Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.

.alp Files – These are Ableton Live Packs and will install directly into the Packs Section of the browser of Ableton Live. When you double click on them you will see a pop up window asking you to confirm that installation is ok as the files are described as “Legacy”. This is fine and you are ok to proceed, the packs are created using the format for an earlier version of Live and so remain compatible with the current version.

.amxd files – These are individual MaxforLive Devices and can be stored anywhere on your hard drive. We’d advise creating a folder for them and then adding that folder as a location within the Places section of Lives Browser.

Control Surface Scripts – Please refer to the individual User Guides provided with your download, an abridged version of the installation will be shown further down this page.

ClyphX Pro – Please refer directly to the manual and installation video for this specific product.

Novation Circuit Packs – These are provided as individual Sysex Files and as a complete bank file. All are to be installed using a version of the Circuit Editor and not via Novations Components back up utility.

Version 1.2 – Released 15th November 2022

GrainLoop v1.2 Release Notes:

• This version introduces a Sync mode for the Playback parameter, allowing GrainLoop’s playback to run synchronised with Live’s global transport. Only while the Play toggle is on, click over the Playback dial title to switch between Free and Sync unit styles (user manual, page 3).

• Play and Freeze can both be linked to Live’s global transport (user manual, page 2).

•  Save works now as a toggle. While the autosaving function is enabled, GrainLoop will save every new recording on the selected path and automatically reload these files when the Live session is reopened. If the toggle returns to its default position, the device stops saving new files and the buffer will be cleared once the session is closed.

• Previously saved, then cleared or lost loops can also be recovered (user manual, page 6).

• Solved an issue that was causing the undo history to be flooded with Point values while the Play toggle was on.

Version 1.1 – Released 13th October 2022

Max 8.3.2 has recently introduced some changes that will affect how GrainLoop’s saving function is able to reload its audio files once the Live session is reopened. Even if Ableton Live 11.2 is currently using Max 8.3.1 and these changes are not yet applied, install the GrainLoop v1.1 update in order to avoid experiencing problems as soon as the bundled version of Max gets updated in future generations of Ableton Live.

Solved a problem that was causing both Pan and Level parameters to be affected by the LFO when its global amount was set to 0%.

Solved what was causing the Random Detune range to slightly vary depending on the Reverse amount. Also on this parameter, values were only changing to +12st between ranges of 0 and -50, while -12st only started counting from -50 to -100. Now ±12st are both considered as soon as the Random Detune amount is lower than 0.

The Reverse parameter is now displayed as a float number while defining automation lines on the arrangement view. This avoids the need to scroll up and down to cover its whole range.

Version 1.0 – Released 20th September 2022