nativeKONTROL PXT-Live Plus User Manual
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1. nativeKONTROL PXT Live Plus User Manual Version 1 0 6 1 CHANGES IN THIS VERSION 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW 3 SETUP 3 1 Live Settings 3 2 UserPlusPreferences 4 GLOBAL CONTROLS 4 1 Touch Strip 5 PLUS MATRIX MODES 5 1 Functionality Common to Plus Matrix Modes 5 2 Drum Mode 5 3 Capture Mode 5 4 Chord Mode 5 5 STC Mode 5 6 User Mode 5 7 Meters Mode 6 ACCESSORY MODE MODIFICATION 7 ENCODER MODES Tal MIDI Mode Volume and Pan amp Send Buttons 8 TROUBLESHOOTING 8 1 General Troubleshooting 8 2 Windows Troubleshooting 8 3 OS X Troubleshooting 9 SUPPORT PXT Live Plus User Manual 1 CHANGES IN THIS VERSION Updated for Live 9 5 compatibility Added Live 9 5 1 compatible installers Other minor fixes improvements NOTES If you ve modified your UserPlusPreferences txt UserModeMap py UserMidiModeMap py and or ChordTypes py files and don t want to lose your changes back up the file s BEFORE installing the new version of PXT Live Plus In the case of your UserPlusPreferences txt file after installing copy the text you don t want to lose from the UserPlusPreferences txt file you backed up into the allotted space in the new UserPlusPreferences txt file that the installer will install In the case of your UserModeMap py UserMidiModeMap py and or ChordTypes py file s after installing just replace the UserModeMap py UserMidiModeMap py and or ChordTypes py file s that the installer will inst2. From MT Player 3 From MT Player 1 b Output Ableton Push Port 2 b Output PXT_Live_Plus Output To MT Playe On On 4 Under MIDI Ports turn on the Track switches for a ia SEE ARE LS Gee b Output To MT Player 3 3 2 PXT_Live_Plus Input and PXT_Live_Plus Output and turn on the Sync switch for PXT_Live_Plus Output UserPlusPreferences PXT Live Plus includes a UserPlusPreferences txt file that allows you to change 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_Plus 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_Plus PXT Live Plus User Manual 4 GLOBAL CONTROLS The Global Controls accessible in PXT Live Plus are identical to those in PXT Live with the following exceptions 4 1 Touch Strip By default the Touch Strip will function exactly as it does PXT Live However its function can also be changed by holding down the Se ect button and using the Touch Strip The currently selected function will be shown in the Display The available functions are SelectedParameter The default function of the Touch Strip which works exactly as it does in PXT Live Crossfader Sets up the Touch Strip to control the Crossfader Tempo Nudge S
3. 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_Plus PXT Live Plus User Manual 13 8 TROUBLESHOOTING This section provides resolutions to common problems that you may run into when setting up or using PXT Live Plus If you do not find a resolution to your problem here please contact Support 8 1 General Troubleshooting I m sure that my Live settings are correct but PXT Live Plus does not work First please double check your Live settings against those provided If you re sure that these are correct then it s likely you ve made some incorrect settings in MT Player To resolve this you can reset MT Player Please note however that this will clear out any settings you ve made in MT Player To reset MT Player 1 Close MT Player 2 Goto o My Documents Bome s Midi Translator Player Windows o your name Bome s Midi Translator Player OS X 3 Launch the app named MT Control Panel and click RESET 4 Relaunch MT Player 5 Upon relaunching MT Player select the PXT Live Plus Preset if it isn t already selected 6 You may be prompted to select MIDI ports to use If so you should select Push s User Ports at these prompts In Chord and or STC Mode when Split Mode is on the upper 2 rows of Pads sometimes do not display the Notes I played recorded The upper 2 rows of Pads can only display feed
4. below will select whether a Power Chord will be added to the Chords the STC Pads play Track Selectionand Track State buttons and D1sp layin STC Mode when the Sca les button is not pressed PXT Live Plus User Manual 10 When the Scales button is pressed the Track State buttons display a visual metronome The Track Selection buttons provide access to six options functions These options functions are shown in the Display The 1 Track Selection button shown as 7th All in the image below will select whether the 7 option affects all STC Pads or just the current STC Pad The 2 Track Selection button shown as Jnv Cur in the image below will select whether the Inversion Pads affect all STC Pads or just the current STC Pad RptVelo performs the Repeat Velocity Toggle function Sustain performs the Sustain function note that this function only affects the STC Pads The 7 Track Selection button shown as Pow All in the image below selects whether the Power option will affect all STC Pads or just the current STC Pad Arm performs the Track Arm function Track Selection buttons and Displayin STC Mode when the Sca les button is pressed The lower right hand side of the Display shows the current Note range Reso lution Selects the Note Repeat Rate when Repeat is on Stop Performs the Clip Play Toggle function Scales By default modifies the functionality of the Track Selection and Track State buttons when pressed When Shi ft
