Max 4 Live Devices
Here I'll be posting max 4 live devices that may be useful to the community. If you have feedback, or if you need specific modification to suit your needs, feel free to contact me at : vair . nicolas at gmail . com
Disable on export
Download here
Fairly simple. During export, the next device will be disabled (next device to the right of this one). Work before or inside Effects Racks. Super useful to disable the EQ of your monitoring while exporting.
I tried various methods that resulted very unreliable (plugin would stay on with 1 in 10 exports), so I finally chose to keep it off as default state and goes on while "playing and not exporting".
Clip color
Download for free here
Simple little device to change the color of the selected clip. You can map the buttons to keyboard.
I use it mainly when tracking, using the following color code : red -> Bad take orange -> Ok take green -> Great take white -> time issue pink -> something else to be taken care of blue -> pitch issue
You can easily open the patch to change colors or add colors.
Collaboration is welcome but the device is available for free. No need to put a real email.
Note : currently it doesn't work on a selection of various clips. It's a real bummer for linked tracks (current workaround is right click and select color).
Clip color v2 !
Similar to v1 with super easy way to edit color and add up to 30 colors !
Insert again
Download for free here
Simple device to load a plugin and map with a keyboard shortcut (similar to shortcut buddy).
This device make use of 11live.tools available here. It's included in the patch so no need to download it (I hope so at least 🫠).
Collaboration is welcome but the device is available for free. No need to put a real email.
Notes : - You can't load a plugin directly, but you can create a group rack with your plugin, then save your group rack somewhere and drag this group rack to the device. - I added an option to "extract' the plugin from the group rack and delete the group rack. This way you don't clutter the visual interface with useless groups. - If you need to add another plugin to a keyboard shortcut, insert a second instance of "Insert again".
Gain staging
***after download, load it on your session and follow instructions to load the correct path to "Gain.adg" file. ***
Ok.. so this one is a bit trickier but without a doubt the patch I use the most daily.
Use it to manage gain staging in a session :
1 - at track level - map to keyboard shortcut to insert a gain anywhere in your session
2 - at clip level - map to keyboard shortcut to apply gain to a clip
1 - TRACK GAIN
Trigger anywhere to add a gain in your plugin chain.
If your fader is at -5, click on fader then trigger, a gain with -5 is added as last object of track and fader reset to 0. If last object was already a gain, then values are summed. (This works ok until +/-24 dB then it behaves weird.)
I created this because I use my faders only for automation and/or temporary adjustments (like voice at +6 dB while editing vocals). Waay more space for your brain to focus on what matters.
2 - CLIP GAIN
Select a clip then trigger to apply gain.
There are a lot of M4L devices for clip gain, I wanted one as simple as possible when editing breath.
I use "e" as keyboard shortcut so I have "cmd+e" to cut, "e" to clip gain.
Available here
Print tracks and groups to stéréo in one key (like "Bounce Track in Place" in live 12, this works in 11)
Click on a track, keymap to the PRINT button. When you press it, it will create a new track which input is the output of the previous track and arm it for record. Then press record and unleash the power of the wav.
Great for printing groups, FX, sampling, layering, searching textures etc.. This one is 2€ here
