Looper:Mode by KB Live Solutions

Looper:Mode is designed as a control surface script for the Novation Launchpad, used in User Mode. Check the product details to confirm which specific Launchpad models are supported before purchasing.

You can monitor and control up to 16 Looper devices simultaneously from a single page on your Launchpad. Each Looper is represented by a column of four pads showing state, track colour, mute, and arm controls.

Simply select a Looper device in Ableton Live, then press the New button on your Launchpad while in User Mode. The Looper is instantly assigned to the matrix and ready to control.

Each Looper gets four dedicated pads: the top pad reflects and controls the current Looper state, the second pad shows the track colour and navigates directly to the device, the third pad mutes the track, and the fourth pad arms it.

Looper:Mode is a control surface script rather than a Max for Live device, so it integrates directly with Ableton Live’s control surface settings rather than sitting on a track in your session.

Looper:Mode requires Ableton Live as it relies on Live’s built-in Looper device and control surface scripting. Check the product page for the minimum supported version to ensure compatibility with your setup.

Yes, the product description confirms that standard MIDI mapping remains available alongside Looper:Mode, so you can complement the script with any additional custom mappings you need.

Live 11 Version – Released 12/2/2021

• Additional Files provided for Live 11 compatibility

Version 1.1 – Released 5th October 2020

• Fixes a bug that could prevent SONG:LOOPER:MODE and LOOPER:MODE from working

Initial Release – 29th September 2020

Installing a control surface script

These steps work for any third-party control surface script (also called a remote script) in Ableton Live 10.1.13 or later, on Mac and Windows.

1. Download and unzip

Download the product from your Isotonik Studios account and unzip it. Inside you will find the script folder and the product manual. Keep the script folder exactly as it is: do not rename it, and do not put it inside another folder.

2. Create a “Remote Scripts” folder in your User Library

Live loads third-party scripts from a folder called “Remote Scripts” inside your User Library. If you do not have one yet, create it, spelled exactly as shown.

• Mac: Macintosh HD/Users/[username]/Music/Ableton/User Library
• Windows: \Users\[username]\Documents\Ableton\User Library

If you have moved your User Library, find it in Live under Preferences > Library > Location of User Library (Settings in Live 12), and create the “Remote Scripts” folder there.

3. Copy the script folder into “Remote Scripts”

Place the script folder directly inside “Remote Scripts”, so the script’s files sit one level down:
User Library > Remote Scripts > [script folder] > script files

4. Restart Live

If Live is already open, close it and open it again so it finds the new script.

5. Select the script

Connect your controller, then open Preferences > Link, Tempo & MIDI (Settings in Live 12). In a free Control Surface slot, choose the script from the dropdown, then set its Input and Output to your controller’s ports.

6. Switch on the MIDI ports

In the MIDI Ports section, switch on Remote (and Track, if the product’s manual asks for it) for the ports the script uses. Live usually shows a confirmation message in its status bar when the script loads.

Good to know

• Live 11 and later only run scripts written for Python 3. A script made for Live 10 or earlier will not appear in Live 11 or 12, so download the version that matches your Live version.
• If the script does not appear in the Control Surface list, check that it is not nested inside an extra folder (the most common cause after unzipping), then restart Live.
• Scripts in your User Library’s “Remote Scripts” folder keep working when you update Live.
• Keep your controller on its default MIDI settings unless the product’s manual says otherwise.

Please refer to this product’s manual for further details specific to this product.

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