QUICK USER GUIDE
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SETUP MAC/WINDOWS
To connect touchAble to your Mac or Windows PC, you have to download the latest Installe Installerr-package from our website: http://www.touch-able http://www.touch-able.com/downloa .com/downloads ds The package includes 3 parts: 1. Server - handles communication between iDevices and Server - always runs in the background as a system service - start the Computer and touchAble will be available 2. Control Surface script - handles communication between Live and Server 3. touchAbleConsole - installs the Control Surface scripts into Live - can be used to restart the Server if there is connection problems - does NOT need to be running while using touchAble
SETUP:
SERVER:
1. Visit http://www.touch-able.c http://www.touch-able.com/download om/downloads s and download the touchAble Server Package for your Computer Computer.. 2. Run our Installer by double-clicking on the touchAble_setup touchAble_setup.pkg .pkg on Mac or on the touchAble_setup touchAble_setup.exe .exe on Windows. 3. Follow the instructions and enter your password if necessary necessary.. CONTROL SURFACE:
1. After the Server Server-installation -installation is complete, please run the touchAbleConsol touchAbleConsole e if it did not automatically start. - Mac: /Application /Applications/touchAbleConsol s/touchAbleConsole.app e.app - Windows: /Program /ProgramFiles(x86)/Zer Files(x86)/Zerodebug/touchA odebug/touchAbleConsole.exe bleConsole.exe 2. On the touchAble Console app, click the 'Install Scripts' button and select your Ableton Live installation from the dropdown menu. - if your Live installati installation on was not listed in the menu, please click on 'Browse' and select it manually. - click on 'Install' to copy the Scripts to the selected Live installation.
3. repeat step #2 for every Live installation that you want to use with touchAble. - you may close the touchAbleConsole when done. It does not need to be running while using touchAble.
LIVE:
1. If Ableton live was running, restart it. Open Live's prefer preferences ences and go to the MIDI/Sync tab. 2. Select "touchAble" as a Control Surface. Select "touchAble" again as the Input. - if 'touchAble' is not available as an input, please skip ahead to 'FIRST CONNECTION'. 3. Enable 'T 'Track' rack' & 'Remote' for the MIDI Port "Input: touchAble Input (touchAble (touchAble))
Note that you can connect several iDevices running touchAble using only a single Control Surface script.
FIRST CONNECTION:
touchAble supports connections via a simple USB cable and Wireless Networks. - to connect wirelessly wirelessly,, connect the iPad to the same network as your Computer (this may be your normal home WiFi or an AdHoc network) - to connect via USB, simply connect the standard apple USB cable to your iPad and to your Computer Computer.. Open touchAble on your iPad. - get rid of our welcome screen - after carefully reading it! ;) - depending on the types of connection available, one or several Servers will be shown. - connect to a Server by tapping it.
If the MIDI Port 'touchAble' was not availabl available e when setting up Live earlier, please set it up in Live's MIDI/Sync preferences now.
DONE!
SETTINGS MENU
STORE
SHOW CONNECTION PAGE
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MIDI MAPPING PAGE Connect a class-compliant USB MIDI device using the iPad Camera Connection Kit or any other MIDI device using a dedicated MIDI interface for Apple IOS. Just choose a control by tapping over its section and move or press a controller on the external midi hardware in order to map the MIDI CC. Tap Tap again to quit the learning or tap another section to continue.
SHOW STORE PAGE
TRANSPORT BAR
GLOBAL PLAY
GLOBAL STOP
ARRANGEMENT RECORD
METRONOME
CUE VOLUME
QUANTIZATION MENU
REDO
MIDI ARRANGEMENT OVERDUB
AUTOMATION ARM
RE-ENABLE AUTOMATION
SESSION RECORD
PREPARE SCENE FOR NEW RECORDING
TAP TO SHOW THE LIBRARY Navigate into Categories and drag and drop the selected item on a Track or DrumPad.
DELETE: TRACK / SCENE / CLIP / STOP / DEVICE
SETTINGS MENU
ADD TRACK / SCENE / CLIP / STOP Tap and keep pressed. A + Symbol appears on all objects that may be added. Tapping Tapping on a Track or Scene will open a submenu with options to add or duplicate a Scene/Audio/MIDI-Track. If used on a Clip, the clip will be duplicated to the slot below be low.. If used on an empty slot in the Clip Grid, a stop button will be added.
UNDO
GENERAL
SHOW / HIDE HORIZONTAL BOTTOM MENU BAR
SHOW / HIDE MAIN MENU
SHOW / HIDE TRANSPORT BAR
CLIP VIEW
SHOW / HIDE LOOP SECTION Loop any given clip at any time, regardless of what loop settings are set for this clip in Live.
SHOW / HIDE BEATJUMP SECTION
SHOW / HIDE SESSION OVERVIEW It gives you a high level view of the whole live set. To jump to a section of the set, simply tap the area you want to navigate to, and jump straight back into the live set, centered where you tapped.
