Ableton Push User Port 2 Select PXT_Live as a Control Surface 3 For the Input and Output select Ableton Push Port 2 or Ableton Push User Port 4 Under MIDI Ports turn on the Track switches for PXT_Live Input and PXT_Live Output and turn on the Sync switch for PXT_Live Output 3 3 UserPreferences PXT Live includes a UserPreferences txt file that allows you to change
29. some changes to a MIDI Clip can cause the selection in the MIDI Clip to become out of sync with the selection s in the Note Edit Sub Modes This can be rectified by pressing the Out button twice 6 4b1 Event Edit Sub Mode The Event Edit Sub Mode allows you to edit one Note Event at a time The Note Event to edit can be selected via Event Encoder 1 By default Note Events are sorted by their Time Sort By Encoder 7 allows you to choose the type of sorting to use Time or Pitch Pitch Encoder 2 Position Encoder 3 Duration Encoder 4 Velocity Encoder 5 and Muted Encoder 6 adjust the settings of the selected Note Event Adjustments of Position and Duration are quantized The quantization to use can be selected via Quantize Encoder 8 Displayin Event Edit Sub Mode Holding down the De lete button and pressing the Out button will delete the selected Note Event Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Out button will add a new Note Event This will be added after the selected Note Event if possible or will be added at the next Pitch up When adding Note Events it s possible that portions of existing Note Events will be overwritten 6 4b2 Range Edit Sub Mode The Range Edit Sub Mode allows you edit ranges of Note Events The range to edit can be selected via lt Pitch Pitch gt lt Pos and Pos gt Encoders 1 4 Events shows how many Note Events are within the selected range Type Encoder 6 selects the Note Even
30. some of its default behaviors and includes instructions on how to edit it You can typically find this file in the following location On Windows ProgramData Ableton Live 9 Resources MIDI Remote Scripts PXT_Live On OS X go to Applications find Ableton Live 9 app right click and select Show Package Contents and then navigate to Contents App Resources MIDI Remote Scripts PXT_Live PXT Live User Manual 3 4 GLOBAL CONTROLS This section covers Global Controls which are controls that function the same in all Modes In the image below all of the controls are global except for those highlighted in green which change depending on the selected Encoder Mode and those highlighted in blue which change depending on the selected Matrix Mode F341 Soloched Scena Master 1610 3 5 0 B ate Tempo Swing D E m ai a a m oh 4 1 Buttons Pedals Footswitch 1 Launches the selected Scene Footswitch 2 Launches the selected Clip Slot Tap Tempo Triggers Tap Tempo and also functions as a visual metronome Metronome Toggles the Metronome Undo By default triggers Undo Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Undo button will trigger Redo Delete Modifies the function of other controls Double Doubles the contents of the selected MIDI Clip Quantize When held down Encoders 1 3 are used for adjusting Quantization settings This button is also used as a mo
31. t 1f in Learn B button will remove all of the assignments in the respective Sub Mode If the Device with the parameter you ve assigned to an Encoder is not available on the Track the associated Disp lay section will be blank Touching an Encoder will reveal the parameter the Encoder is assigned to The parameter an Encoder is controlling can be reset to its default value by holding down the Shi ft button and touching the Encoder If the parameter is an on off switch or multi selection such as a filter type chooser instead of resetting this will toggle between the parameter s possible settings If automation has been recorded for the parameter an Encoder is controlling this can be cleared by holding down the Delete button and touching the Encoder NOTES Although all parameters can be clicked on in Live not all of them can be learned If a parameter is learnable it will show up on the D1Sp lay when learning is activated If you find that your assignments are not being stored please refer to the Troubleshooting section PXT Live User Manual 20 6 7 Rename Mode Device and Browse Buttons Rename Mode allows the Encoders to be used for renaming items Tracks Scenes Clips and Devices Displayin Rename Mode Item Selection Encoders 1 and 2 navigates between items of the selected type For example if the Track type is selected these Encoders will navigate between Tracks If the Scene type if selected these Encoders will naviga
