Ableton proposes Soundcloud support

… while we are waiting for real feature for our preffered daw……

Ableton just release Ableton Live 8.3

Improvements and feature changes:
- A new “Upload to SoundCloud” option is available in the Export Audio/Video dialog. When enabled, Live will open an upload client after the file has been rendered to disk, so you can upload the rendered file directly to your SoundCloud account.

- Added automatic software updating. When enabled, Live will automatically download and install software updates in the background. Users who update to Live 8.3 from an older Live version will see a dialog box when launching Live 8.3 for the first time, where Automatic Updates can be enabled or disabled. You can always change the settings in Live’s “Licenses/Maintenance” Preferences. More detailed information about Automatic Updates is available in our Knowledge Base.

- Changed the naming of the Live application. The application is now called “Ableton Live 8″ and does not include a specific revision number. The revision number can still be found in the About screen in the Help menu.
- The Windows installer has been updated to a newer version.

- The default installation path of the Live application has changed on Windows. More information can be found in our Knowledge Base.

- Added usage data collection. When enabled, Live will send data about your Live installation and usage to ableton.com. This data will be used to help our developers identify bugs and improve the software. Usage data collection is optional and can be enabled/disabled in the “Licenses/Maintenance” Preferences. More information can be found in our Knowledge Base.

- Added control surface support for Akai MPK Mini.

Bugfixes:

• - Fixed a crash that could occur when modulating a parameter in the Corpus device with Max for Live.
• - Fixed crashes and audio dropouts that could occur when hot-swapping through AAS instruments.
• - Fixed a crash that could occur when undoing the deletion of the last warp marker in an audio clip.

Little minor upgrade.
For sure, those funky dudes are preparing more & biggest stuff.

One thing a lot of person seems to have loved during the first minutes after the announcement is the Soundcloud support.
Indeed, not a lot of things for us.. users.

Here you can find how it works with your profile & subscription on Soundcloud
Some other informations are here on the Ableton website.

My purpose here could seem a bit metaphysical, but it is important imho.

We are in the future.
Present is very volatile and Zawinski-based laws are everywhere.
Indeed, every software integrate today a social component/module, I mean, a way to share content.

So, I cannot not to like this new feature.
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Max 6.0.4 update

Announced right now, Cycling 74 just popped out the latest update: 6.0.4

The official changelog is here.
We can all download it here.

And the HUGE news is: the new Max 6.0.4 SDK and the 1000+ pages documentation PDF are released !

Here are the new features announced:

• attrui: tab key support
• filterdesign: double-click to see dictionary
• Gen: GenExpr include files
• jit.anim.node new features:
  - new messages: concat, worldtolocal, localtoworld
  - new attribute: invtransform
• jit.gl.cornerpin object
• jit.phys.* new features:
  - @enable attribute
  - physics constraints now have rotate/rotatexyz attributes
• jit.phys.world new features:
  - attributes for simulation updates
  - remove_plane attribute for 2D functionality
• sqlite: faster database update startup
• standalone: improved dependency inclusion for some components

Here are the (huge fix list):

• audio: fixed start/stop UI delay glitch
• audio: closing patcher window now fades properly (Mixer Crossfade)
• audio: clicking then silence / crashing when changing audio settings
• audio: fixed crash when turning mixer parallel on/off when signal vector size is smaller than 64
• audio: hot-swap devices without needing to restart Max
• audio: patcher muting respected when audio started
• audio: fixed deadlock when closing a patcher with the Audio running
• preferences: fixed crash on corrupted Windows preference files
• cascade~: fixed zipper noise on coefficient change
• cellblock: resizing the object refreshes properly in in-line edit mode
• codebox: require disposes of filewatcher when closed
• codebox: retains inlet/outlet count even with an error with GenExpr
• cycle~: proper handling of attrs/args
• dac~: start/startwindow in right inlet
• dialog: text field does not have focus (Mac OS 10.6)
• dict: automatically add missing extension for the ‘import’ message
• dict.iter: fix crashes with references to dangling subdictionaries.
• enable SSE2 instructions for windows non-audio projects
• Encapsulating with disabled patch cord causes crash
• File > New Text, typing, File > Save causes text to disappear
• filtergraph~ no longer crash when receiving a message with the wrong filter index
• filtergraph~: @edit_maxfreq @edit_minfreq swap
• fpic: opt+drag no longer loses image
• Gen: patcher type visual display on inlets and outlets
• Gen: ‘f’ can be used in GenExpr as a variable
• Gen: .genexpr files now associated with Max6
• grab: Works with ‘set’ receives / multiple output
• groove~: fix for output gain variations depending up transposition with resampling on
• groove~: fix for stuttering, distortion, and other glitches with resampling on and looping a small portion of a large buffer
• groove~: fixed crash when loop max is smaller than loop min
• groove~: resampling aliasing on loop points
• groove~: resampling and loopinterp should work together
• jit.anim.drive: ui_map dictionary functionality fixes
• jit.cellblock: .txt extension added to written files
• jit.cellblock: misc fixes
• jit.gen: fixed noise()
• jit.gl.lua: .lua files: now associated with Max6
• jit.gl.node: fixed crash when closing patch after deleting jit.gl.node
• jit.gl.node: gl.node erase_color attribute bug fix
• jit.gl.pix: fixed GLSL compilation errors
• jit.gl.videoplane: fixed fullscreen crash
• jit.phys.body: fixed @shape compound crashes when collision reporting
• jit.phys.ghost: fixed help file crash
• jit.qt.movie: fixed flatten + inplace crash
• jit.qt.movie: attrui @dim updates with @adapt 1
• jitter Gen: math binops with vec2 arguments produce valid output
• KeyMIDI: octaves buttons works properly again
• live.step: editlooponly respects loop start > 1
• matrixctrl: updates when recalling a preset in Max for Live
• minimixer: fixed sizing issues
• nodes: mouse coordinate are correct when the object isn’t squared
• nodes: no longer produce NaN when the size of a node is set to 0.
• nodes: setnode message properly updates the active state
• ob3d matrixoutput 2 memory leak
• object details panel: fixed GUI glitch
• polybuffer~ help file: fixed crash on Windows
• phasor~: improved @lock 1 performance
• plot~: editing domain labels in the editor does not trigger a re-paint
• poly~: decreased the CPU usage for non-dsp (and non-active DSP) patchers
• polybuffer~: fixed getshortname crash
• Projects: auto localize setting results in missing file entry
• reference: fixed Tutorial 1 missing text
• reference browser: removed mouseover popup in search results
• regexp: fixed substring crash
• saving: saving an abstraction (or poly~ patcher) as another file no longer causes other instances to reload
• saving: fixed open rect bpatcher save issue
• scale: fixed ref and scale vignette namespace collision
• scale/scale~: exponent base is no longer inverted in non-classic mode
• send~/receive~: mismatched pair no longer crashes Max when DSP is on
• sidebar: improved reference appearance at small sizes
• standalone: better default audio driver selection
• standalone: fixed java dependency issues
• standalone: fixed issues on Windows with javascript inclusion
• table: object box attrs now work properly
• vst~: window coordinate arguments work again with ‘open’ message
• watchpoints: improved positioning when watchpoint is below patcher when patcher is floating