5. held down this will do the opposite of your Preference setting Sustain When on the last Note Chord played from the Pads will sustain until a new Note Chord is played or until Sustain is turned off Sustain is incompatible with Note Repeat and so turning Sustain on will turn Note Repeat off and vice versa 5 2 Drum Mode Drum Mode provides a dedicated interface for working with Live s Drum Rack or Impulse device This Mode does not use the Scales button This button will be dark when this Mode is selected Matrix when a Drum Rack exists on the selected Track Matrix when Impulse exists on the selected Track Cycle Pads use Blue LEDs Empty Cycle Pads use dim Blue LEDs Cycle Pads use Blue LEDs Empty Cycle Pads use dim Blue LEDs 16 Levels Pads use 16 Levels Pads use dim White LEDs dim White LEDs Soloed Pads use dim Blue LEDs Impulse Pads use Purple LEDs The Selected Pad uses a Blue LED PXT Live Plus User Manual 5 Empty Pads use dim Yellow LEDs Locked Last Pads use dim Red LEDs Last Pads use dim Amber LEDs Locked Last Pads use dim Red LEDs al Lu 3 D O D 3 n D a v I NOTE You can specify the LED colors to use in this Mode as well as associate LED colors with Drum Rack pads containing user definable words in UserPlusPreferences Matrix The Matrix is split up into several sections that perform different tasks By default the Drum Pads Pads in the lower half center play either the visi
6. is held down toggles Split Mode on off When Split Mode is off the upper 2 rows of Pads will display the Notes played from the STC Pads When Split Mode is on the upper 4 rows of Pads will be assigned to play 4 octaves of the current Scale 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 By default scrolls the STC Pads down up by 1 Octave When Shi ft is held down and Split Mode is on scrolls the upper Pads down up by 1 Octave Select Holding down the De ete button and pressing the Se lect button will delete the Clip Holding down the Quant ze button and pressing the Se ect button will quantize the Clip 5 6 User Mode User Mode allows you to set up the Matrix to send out any Notes you choose on virtually any MIDI channel you choose and to use LED colors that you choose You can specify the Notes MIDI channels and LED colors that this Mode should use in the file named UserModeMap 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_Plus On OS X go to Applications find Ableton Live 9 app right click and select Show Package Contents and then navigate to Contents App Re
7. provided PXT Live Plus Install Info documents Please refer to these documents for information on initial installation and setup This section covers the settings you will need to make in Live in order to use PXT Live Plus and also provides information on optional settings 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 oe NOTE In order to use PXT Live Plus you need to have MT Player running and the PXT Live Plus preset selected 3 1 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 Plus Control Surface Input Output 1 Under MIDI Ports turn off all of the Track Sync Remote Soe oe Dump switches related to Ableton Push Port 2 or Ableton Push User 3 Dump Port Also turn off all of the Track Sync Remote switches per related to MT Player ports o ET Dump 2 Select PXT_Live_Plus as a Control Surface PXT Live should Takeover Mode not be selected as a Control Surface mt ports Track Syne Remote b Input Ableton Push Port 2 Cor on C or 3 For the Input and Output of PXT_Live_Plus select From MT 5 a mae Input From MT Play On Player I and To MT Player 1 respectively On Windows these b Input From MT Player 2 ports may be listed with numbers preceding them such as 2 b Input
8. ads x2 Octaves sect verson nes an amarte FU BE soe rreren une an arere FTL ESE E aes E ne eee 6m Matrix The Matrix is split up into several sections that perform different tasks The Chord Pads lowest 3 rows of Pads provide two Octaves of chromatic Pads that play Chords Each Note in the Chord is sent on a different MIDI channel lowest first Note sent on MIDI Channel 3 highest last Note sent on MIDI Channel 8 This allows you to use the Chord Pads to play individual instruments or multiple instruments each routed from a different MIDI channel simultaneously The Inversion Pads 5 row of Pads allow you to switch between Chord Inversions By default the upper 2 rows of Pads are laid out as a one octave keyboard that displays the Notes played from the Chord Pads When Split Mode is on the upper 4 rows of Pads are laid out as a playable two octave keyboard PXT Live Plus User Manual 8 Track Selection and Track State When the Scales button is not pressed the Track Selection and Track State buttons select the Chord Type that the Chord Pads will play The available Chord Types are shown in the Display Track Selectionand Track State buttons and D1splayin Chord Mode when the Scales button is not pressed When the Scales button is pressed the Track State buttons display a visual metronome The Track Selection buttons provide access to five options functions These options functions are shown in the Display T