SELECT CLIP Tap or hold, then press a Clip on the Grid. MIDI Clip -> Midi Clip Editor Audio Clip -> Clip Window
ENLARGE TRACK WIDTH REDUCE AMOUNT OF TRACKS IN THE VIEW
ENLARGE CLIP HEIGHT REDUCE AMOUNT OF CLIPS IN THE VIEW
FIXED LENGTH ON / OFF Set a Value in the Quantization Menu (Transportbar) Any Clip recorded or added will automatically be of the size specified.
REDUCE TRACK WIDTH INCREASE AMOUNT AMOUNT OF TRACKS IN THE VIEW
REDUCE CLIP HEIGHT INCREASE AMOUNT AMOUNT OF CLIPS IN THE VIEW
SHOW / HIDE ARM TRACK REC
SHOW / HIDE SOLO/CUE TRACK
HALF OR DOUBLE THE LOOP / BEATJUMP LENGTH
BEATJUMP BEA TJUMP LEFT (in Beatjumps Section)
LOCK NAVIGATION IN THE GRID ON / OFF If Active, Navigation is only possible using the Track and Scene headers. Clips will respond to touch of finger immediately instead of waiting for the finger to lift.
LOOP TRACK TRACK (in Loop Section) Loop or Unloop the currently playing Clip in the track.
BEATJUMP BEA TJUMP RIGHT (in Beatjumps Section)
STOP
SHOW / HIDE STOP CLIPS MENU It contains stop buttons for each track and a button that stops all currently playing clips.
MIDI CLIP EDITOR
CHORD MODE Tap anywhere on the grid to create a MIDI Note. Keep the finger pressed and drag it to change the notes length. Dragging a note on its ends will change its size. Dragging in the middle will change the position. A Long tap will delete the note.
TRIPLETS
TRIPLETS ON / OFF Sets the grid quantization to Triplets.
FOLD
FOLD PIANO ROLL Hides / Shows empty rows of the grid. Folds to active DrumPads if the Track contains a DrumRack.
DRUM MODE Tap anywhere on the grid to create a MIDI Note. Tap again to delete it. Drag your finger across the grid to create a series of Notes. The Notes length will be dependent on the current quantization of the Grid.
Q
QUANTIZATION ON / OFF Quantizes the starting position when creating Notes in Chord Mode.
BACK
BACK TO CLIP GRID
MIXER VIEW
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SHOW VOLUME FADERS
SHOW PAN FADERS
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SHOW TOGGLES MENU Includes: Solo / Arm / Monitoring.
MULTICONTROLS ON / OFF Activate and add as many controls as you want. All of them will be shown for each Track. After the initial setup you can switch between Single and Multi mode, always returning to the previous Control / Controls.
SNAP MODE ON / OFF If Active, released Faders will jump back to their previous Value. To To change the duration of the snapping set a value in the Quantization Menu (Transportbar).
DOUBLE MIXER / FULLSCREEN MODE Show twice as many tracks using 2 Rows.
DUAL MIXER / FULLSCREEN MODE Shows the same area of Tracks with separate Controls for each Module.
BIG MIXER / FULLSCREEN MODE Maximizes the length of the faders using 2 Rows.
ENLARGE TRACK WIDTH REDUCE AMOUNT OF TRACKS IN THE VIEW
ACTIVE/DEACTIVE RELATIVE FADER MODE
LIMIT VOLUME FADERS TO 0DB
REDUCE TRACK WIDTH INCREASE AMOUNT AMOUNT OF TRACKS IN THE VIEW
SHOW/HIDE MUTE SWITCHES.
SHOW/HIDE SHOW/HID E RETURN TRACKS SECTION SECTION
SHOW RETURN TRACKS
DEVICE TOGGLE MODE ON / OFF
DEVICE ON / OFF
DEVICE COMBO MODE ON / OFF Activate Combo Mode and then select a series of Devices you would like to group. Deactivate Combo Mode, enter a device and activate Combo Mode again to show the previous selected Devices instead of the Tracks Devices on the right side.
SNAP MODE ON / OFF If Active, released Faders will jump back to their previous Value. To To change the duration of the snapping set a value in the Quantization Menu (Transportbar).
ENLARGE TRACK WIDTH REDUCE AMOUNT OF TRACKS IN THE VIEW
ENLARGE DEVICE BRICKS HEIGHT REDUCE AMOUNT OF DEVICES SHOW AT ONCE IN THE VIEW
REDUCE TRACK WIDTH INCREASE AMOUNT AMOUNT OF TRACKS IN THE VIEW
REDUCE DEVICE BRICKS HEIGHT INCREASE AMOUNT OF DEVICES SHOW AT ONCE IN THE VIEW
SHOW / HIDE CROSSFADER SECTION
SHOW/HIDE CROSSF SHOW/HIDE CROSSFADE ADE ASSIGN (in Crossfader) These switches determine how the tracks are affected by the crossfader.
