LiveGrabber
The LiveGrabber plugins are a set of Max For Live plugins that send device parameters, track parameters, clip envelopes and audio analysis information from Ableton Live to any device on the network that supports Open Sound Control (OSC).
LiveGrabber also allows the reverse: controlling Ableton Live with OSC.
For LiveGrabber release notes, click here.
System requirements
- Ableton Live 11.1 or higher with Max For Live, using Max 8.3 or higher
- Windows 10 (Build 1909 or later) or macOS 10.13+ (High Sierra or later)
- Any software or hardware device that supports Open Sound Control input
How to use
GrabberSender
Sends all data to your OSC destination on the network.
- Drag the GrabberSender plugin to the Master track in Live.
- Set the
Target IP address
andTarget Port
number to the IP and port of your destination.
![GrabberSender](/assets/images/livegrabber-grabbersender-0e727126ddbe57dad1cc0071c2ea7a18.png)
Enable/Disable
will enable or disable the "Sent Messages" log. Disable this if you experience a CPU bottleneck.- The grey panel displays sent OSC data in real time. Hit
Clear
to clear the log. - The
refresh
button sends out a bang to all relevant LiveGrabber devices, to refresh the receiving application with current values of all LiveGrabber parameters. - It is possible to have more than one GrabberSender per Live Set, in case you want to send to multiple destinations.
- Click the
lock
in the top right corner to allow for switching off the GrabberSender plugin.
GrabberReceiver
Rceives messages from your OSC senders on the network.
- Drag the GrabberReceiver plugin to the Master track in Live.
- In the application sending OSC, define Live as your destination by selecting the IP
address of the computer Live runs on and the
Receiving Port
number found in GrabberReceiver (7331 by default).
![GrabberReceiver](/assets/images/livegrabber-grabberreceiver-d87cc48c49b4993a345601615c9bf585.png)
Enable/Disable
will enable or disable the "Received Messages" log. Disable this if you experience a CPU bottleneck.- The grey panel displays received OSC data in real time. Hit
Clear
to clear the log. - GrabberReceiver can be used once per Live Set.
- Click the
lock
in the top right corner to allow for switching off the GrabberReceiver plugin.
?> Apart from the Sender and Receiver, each Grabber device has an input and/or output indicator. Blue means receiving, Yellow means sending.
ParamGrabber
Connects to parameters of any Live device. Paramgrabber also has a MIDI variant that can be placed in a MIDI signal chain, instead of in an audio signal chain.
- In Ableton Live, select a track that contains at least one audio or midi effect.
- Drag the ParamGrabber plugin to the effect area of your track in Live and position it to the right of the plugin of which you want to grab the parameters. You can repeat this for multiple effects on multiple tracks.
- In one of the drop-down menus, select the parameter you want to communicate via OSC. In the text field next to it, add the address you want to send your parameter value to. You can repeat this for multiple parameters. –OR–
- Press
Learn
, then touch any parameter of the neighboring plugin to automatically select that parameter in the dropdown
![ParamGrabber](/assets/images/livegrabber-paramgrabber-41725d38473ee96de4043cef68afad47.png)
- ParamGrabber supports stacking! When adding two ParamGrabbers behind each other, both will link to the device in front of the first.
- The address field can be autofilled with the name of the chosen parameter, by clicking
▷
.
TrackGrabber
Connects to track parameters of a Live track.
- Drag the TrackGrabber plugin to the effect area of a track in Live and position it anywhere you want.
- In one of the drop-down menus, select the parameter you want to communicate via OSC. In the text field next to it, add the address you want to send your parameter value to.
![TrackGrabber](/assets/images/livegrabber-trackgrabber-61965ee37c67a501e31f08ce9e798284.png)
- The address field can be autofilled with the name of the chosen parameter, by clicking
▷
.