Hello, is there any chance you upgrade this to be trainable, like Dubler? :) Especially for drum mode, training is essential to get the desired results. So certain beatbox sounds will result in specific midi notes, like c1, d1 etc. (Freely chooseable to trigger Kick, Snare, Hihat, ride midi notes) Your plugin looks really good for anything with monophonic melodies, but without it recognizing at least my Beatboxing Kick, Snare, Hihat sounds, it's impossible to use for triggering drumracks in a live performance. EDIT: Maybe it isnt even necessary to include a train function, at least for the most basic drumsounds Kick, Snare, Hihat. Because as the Ableton internal solution shows, it's possible to automatically translate the 3 basic drum sounds. Quote "One impressive part of converting audio to midi in Ableton is that you don’t have to train the software. The algorithm will automatically detect low impact sounds as a kick, snappy “t” sounds as a snare, and hissy “s” sounds as a hi hat. " i envision having the same thing for live performance
Hi there! Adding a training function would require a completely different architecture and ultimately, a different device, rebuilt from the ground up - which is not currently on our road map. However, we're always excited to find creative solutions to user scenarios. So a possible solution to your beatboxing request could be to stack multiple instances of X-Translate in an Audio Effect Rack, then dial individual input frequency ranges and threshold settings to each instance of X-Translate to respond appropriately to your different beatboxing sounds - with each of course set to output your desired corresponding MIDI note. Results may vary, but in theory this should work! 😊
Well done! Please encourage Ableton to focus on pitch to midi algorithms for lower latency! Midi Guitar 2 is a good example. Maybe use AI/machine learning to get it even better! This really blasts open the music and sound design world for we who play non-digital instruments. Thanks!
@@Oscillator99 Max for Live does not allow for trial periods, so unfortunately, trial or demo versions are not possible - however it's currently on sale for 30% off until September 1, 2024 with the discount code: HOMEWORK24
@@Oscillator99 Sadly, Max for Live doesn't allow for any sort of trial or demo functionality - but it's on sale until the end of August, 30% off with the promo code: HOMEWORK24
Great idea - we’ll try to post more content for this device soon! Meanwhile, for better results, please try some of these tips… 1. For timing issues, try adjusting the Track Delay Compensation of your destination MIDI tracks in a negative direction until everything is aligned as you wish. 2. If you’re hearing too many notes on the destination instrument, try reducing the instrument’s polyphony or even setting it to a monophonic playback mode. 3. To avoid longer held notes, try increasing X-Translate’s Threshold slider to capture only the loudest peaks; you can also try placing a Gate before X-Translate to prevent unwanted noise from reaching it. 4. If you want more musical-sounding results, try switching from Chromatic to any of the 68 other included scales in the X-Translate scale menu. 5. Finally, in the event of stuck notes, click the waveform display to flush them.
@@andristeika1452 Hi Andris, thanks for this feedback. Are you using the latest version of X-Translate, released yesterday (27 October 2022)? If you are finding you often get stuck notes, it would be super helpful if you could file a report with us here so we have all the information we need to try to address it with a future update: manifest.audio/technical-support
It keeps stopping outputting and my midi device is in monitor mode I keep having to delete and reload it and the notes are very long it doesn't work like in the video for me I had such high hopes damn. I guess it's abletons audio to midi until they update the device...
Hi Amor! You can click the waveform display to flush stuck notes if that is the issue. Otherwise please file a support request here and we will be happy to assist: manifest.audio/technical-support
bought right away! amazing work, guys! keep it up :D
LOVE this thing, don’t be surprised if I comment more than once when it wows me ;)
Very impressive Noah. Congrats
Crazy M4L Tool! Great job, loved the Mod Squad Pack.
Thank you so much!!! It did work and took less than 5 minutes!