9. all with the UserModeMap py UserMidiModeMap py and or ChordTypes py file s you backed up PXT Live Plus User Manual 2 2 GENERAL OVERVIEW PXT Live Plus is an extended version of PXT Live that utilizes a MIDI Remote Script as well as an MT Player preset which covers bases that a MIDI Remote Script alone would not allow As with PXT Live PXT Live Plus does not affect the functionality of Push s Live default Mode and it also maintains all of the functionality of PXT Live Note that the functionality of PXT Live is covered in the documentation provided with PXT Live All of the information in this documentation applies when using PXT Live Plus except for the Live Settings listed for PXT Live When using PXT Live Plus you should use the Live Settings described below In addition to this manual a control reference PX7 Live Plus Control Reference pdf and Live Lesson are also provided After installing PXT Live Plus 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 Plus Lesson section 3 SETUP The initial installation and setup for PXT Live Plus is covered in the
10. art playing back The Drum Rack and Impulse each have their own set of Cycle Pads Track Selection The Track Selection buttons provide access to 8 options functions These options functions are shown in the Display Lv Velo toggles velocity on off for the 16 Levels Pads LviPitch only accessible for Drum Racks toggles Pitch Bend on off for the 16 Levels Pads RptVelo performs the Repeat Velocity Toggle function Arm performs the Track Arm function When Repeat is on applying pressure to the Drum Pads can control a parameter within Drum Racks or Impulse if the selected parameter is not assigned to a Macro The parameter to control is selected via the 7 Track Selection button shown as Pitch in the image below The available parameters are Pitch Transpose Freq Filter Frequency Res Filter Resonance Decay Amp Decay and Pan Panning lt Rpt2 gt will cause pressure to control the entire range of the parameter lt Rpt2 will cause pressure to control the parameter with a range from its minimum value to its current value Rpt2 gt will cause pressure to control the parameter with a range from its current value to its maximum value When all 3 of these are turned off the selected parameter will not be affected by pressure and it will be restored to its previous value Also turning Repeat off will restore the previous value of the parameter Track Selection buttons and Display in Drum Mode Track State Displays a visual metrono
11. back on the currently selected Track and only if the Track does not contain a Drum Rack If you re using Chord and or STC Mode to control instruments across multiple Tracks you will only receive feedback on whichever Track is currently selected providing that is doesn t contain a Drum Rack 8 2 Windows Troubleshooting I ve ran the provided Setup executable but don t find PXT_Live_Plus 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 Upon launching MT Player I receive an error message regarding Push s User Ports Please close Live MT Player and any other MIDI applications Then re launch MT Player Keystrokes are not being sent to Live correctly If you are running Live as an administrator you will also need to run MT Player as an administrator 8 3 OS X Troubleshooting I ve ran the provided Setup package but don t find PXT_Live_Plus listed under Control Surfaces If Live was running at the time you ran the Setup application you will need to restart Live PXT Live Plus User Manual 14 9 SUPPORT Email support nativekontrol com Forum Beatw
12. ble pads in the Drum Rack or the pads in Impulse Holding down the De lete button and pressing a Pad will delete the Notes associated with the Pad if the Clip is not playing or erase the portion of Notes that the playhead is currently passing over if the Clip is playing Holding down the QUant1ze button and pressing a Pad will quantize the Notes associated with the Pad In the case of the Drum Rack holding down the Se lect button and pressing a Pad will select the associated Drum Rack pad The Drum Pads can also perform other functions depending on which other buttons are pressed The Last Pads Pads in the lower half corners will play the pad that was triggered last These can also be individually locked to the current pad by holding the Shi ft button and pressing one of the Last Pads The Drum Rack and Impulse each have their own set of Last Pads The 16 Level Pads Pads in the upper half center will all play the pad that was triggered last Each 16 Level Pad will by default play the pad with a different velocity the velocities ascend from bottom to top The Cycle Pads Pads in the upper corners of the upper half can manually play back sequences of up to 8 notes each Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing one of the Cycle Pads will enable recording for the Cycle Pad the Display will indicate this You can then use the Drum Pads to record a sequence When you re done recording press the Cycle Pad again to stop recording and st
