Range by Philip Meyer
PHILIP MEYER MIDI TOOLS FOR LIVE 12
SUBTRACT NOTES FROM A CLIP
Stretch, compress, shift, wrap, fold, or clip ranges of pitch, velocity, and chance. This one started with my desire to be able to quickly and easily shift or stretch a whole batch of notes to match up with the notes I’m using in a drum rack. From there, it became clear to me how useful these range operations are for creating variations on clips. I also threw in a shaper function like the one in Phase Pattern for even more power.
USER GUIDE: Meyer Devices MIDI Tools Manual
Range by Philip Meyer
PHILIP MEYER MIDI TOOLS FOR LIVE 12
SUBTRACT NOTES FROM A CLIP
Stretch, compress, shift, wrap, fold, or clip ranges of pitch, velocity, and chance. This one started with my desire to be able to quickly and easily shift or stretch a whole batch of notes to match up with the notes I’m using in a drum rack. From there, it became clear to me how useful these range operations are for creating variations on clips. I also threw in a shaper function like the one in Phase Pattern for even more power.
USER GUIDE: Meyer Devices MIDI Tools Manual
Additional information
| MaxforLive | Live 12 MIDI Tool Transformations |
|---|---|
| OS | Mac, Windows |
| Ableton Live Compatibility | Ableton Live 12 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 12 Suite |
PRICE: £7.00
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Range by Philip Meyer
Stretch, compress, shift, wrap, fold, or clip ranges of pitch, velocity, and chance. This one started with my desire to be able to quickly and easily shift or stretch a whole batch of notes to match up with the notes I’m using in a drum rack. From there, it became clear to me how useful these range operations are for creating variations on clips. I also threw in a shaper function like the one in Phase Pattern for even more power.
This device gives you the option of five different range operations plus the shaper for pitch, velocity, and chance. Here’s an explanation of the range operations
- Shift: Slides the whole range of values up or down, keeping the relative distances between the values the same Range 2
- Stretch: Allows you to change the distance between the highest and the lowest value and stretches or compresses the range to fit.
- Wrap, Fold, and Clip: Reduces the difference between the highest and lowest values while wrapping, folding, or clipping the overflow.
Frequently Asked Questions
Range is built for Ableton Live 12 and requires the full version of Live 12 with Max for Live included. It will not work with earlier versions of Live.
Range applies a set of mathematical operations to the pitch, velocity, and chance values of notes within a MIDI clip. You can shift, stretch, compress, wrap, fold, or clip those ranges, plus apply a shaper function for additional control over how values are distributed.
Shift moves all note values up or down together, keeping the relative distances between them intact. Stretch lets you widen or narrow the gap between the highest and lowest values, effectively expanding or compressing the spread of your notes.
Yes, that was actually the original motivation behind the device. It makes it straightforward to shift or stretch a batch of notes so they align with the pads you have loaded in a drum rack, saving a lot of manual editing time.
Yes, all five range operations plus the shaper function can be applied independently to pitch, velocity, and chance, giving you precise control over each parameter within your clip.
Download the device file from your Isotonik Studios account, then drag it into your Ableton Live User Library or directly onto a MIDI track. From there it will be available to use like any other Max for Live device.
The shaper function, similar to the one found in Philip Meyer’s Phase Pattern device, lets you apply a curve or shape to how values are distributed across your notes. It adds another layer of transformation on top of the core range operations for more expressive and varied results.
Important Information
V1.0.0 – Initial Release – November 2024
To install MIDI Tools, first double-click to decompress the ZIP archive it arrived in. !
In Live’s Browser, navigate to the User Library in Places
Then find the MIDI Tools folder located there. If you don’t see a folder called MIDI Tools in your User Library, simply create it yourself.
We’d advice adding two subfolders for Generators and Transformers for neatness.
Finally, drag our Generators to the Generators subfolder and our Transformers to the Transformers subfolder
Live should automatically detect them and within the next few minutes, they should appear in the dropdown chooser of Live’s Generators or Transformers in the corresponding tab of any MIDI Clip’s Note Editor.
PLEASE NOTE: Once installed MIDI Tools, since they are not Max MIDI Effects, cannot be dragged and dropped onto MIDI tracks: they can only be loaded by the Generator and Transformer tabs of the MIDI clip editor.
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