Amazing video! Had me giggling too. Really cool tech. Definitely grabbing this!
amazing, thanks so much for making this
Pretty cool, you guys always come up with something original. :-)
It's working thanks my friend
Hello, is there any chance you upgrade this to be trainable, like Dubler? :) Especially for drum mode, training is essential to get the desired results. So certain beatbox sounds will result in specific midi notes, like c1, d1 etc. (Freely chooseable to trigger Kick, Snare, Hihat, ride midi notes)
Your plugin looks really good for anything with monophonic melodies, but without it recognizing at least my Beatboxing Kick, Snare, Hihat sounds, it's impossible to use for triggering drumracks in a live performance.
EDIT: Maybe it isnt even necessary to include a train function, at least for the most basic drumsounds Kick, Snare, Hihat. Because as the Ableton internal solution shows, it's possible to automatically translate the 3 basic drum sounds. Quote "One impressive part of converting audio to midi in Ableton is that you don’t have to train the software. The algorithm will automatically detect low impact sounds as a kick, snappy “t” sounds as a snare, and hissy “s” sounds as a hi hat. " i envision having the same thing for live performance
Hi there! Adding a training function would require a completely different architecture and ultimately, a different device, rebuilt from the ground up - which is not currently on our road map. However, we're always excited to find creative solutions to user scenarios. So a possible solution to your beatboxing request could be to stack multiple instances of X-Translate in an Audio Effect Rack, then dial individual input frequency ranges and threshold settings to each instance of X-Translate to respond appropriately to your different beatboxing sounds - with each of course set to output your desired corresponding MIDI note. Results may vary, but in theory this should work! 😊
Well done! Please encourage Ableton to focus on pitch to midi algorithms for lower latency! Midi Guitar 2 is a good example. Maybe use AI/machine learning to get it even better! This really blasts open the music and sound design world for we who play non-digital instruments. Thanks!
This looks great. Is the latency low enough for live performance as I’m looking for a real-time audio to midi drum trigger?
It's fairly low-latency, and with some track delay compensation can get pretty instantaneous... probably worth a try! ;)
@@manifestaudio Cheers for getting back. Is there a trial version?
@@Oscillator99 Max for Live does not allow for trial periods, so unfortunately, trial or demo versions are not possible - however it's currently on sale for 30% off until September 1, 2024 with the discount code: HOMEWORK24
@@Oscillator99 Sadly, Max for Live doesn't allow for any sort of trial or demo functionality - but it's on sale until the end of August, 30% off with the promo code: HOMEWORK24
I’m having a bit of trouble with this, can’t get good results like you do here. Another video with more varying samples would be appreciated. Thanks.
Great idea - we’ll try to post more content for this device soon! Meanwhile, for better results, please try some of these tips…
1. For timing issues, try adjusting the Track Delay Compensation of your destination MIDI tracks in a negative direction until everything is aligned as you wish.
2. If you’re hearing too many notes on the destination instrument, try reducing the instrument’s polyphony or even setting it to a monophonic playback mode.
3. To avoid longer held notes, try increasing X-Translate’s Threshold slider to capture only the loudest peaks; you can also try placing a Gate before X-Translate to prevent unwanted noise from reaching it.
4. If you want more musical-sounding results, try switching from Chromatic to any of the 68 other included scales in the X-Translate scale menu.
5. Finally, in the event of stuck notes, click the waveform display to flush them.
@@manifestaudio would be a good feature to have Auto stop stuck notes
@@andristeika1452 Hi Andris, thanks for this feedback. Are you using the latest version of X-Translate, released yesterday (27 October 2022)? If you are finding you often get stuck notes, it would be super helpful if you could file a report with us here so we have all the information we need to try to address it with a future update: manifest.audio/technical-support
It keeps stopping outputting and my midi device is in monitor mode I keep having to delete and reload it and the notes are very long it doesn't work like in the video for me I had such high hopes damn. I guess it's abletons audio to midi until they update the device...
Hi Amor! You can click the waveform display to flush stuck notes if that is the issue. Otherwise please file a support request here and we will be happy to assist: manifest.audio/technical-support
@@manifestaudio thx will do
Also awesome idea for a m4l device