13. dark when this Mode is selected Playing Note s indicated by Green LED a E Selected Page uses a Purple LED m Natural Notes use White LEDs an Sharp Flat Notes use dim White LEDs a a Chords use Amber LEDs a a Matrix The Matrix is split up into several sections that perform different tasks The Capture Pads lowest 3 rows of Pads play the captured Notes and Chords Each Pad can capture play up to 6 Notes Each Note assigned to a Pad is sent on a different MIDI channel lowest first Note sent on MIDI Channel 3 highest last Note sent on MIDI Channel 8 This allows you to use the Capture Pads to play individual instruments or multiple instruments each routed from a different MIDI channel simultaneously The Page Pads 4 row of Pads will only be accessible if more than 24 Notes Chords have been captured These will switch between Pages of captured Notes Chords The upper 2 rows of Pads are laid out as a one octave keyboard that will display the Note s played from the Capture Pads Track Selection The Track Selection buttons provide access to five options functions These options functions are shown in the Display Capture will capture Notes Chords from the Clip RptVelo performs the Repeat Velocity Toggle function Sustain performs the Sustain function Arm performs the Track Arm function The 2 Track Selection button shown as Position in the image on the following page selects the type of sorting that the Captur
14. de 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 PXT Live Plus User Manual 12 6 ACCESSORY MODE MODIFICATION Accessory Mode in PXT Live Plus functions exactly as it does in PXT Live but includes an additional set of functions When Accessory Mode is locked via User Shi ft and the Shi ft button is held down the Track Selection and Track State buttons can send keystrokes The keystrokes to send can be assigned in your UserPlusPreferences file 7 ENCODER MODES PXT Live Plus provides all of the Encoder Modes accessible in PXT Live and provides an additional Encoder Mode MIDI which you can access by holding down the Volume button and pressing the Pan amp Send button As with the Encoder Modes in PXT Live this 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 D1 sp lay 7 1 MIDI Mode Volume and Pan amp Send Buttons MIDI Mode sends out common MIDI Control Change messages CCs and Program Change messages which most MIDI instruments respond to By default the Encoders offer coarse adjustment Holding down the S
15. e function will use The available sorting types are Position sort by the position of the Notes Chords captured from the Clip Note sort by Pitch Length sort by number of Notes Note Len sort by Pitch and number of Notes and Dupes same as Position but allows duplicate Notes Chords to be captured PXT Live Plus User Manual fi Track Selection buttons and D1splayin Capture Mode The lower right hand side 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 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 Capture Pads Octave Down Up Scrolls the captured Notes Chords down up by 1 Octave or 1 Semitone if the Shi ft button is held down Select Holding down the De ete 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 5 4 Chord Mode Chord Mode allows you to easily play 16 different Chord Types with support for all of their associated Inversions from the Matrix This Mode does not use the Mute or Solo buttons These buttons will be dark when this Mode is selected Matr7x default assignments Matr7x when Split Mode is on Chromatic P
16. ets up the Touch Strip to nudge the Tempo up if the upper half of the Touch Strip is touched or down if the lower half of the Touch Strip is touched Pitch Bend Sets up the Touch Strip asa Pitch Bend strip Mod wheel Sets up the Touch Strip asa Mod Wheel strip Sprung Mod wheel Sets up the Touch Strip to function as a spring loaded Mod Wheel so that releasing the Touch Strip will reset the Mod Wheel value back to 0 PXT Live Plus User Manual 4 S PLUS MATRIX MODES PXT Live Plus provides all of the Matrix Modes accessible in PXT Live and provides an additional set of six Matrix Modes referred to as the Plus Matrix Modes Drum Capture Chord STC User and Meters The Plus Matrix Modes can be accessed by holding down the Session button and the pressing the Note button You can switch between the Plus Matrix Modes by holding down the Select button selecting the desired Mode with the Track Selection buttons and releasing the Se ect button As with the Matrix Modes in PXT Live each Plus 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 However the Plus Matrix Modes do not use the Add Effect or Add Track buttons These buttons will be dark when Plus Matrix Modes are selected Each Plus Matrix Mode also utilizes the lower two lines of the Display Also as with PXT Live Matrix Pads set up for playing N