32. t End Markers Loop Start End Detune Transpose and Gain By default the Encoders offer relatively fine adjustment Holding down the Shi ft button while using an Encoder will offer coarser adjustment Adjustments of Start End Markers and Loop Start End are quantized The quantization to use can be selected via Quantize Encoder 8 Display in Default Sub Mode NOTES Detune Transpose and Gain are only accessible to Audio Clips Loop Start End are only accessible for Clips that are looping Start Marker and Loop Start cannot be moved to a position less than 1 1 1 Loop End cannot be moved to a position greater than the Clip s End Marker PXT Live User Manual 18 6 4b Note Edit Sub Mode Out Button In the Note Edit Sub Mode the Encoders provide edit control over Note Events in MIDI Clips By default the Encoders offer relatively fine adjustment Holding down the Shi ft button while using an Encoder will offer coarser adjustment There are two Note Edit Sub Modes Event and Range These can be switched between by pressing the Out button NOTES Pitch Position and Duration will not allow you to move Note Events to an occupied or partially occupied position pitch Position and Duration will not allow you to adjust Note Events such that they would extend past the Clip s End Position will not allow you to move Note Events to a position less than 1 1 1 The Note Edit Sub Modes will select Notes in the MIDI Clip upon changes However
33. t setting that Encoder 7 will adjust Pitch Position Duration Velocity or Muted Adjustments of Position and Duration are quantized The quantization to use can be selected via Quantize Encoder 8 Disp layin Range Edit Sub Mode Holding down the De lete button and pressing the Out button will delete Note Events within the selected range Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Out button will select all Note Events PXT Live User Manual 19 6 5 Device Mode Device Button Device Mode controls parameters of the selected Device and can be locked to unlocked from the currently selected Device by holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Device button When locked to a Device the Device button will blink rapidly The Device can be turned on off by pressing the Devi ce button When turned off the Devi ce button will dim and blink slowly unless the Device has been locked in which case the Devi ce button will dim and blink rapidly Holding down the Delete button and pressing the Dev1ce button will delete the Device If the Device has more than 8 parameters the In and Out buttons will move between banks of 8 parameters If the Device is a rack with chains the In and Out buttons will move between the Device s chains Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the In or Out button will navigate between Devices The parameter an Encoder is controlling can be reset to its default value by holding down the Shi ft button and touching
34. te between Scenes Holding down the Shi ft button and touching one of these Encoders will toggle between types Track Scene Clip and Device The selected type is shown in the second line of the Di splay The second section of the D1Sp lay Name to edit in the image above shows the name of the selected item The Encoders above this section Encoders 3 and 4 control the Cursor position the shown on the second line of the Display Holding down the Shift button and touching one of these Encoders will reset the Cursor position back to the beginning of the name Suggestions Encoders 5 and 6 navigates between suggestions that could be inserted in place of the current word in the name Holding down the Shi ft button and touching one of these Encoders will toggle between the suggestion case title case lower case and upper case CharacterToInsert Encoders 7 and 8 navigates between characters that could be inserted at the Cursor position Also if no word falls within the Cursor position this will filter suggestions based on the selected character For example selecting the character will cause suggestions to display the first suggestion that starts with an S Holding down the Shi ft button and touching one of these Encoders will toggle between the types of characters upper case letters lower case letters numbers and symbols The In button functions like a typical Backspace key This button has no function if the Cursor is at the beg
35. ton will delete the Drum Rack The parameter an Encoder is controlling can be reset to its default value by holding down the Shi ft button and touching the Encoder If automation has been recorded for the parameter an Encoder is controlling this can be cleared by holding down the Delete button and touching the Encoder Pad Encoder 8 scrolls between Drum Rack Pads by 1 or by 16 if the Shift button is pressed If necessary this will also move the Drum Rack Selector so that the selected Drum Rack Pad is visible Displayin Drum Rack Mode The In button will toggle the selected Drum Rack Pad s Mute switch if pressed quickly or momentarily toggle the Mute switch if held down Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the In button will unmute all Drum Rack Pads The Out button will toggle the selected Drum Rack Pad s Solo switch if pressed quickly or momentarily toggle the Solo switch if held down Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Out button will unsolo all Drum Rack Pads PXT Live User Manual 17 6 3 Track Mode Track Button Track Mode controls parameters settings of the selected Track and can be locked to unlocked from the currently selected Track by holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Track button When locked to a Track the Track button will blink Holding down the De ete button and pressing the Track button will delete the Track However Returns and the Master Track cannot be deleted Track Mode is comp
