Renaming CC-Controllers in pull-down-menu ?

[Coupe70]

Hi !
I am controlling the complete light-show of my
live-set via midi CC in Live. When I select a
controller in the pulldown-menu of the clip it
is all named like "7 - volume" or just "28 - (controller)".
Is there any way to change this and give the controllers
names like "tilt" or "dim" or anything ?

[kleine]

Hello,

That´s not possible - these are standard MIDI CC´s.

Best,
Christian
support@ableton.com

[Coupe70]

yes, i know about the standard thing.
but i thought perhaps the text for the pulldown-menu
is accessable somewhere in a ini-file or something.
would have made work easier.
just a thought...

[beats me]

Programming lights in Ableton has sounded like a real elaborate nightmare to me. This doesn't answer your question but you might want to check out this thread:

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... ight=dmxis

Sounds promising.

[esaruoho]

I'm at Live11 and I'm seeking how to do this. By this I mean that I have a synth with specific CCs. I need to be able to make those CC names conform to the general midi format. i.e. cutoff, attack, decay, release, resonance, mod, reverb send, delay send, etc.
and i can't be guessing them or "remembering" them. i need to see them in the list.

is this possible in Live11?

[pottering]

It is possible with M4L devices that send CC, then you draw automation envelopes for the device's named knobs/sliders, instead of MIDI CC envelopes.

I tried to find a ready-made M4L device but couldn't find any.

I think it may require renaming the knobs' name in the Inspector in Max Editor.

So it is possible to rename, but not in a pull-down menu (AFAIK).

Now I get why there are so many synth-specific devices in maxforlive.com.

If you are going to spend time renaming 40+ MIDI CC for a synth, may as well color them and put them visually in a position that resembles the synth too.

EDIT: BTW, depending on synth or hardware you want to automate, it may have a device for it already in maxforlive.com.