17. he 1 Track Selection button shown as Type All in the image below will select whether the Chord Type buttons affect all Chord Pads or just the current Chord Pad The 2 Track Selection button shown as nv Cur in the image below will select whether the Inversion Pads affect all Chord Pads or just the current Chord Pad RptVelo performs the Repeat Velocity Toggle function Sustain performs the Sustain function note that this function only affects the Chord Pads Arm performs the Track Arm function Track Selection buttons and Display in Chord Mode when the Sca les button is pressed The lower right hand side of the Display shows the current Note range Reso lution Selects the Note Repeat Rate when Repeat is on Stop Performs the Clip Play Toggle function Scales By default modifies the functionality of the Track Selection and Track State buttons when pressed When Shi ft is held down toggles Split Mode on off When Split Mode is off the upper 2 rows of Pads will display the Notes played from the Chord Pads When Split Mode is on the upper 4 rows of Pads function as a playable two octave keyboard 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 By default scrolls the Chord Pads down up by 1 Octave When Shi ft is held down and Split Mode is on scrolls
18. hift button while using the Encoders will offer finer adjustment Volume Encoder 1 sends out Volume CC 7 Pan Encoder 2 sends out Pan CC 10 Cutoff Encoder 3 sends out Filter Cutoff CC 74 Resnance Encoder 4 sends out Filter Resonance CC 71 Attack Encoder 5 sends out Amp Envelope Attack CC 73 Bank MSB Bank LSB Encoders 6 7 send out Bank Select messages CC 0 and CC 32 Turning either of these Encoders will send out both the MSB and LSB value and will also send out a Program Change message with a value of 0 This is done as most MIDI instruments require this sequence of messages in order to actually switch between banks ProgChng Encoder 8 sends out Program Change messages Displayin MIDI Mode In In and Out buttons send out Program Change messages incrementally When the Shi ft button is held down In and Out will navigate between pages of Encoder assignments if any exist See the next section for information on this 7 la Additional Pages By default the Encoders will strictly send the messages covered in the previous section You can define additional pages of CC messages for the Encoders to send in the file named UserMidiModeMap 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_Plus On OS X go to
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20. lumn of Pads in the Matrix functions as a Volume control for the associated outlined Track Track Selection 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 Track State By default displays an Output Meter for the Master Track When the Shift button is held down functions as a Volume control for the Master Track The Track State buttons can also perform other functions depending on which other buttons are pressed 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 will momentarily toggle the Mute state of the corresponding Track When the Shi ft button is held down pressing the Mute button will toggle between dimming the Master Track settings its volume to half of its current setting and undimming the Master Track restoring its volume back to its setting before dimming Solo Toggle if pressed quickly or momentarily if held down switch the Track State buttons to Solo Mode In Solo Mo
21. me Reso lution Selects the Note Repeat Rate when Repeat is on Stop Performs the Clip Play Toggle function Mute Only accessible to Drum Racks When held down the Drum Pads can be used for toggling the Mute state of Drum Rack pads Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing Mute will unmute all Drum Rack pads Solo Only accessible to Drum Racks When held down the Drum Pads can be used for toggling the Solo state of Drum Rack pads Holding down the Shi ft button and pressing Solo will unsolo all Drum Rack pads PXT Live Plus User Manual 6 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 Drum Pads Last Pads and Cycle Pads Octave Down Up Only accessible to Drum Racks Scroll the Drum Rack s selector down up by 4 or by 1 if the Shi ft button is held down Select Holding down the De ete 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 5 3 Capture Mode Capture Mode allows you to capture unique Notes and Chords from Clips and play them directly from the Matrix This is somewhat similar to PXT Live s Capture Mode but again allows for Chords to be captured played in addition to individual Notes This Mode does not use the Mute Solo or Scales buttons These buttons will be