36. ve User Manual 9 Track State Displays the Clip s playhead Reso lution By default the Resolution buttons select the Resolution to use which also determines the length and position to use for adding Notes Holding down the De lete button and pressing a Reso ution button will delete Note Lanes Holding down the Quanti ze button and pressing a Reso lution button will quantize Note Lanes The Resolution buttons can also perform other functions depending on which other buttons are pressed Mute When held down the Matrix when the Repeat button is off can be used for muting Notes and the Resolution buttons can be used for muting entire Note Lanes Holding down the Shift button and pressing the Mute button will unmute all Note Lanes Solo When held down the Resolution buttons can be used for soloing entire Note Lanes 5 2c_ Mono Sequence Sub Mode Add Effect and Add Track Buttons The Mono Sequence Sub Mode allows you to control one Note Lane at a time It provides all of the functionality covered in the Functionality Common to Poly and Mono Sequence Sub Modes as well as the following functionality Matrix By default the lower half of the Matr1x will play the Notes of the assigned Scale If the Clip contains the Note assigned to a Pad the Pad s LED will be bright Otherwise it will be dim The velocity of played Notes is determined by the velocity at which the Pads are pressed Full Velocity will be applied to the Notes
37. when the Accent button is on Holding down the Se lect button and pressing a Pad will select the Note for the upper half of the Matr1 xX to sequence Holding down the De lete button and pressing a Pad will delete the associated Note Lane if the Clip is not playing or erase the portion of the Note Lane that the playhead is currently passing over if the Clip is playing Holding down the Quant1 ze button and pressing a Pad will quantize the associated Note Lane The upper half of the Matr1xX will edit Notes in the selected Note Lane within the selected Edit Position range Root Note Lanes will use Blue LEDs Other Note Lanes will use Purple LEDs The Matr1x can also perform other functions depending on which other buttons are pressed Default function of Matr x A EE EEE rere ee ae ess A emer The Clip s playhead uses a Green LED Track State Displays a visual metronome Reso lution Selects the Resolution to use which also determines the length and position to use for adding Notes PXT Live User Manual 10 Mute When held down the lower half of the Matrix when the Repeat button is off can be used for muting Note Lanes and the upper half can be used for muting single Notes Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Mute button will unmute all Note Lanes Solo When held down the lower half of the Matrix when the Repeat button is off can be used for soloing Note Lanes 5 2d Capture
38. y be accessible if a Clip with at least one Note is selected DrumRack will only be accessible if the selected Track has a Drum Rack on it Default functions of Track Selection buttons and Disp lay The lower rightmost section of the Display shows the current Note range Track State Displays a visual metronome Reso lution Selects the Note Repeat Rate when Repeat is on Stop Performs the Clip Play Toggle function PXT Live User Manual 11 Mute When held down the Matrix can be used for muting entire Note Lanes Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Mute button will unmute all Note Lanes Solo When held down the Matrix can be used for soloing entire Note Lanes Repeat Toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily if held down activate Note Repeat Accent Toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily if held down activate Full Velocity for the Matrix Octave Down Up Scroll the assigned Notes down or up by 1 Octave Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing the Octave Down Up buttons will scroll the assigned Notes down or up by 1 Semitone Select Holding down the Delete button and pressing the Se lect button will delete the Clip Holding down the Quant ze button and pressing the Se lect button will quantize the Clip PXT Live User Manual 12 5 3 Clip Play Mode Session Button Clip Play Mode allows you to play adjust Clips in several ways This Mode does not use the Scales Repeat Accent or

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