Segment by Philip Meyer
PHILIP MEYER MIDI TOOLS FOR LIVE 12
Segment is basically a combination of Divs and Condition Transform. The histogram section at the top, borrowed from Condition Transform, displays the notes in the clip according to their duration. You can select notes by picking specific durations, and then subdivide them with the velocity and pitch functions borrowed from Divs. Quantization and special Division Mode help tame this device’s weirdness when you need that.
Subdivide conditionally based on note duration.
USER GUIDE: Philip Meyer MIDI Tools Release Notes 2024-10-09
Segment by Philip Meyer
PHILIP MEYER MIDI TOOLS FOR LIVE 12
Segment is basically a combination of Divs and Condition Transform. The histogram section at the top, borrowed from Condition Transform, displays the notes in the clip according to their duration. You can select notes by picking specific durations, and then subdivide them with the velocity and pitch functions borrowed from Divs. Quantization and special Division Mode help tame this device’s weirdness when you need that.
Subdivide conditionally based on note duration.
USER GUIDE: Philip Meyer MIDI Tools Release Notes 2024-10-09
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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Segment by Philip Meyer
Segment is basically a combination of Divs and Condition Transform. The histogram section at the top, borrowed from Condition Transform, displays the notes in the clip according to their duration. You can select notes by picking specific durations, and then subdivide them with the velocity and pitch functions borrowed from Divs. Quantization and special Division Mode help tame this device’s weirdness when you need that.
SEGMENT FEATURES
Controlled Variation: Transform only certain notes, based on selected durations. This allows you to create add decoration to rhythms in a precise, controlled fashion.
Quantized or Unquantized Rhythms: The tuplets this device produces don’t always conform to the MIDI clip’s grid, which is one reason it produces such exciting and novel rhythms. Sometimes it’s a bit too wild, though. For that reason, this device has a Quantize button that will lock the notes it creates to the MIDI clip’s grid.
Division Mode: Toggle between Proportional and Fixed to change how the device performs subdivision. This is great for tweaking the rhythm to make it work more compatibly with other elements in a track. Proportional works like Divs and my other subdividers – it just divides up the note into even segments. Fixed is different – it looks at the longest note and divides it, then divides all of the other notes into segments that are equal to the think of the longest notes’ divisions. A bit confusion when you see it all written out, but just play with it and it’ll sense.
Scale Aware: Live 12 introduced a new scales feature that allows instruments and MIDI clips to be fixed to a specific scale. Phase Pattern supports this new feature, which makes it super musical.
Theme Support: Full support for Live’s color themes so that the device matches the look and feel of your Live set.
Frequently Asked Questions
Segment is built for Ableton Live 12 and requires the full version of Live with Max for Live included. It will not work on earlier versions of Live.
No, Segment is a standalone device that combines the core functionality of both tools into one. You do not need to purchase or install either of the other devices for it to work.
The histogram analyses the notes in your MIDI clip and displays them grouped by their duration. You can click to select specific durations, which then isolates those notes for further processing with the subdivision and pitch controls.
Not necessarily, and that is part of the appeal. The tuplets generated can fall outside the clip’s MIDI grid, producing unusual and exciting rhythmic results. If you need tighter timing, the built-in Quantization and Division Mode options help bring things back in line.
Segment excels at adding rhythmic decoration and variation to existing MIDI patterns in a controlled way. It is particularly useful for creating tuplet-based subdivisions, generating novel rhythmic textures, and selectively transforming only certain notes within a clip.
Once purchased, you can download the device file from your Isotonik Studios account. Simply drag and drop the Max for Live device into your Ableton Live User Library or directly onto a MIDI track to get started.
Yes, the device is designed to be used directly within your MIDI clip workflow without requiring any knowledge of Max for Live’s inner workings. The histogram and controls are visual and hands-on, making it accessible even if you have never used a Max for Live device before.
Important Information
V1.1 – Released October 2024
Philip Meyer MIDI Tools Release Notes 2024-10-09
V1.0.0 – Initial Release – April 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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