22. otes will provide feedback turn Green on Notes coming through the selected MIDI Track unless the MIDI Track has a Drum Rack on it Drum Mode is an exception to this rule however PXT Live Plus also slightly modifies the functionality of PXT Live s Accessory Mode 5 1 Functionality Common to Plus Matrix Modes The Plus Matrix Modes share some of the same functionality First of all all of the Plus Matrix Modes aside from Meters operate on the selected Track and selected Clip Also in order to play instruments record data into MIDI Clips via any of the Plus Matrix Modes the Track s containing the instrument s should be armed which can be accomplished via the Track Arm function covered below Clip Play Toggle If the selected 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 Shift button is pressed this will immediately launch the Clip without quantization with legato Repeat Velocity Toggle When on and Repeat is on applying pressure to the Pads will control the velocity of repeated notes When off applying pressure to the Pads will have no effect on the velocity of repeated notes Track Arm Toggles the Arm state of the selected Track By default this will obey your settings in Preferences for exclusive Arm When the Shi ft button is
23. rix The Matrix is split up into several sections that perform different tasks The STC Pads lowest 3 rows of Pads provide three Octaves of Pads quantized to the selected Scale that play Chords Each Note in the Chord is sent on a different MIDI channel lowest first Note sent on MIDI Channel 3 highest last Note sent on MIDI Channel 8 This allows you to use the STC Pads to play individual instruments or multiple instruments each routed from a different MIDI channel simultaneously The Inversion Pads 5 row of Pads allow you to switch between Chord Inversions By default the upper 2 rows of Pads are laid out as a one octave keyboard that displays the Notes played from the STC Pads When Split Mode is on the upper 4 rows of Pads will be assigned to play 4 octaves of the current Scale Track Selection and Track State When the Scales button is not pressed most of the Track Selection and Track State button select the Root Note of the Scale The remaining four buttons provide access to four options functions These options functions as well as the available Root Notes are shown in the Display The 1 Track Selection button shown as Major in the image below will select the Scale Type either Major or Minor Arm will perform the Track Arm function The 1 Track State button shown as 7th Off in the image below will select whether the STC Pads will play triads or 7 The 8 Track State button shown as Power Off in the image
24. sources MIDI Remote Scripts PXT_Live_Plus This Mode does not use the Mute Solo Scales or Octave Down Up buttons These buttons will be dark when this Mode is selected Matrix Send outs the Notes specified in UserModeMap py Track Selection The Track Selection buttons provide access to just one function as shown in the Display Arm performs the Track Arm function Track State Displays a visual metronome PXT Live Plus User Manual 11 Reso lution Selects the Note Repeat Rate when Repeat is on Stop Performs the Clip Play Toggle function 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 Select Holding down the De ete 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 5 7 Meters Mode Meters Mode sets up the Matrix and Track State buttons to function as Output Meters and Volume controls for the 8 Tracks that are currently outlined in Live as well as the Master Track This Mode does not use the Resolution Stop Scales Repeat Accent or Octave Down Up buttons These buttons will be dark when this Mode is selected Matrix By default each column of Pads in the Matrix displays an Output Meter for the associated outlined Track When the Shi ft button is held down each co
25. the upper Pads down up by 1 Octave Select Holding down the De ete button and pressing the Se lect button will delete the Clip Holding down the Quant ze button and pressing the Se ect button will quantize the Clip NOTE You can change the Chord Types that are accessible in this Mode in the file named ChordTypes 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_Plus 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_Plus PXT Live Plus User Manual 9 5 5 STC Mode STC or Scale Tone Chord Mode allows you to easily play the 7 Chords triads and or 7 with support for all of their associated Inversions associated with Major and Minor Scales from the Matrix This Mode does not use the Mute or Solo buttons These buttons will be dark when this Mode is selected Matr7x default assignments Matr7x when Split Mode is on Playing Note s indicated by Green LED E E EE Pay Nota by Green LED Scale Pads x4 Octaves Selected Inversion uses an Amber LED E m E Selected Inversion uses an Amber LED E m B Other Notes use White LEDs E Other Notes use White LEDs E Root Notes use Blue LEDs E a Root Notes use Blue LEDs m Mat
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