DEVICES VIEW
SHOW DEVICE GRID
8 FADERS PER BANK VIEW
16 FAD FADERS ERS PER BANK VIEW
DEVICE BANK UP
SHOW THE PREVIOUS DEVICE IN THE TRACK CHAIN
SHOW THE FIRST DEVICE IN THE PREVIOUS TRACK CHAIN
DEVICE BANK DOWN
SHOW THE NEXT DEVICE IN THE TRACK CHAIN
SHOW THE FIRST DEVICE IN THE NEXT TRACK CHAIN
SECOND DEVICE MODE Switches Devices to fullscreen. While activated, it allows to select a device from one half view which opens in the other half. Go to the Settings page to maximize the size of the control view.
BLUE HAND MODE If activated, this device-view will follow the selected device in Live
SELECT ISOMORPHIC KEYBOARD VIEW
SELECT KEYBOARD VIEW
SELECT DRUM PAD VIEW
SHOW / HIDE OCTAVE SELECTOR In normal Keyboard the octave Slider can be pinched to change the number of Keys shown.
SHOW / HIDE VELOCITY SELECTOR Two different Modes: Range & Global
SHOW / HIDE REPEAT MODE Three different Modes: Hold, Toggle, Mix. Use the Cursor to set a timing, then - depending on Mode, tap or hold a Pad/Key/GridButton
SHOW / HIDE TRACKS DEVICES COLUMN
KEYS & DRUM PAD
OCT
SHOW / HIDE SCALE SELECTOR 25 Scales are available. Change the root Note and activate Fixed & Chromatic modes.
PitchWheel
AFTERTOUCH ON / OFF Channel Aftertouch
SHOW / HIDE PITCHWEEL
XY PAD
PARAMETER SELECTION Assign Parameters to X/Y/Z of each Dot.
MOMENTARY MODE ON / OFF In normal mode, 4 Dots can be controlled at Once. In Momentary Mode, only the active Dot can be moved. It will jump back to its initial position after the finger is released.
QUICK QUICK ACCESS TO BANKS
LOAD XY PAD BANK Show a list of banks already saved. Bank includes assignments with current Live Set, snapshots, Automations that are applied to the dots, Loop, Reverse, Gravity and Bounce settings.
SAVE XY PAD BANK It will save all of the 4 dots into a bank at once. Bank includes assignments with current Live Set, snapshots, Automations that are applied to the dots, Loop, Reverse, Gravity and Bounce settings.
DELETE SNAPSHOT / QUICK BANK SLOT
If activated, banks saved can be displayed in the 8 snapshot slots. Tap a slot containing a bank to load it or tap an empty slot to include the current one for later access.
SNAPSHOT When active, once a snapshot is pressed the dots will not jump but morph to their destination in a set time.
RECORD ON / OFF If Activated, all movements on armed Dots will be recorded and played back after releasing the moving Finger.
ARM
ARM DOT Arm a Dot so it will be the first responder to your Touches.
To change the duration, hold it and set a value.
GRAVITY DIRECTION (per Dot)
PHYSICS ON / OFF (per Dot) When Activated, the Dot is subject to Gravity and Bouncing.
LOOPED PLAYBACK ON / OFF (per Dot)
LIVE PARAMETER (in Parameter Selection) Select a Parameter from all anywhere in the Live Set.
CREATE NEW TEMPLATE Creates a new, empty Template with the name specified.
ADD BUTTON
LOAD TEMPLATE Shows a list of available Templates. Templates. Load them by tapping. Activate Delete Mode by tapping the Trash-Icon.
ADD SLIDER If a selected Parameter is quantized, the Slider will automatically be quantized as well.
ADD KNOB
ADD XY PAD
ADD LABEL Change the shown Text in the floating inspector.
ADD BOX CONTAINER This Container can hold other Controls and Containers. If the size is changed, all contained items will be resized accordingly. You can add Items to a Container by selecting it and then tapping the Object-Type in the Bottom Bar that you want to add.
ADD GRID CONTAINER This Container can hold other Controls and Containers. If the size is changed, all contained items will be resized accordingly accordingly.. You can add Items to a Container by selecting it and then tapping the Object-Type in the Bottom Bar that you want to add. A Highlight will appear, that marks the positions where the object may be added. Another tap on the wanted position adds the Object to the grid. This Container is different from a Box in that it automatically organizes all held objects into a Grid. You can change the Size of the Grid in the floating inspector.
ADD NEW PAGE Add a new Page to the current Template. Template. You can add as many pages as you need.
DUPLICATE CONTAINER / CONTROLLER (in the floating inspector)
DELETE CONTAINER : CONTROLLER (in the floating inspector)
PLAY / STOP PLAYBACK (per Dot) Starts / Stops playback of a Dot, if it has a recorded Movement.
REVERSE PLAYBACK PLAYBACK ON / OFF (per Dot)
MIDI PARAMETER PARAMETER (in ParameterSelection) Select a MIDI Parameter for your Dot's Axis.
TEMPLATE EDITOR
MOVE PAGE UP
MOVE PAGE DOWN
LIVE PARAMETER (in ParameterSelection) Select a Parameter from anywhere in the Live Set and assign it to an element.
MIDI PARAMETER PARAMETER (in ParameterSelection) Select a MIDI Parameter (MIDI CC or Note) and assign it to a Control of your choice.
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DELETE PAGE Deletes the currently shown Page.