Ableton Live 8.2.8 released

8.2.8 has just been released.
I hope, especially, that this one doesn’t break anything related to max for live (LiveAPI in particular)
It could give me headache with my tools, in the other case :-/

There is now a feature to help directly support.
The program itself can pop out data to Ableton’s team.
It is provided as an option, which is very nice.

I guess some people could be annoyed by this concept.
Personally, I’m not annoyed but concerned because I don’t want to mix internet/network stuff with pure production stuff.
I’d like to know which kind of data would be popped out.
I’ll dig that

As written there, here are the light changelog:

LFO 2.0 for Ableton Live

UPDATE: just featured by SYNTHTOPIA (many thanks)

After one year, I just worked and upgraded the famous LFO for Ableton Live.
It was the first real LFO officially supported (by us) for Ableton Live and it has a been liked & used by a lot of people.

If you already bought the LFO 1.x, it will be FREE for you so I suggest to go there if you didn’t buy it yet.

It will be  available here: http://designthemedia.com/lfo

With LFO 2.0, you can modulate each parameters of your liveset in real time.
You only have to drop it in a MIDI track, click on a button then click on the parameter you want to modulate and it works.
You can use built-in waveforms or even draw your custom one.
You can use the LFO 2.0 synced with the Live’s transport, or totally free by setting up the frequency.

Features :
- modulation of ALL parameters including tracks’ mixers (volume, panning, sends)
- free or synced to transport
- classic & raw waveforms (sine, ramp up, ramp down, saw, square, noise)
- custom waveform available with the whiteboard to draw it with your mouse
- presets & liveset friendly (all is saved with your liveset including the custom waveform)
- undo history safe
- LFO can control LFO to produce rich and complex modulations
- MIDI thru compliant (you can use it directly in your MIDI instrument track)
- GUI remixed
- all LFO2.0 parameters auto mappable to APC40

Requirements :
- Ableton Live 8.2.x
- Max for Live

The Drone 1.21 released

I just dropped a new version of The Drone Machine, now with automapping correct order for all knobs/dials.

If you already bought it, you can grab it for free as all minor versions.
Go there !

HUGE updates monday today!

I worked as fast as I can to provide to all design the media users the best updates
All is written and linked here

Here are the videos only:

This is a HUGE Updates-Monday !

Dear users,
I worked hard to improve your tools !

Of course, those who have followed these instructions already have been notified of all updates, almost real-time.

Enjoy them !

The Uncanny Sequencer 1.1 is stronger than ever
Still available here: http://designthemedi…ncannysequencer

What’s New in Version 1.1 (See full changelog)

• huge improvements of timing engine (more accurate)
• FIX a triggers map side effect which could drive in triggering errors
• FIX rate list inconsistencies

The Drone Machine 1.2 is rumbling as never!
Still available here: http://designthemedi…-drone-machine/

What’s New in Version 1.2 (See full changelog)

• preset engine with morphing feature
• FIX a bug inside the soundengine circuits

The Alterator 1.2 is rawer than ever !
Still available here: http://designthemedia.com/products/file/11-the-alterator/

What’s New in Version 1.2 (See full changelog)

• preset engine with morphing feature
• FIX a bug inside the soundengine circuits

Max 6.0.1 update !

Reference post is http://cycling74.com…ic.php?id=36219

Let’s download it here: http://cycling74.com/downloads
Our friend & mega-dev-guru Joshua (Kit Clayton) wrote:

HUGE isn’t it ? ? ?