Device Details
Overview
| Name | Version: | Spacebar Counter 1.2 |
| Author: | SpacebarTouring |
| Device Type: | Audio Effect |
| Description: | === Large playhead position/loop display Max For Live device === If you're a playback tech, or in fact anybody who finds Live’s position and loop displays too small when playing live, this Max For Live device does 3 things that you might find useful: 1. It has a floating window with a big bar/beat/sub-division counter. Very useful if you're running a project on more than 1 machine, and want to see at a glance that they're at the same position. 2. The background of the floating window changes colour if Live's loop function is activated. No more leaving it in loop mode by accident. 3. There's a segmented progress bar which will give you a graphical representation of which beat you’re on. This will adapt for time signatures up to 9 beats per bar. === Controls === Size - The floating window is re-sizeable. The default size (1.00) happens to be exactly the same width as the expanded Show mode of Full Fat's excellent Conductor plug-in. Set the size using either the slider or the numerical display. Double-click to return to 1.00. Open/Close window - Self-explanatory. This button is assignable to a MIDI message or key command* - useful for getting it out of the way if you’re editing and need more screen real-estate. Customise colours - All colours can be customised - window background, progress bar, progress bar background, loop indicator, number text, number boxes and number box borders. If there’s an element you don’t want to include, set its opacity to 0%. Colours will be saved with your project. Size/position - Store - Clicking on this will cause the current size and position of the floating window to be stored - they will then be included in the project file when you save it. This can also be achieved by clicking on the bar number in the floating window. Size/position - Reset - Sets the size to 1.0 and moves the window to its default position This device was built in Max 8.6.2 / Ableton Live 11.3.13, running Mac OS Ventura 13.0, and has been tested in Max 9.0.7 / Ableton Live 12.2.5. If you experience any strange behaviour with other versions, please let me know at spacebartouring@gmail.com * Please note that some versions of Max for Live have a bug where clicking on the device can prevent MIDI and key commands from reaching or passing through the device. Clicking elsewhere within Live causes them to work as expected. This is an issue which I’ve seen in multiple Max MIDI devices in Max 8 with Live 11. It appears to have been fixed in more recent versions. |
Details
| Live Version Used: | 11.3.13 |
| Max Version Used: | 8.5.8 |
| Date Added: | Dec 04 2024 06:20:37 |
| Date Last Updated: | Nov 15 2025 18:22:36 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
| Website: | https://spacebartouring.gumroad.com/l/spacebarcounter |
| ⓘ License: | Commercial |
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