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kozmoray
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Since all of the background info is above, I'm continuing to post here.

I've been using the Ohm64 for a few weeks, now, and I'm aware of what monomeBridge is doing (should be called OSCBridge or something, really) BUT it is not working with the monome app that I've been using as a trial app, that being Molar. I've been using the AudioUnit version, and I will look for the VST version that I apparently didn't install, but that Webmasteb says they got to work.

Can anyone else verify that they are getting the Ohm64, monomeBridge, and *some* monome app to work on OSX?

For me, pressing buttons on the Ohm64 *sometimes* lights up buttons on the Molar plugin, but not the right ones.

This is seriously starting to bug me since I had hoped to have this thing working out of the box for monome functionality, AND IT HAS NOT. Is it the Bridge, is it the monome apps? I wish I knew. I will try to get to the bottom of this, but if someone has an app that they know works, or had similar issues but resolved them, I WOULD SERIOUSLY APPRECIATE IT. =)

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As well, the Ohm64 editor has some non-intuitive functionality, but I'm not ready to say that it's BUGGY, though I am getting there, as I am continuing to have problems with simply assigning changes to keys. They don't seem to stick, even when I send the changes to the Ohm64.

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I would seriously encourage Livid to put the resources on making this software robust, since you are a young company with a lot of potential, but if everyone has the problems with your software that I have been having, you are going to earn a reputation FAST for having quality hardware, but buggy software that doesn't work as it is documented to do so.

With our collective best interests in mind,

Kozmo Ray

Posted 8 months ago #
ocular
Member
these apps are all about the prefixs. I just tried it and it worked the first time. Here is what the settings in the monome bridge.
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Posted 8 months ago #
kozmoray
Member

Actually, the problem seems to have been the AU version of Molar. With setting "40h" on the monomeBridge, since we have 64 keys like a 40h, it seems to be working fine.

Posted 8 months ago #
TommeeT
Member

@ Kozmo Ray "I would seriously encourage Livid to put the resources on making this software robust, since you are a young company with a lot of potential, but if everyone has the problems with your software that I have been having, you are going to earn a reputation FAST for having quality hardware, but buggy software that doesn't work as it is documented to do so.

With our collective best interests in mind"

RE: Ohm Classic & Livid Union (and poor user manuals/instructions) - Hear, hear Kozmo!

Posted 7 months ago #
Jay
noise maker

Well molar is not our product so we can't really support that. We can offer advise as above (it shows exactly how it works) but can't support a software issue with someone else's software which is what the problem you are having, a software setup problem.

Regarding Ohm classic and Union, there is quite extensive documentation
You can start with the manuals

Ohm Classic
http://www.lividinstruments.com/products/download/ohm_userguide01.pdf

Union
http://www.lividserver.com/dl/manuals/union2.5_manual.pdf

or just ask here, we are always willing to help!

Posted 7 months ago #
soillodge
Member

I just bought the Nova edition of the Block. Great looking interface, all the functions work perfectly, I had it up and working perfectly with Reaktor inside Cubase SX which is my DAW of choice. One problem though, and maybe I am overlooking something simple. I installed the updates of quicktime and java, and the BlockEditor. But I cannot get the BlockEditor to open. Now I do not know a thing about MAX/MSP but a little of what I have read. I have been doing music for over a decade, but tbh I was always about hardware synths and sequencers. I have only been into doing software based music with controllers for a few years. Am I also supposed to have a MAX runtime environment for this editor to work? I got some of the other programs to work right away [the sampler and the monome thing]

When I open it, it just says there was a problem and it needs to close-but I never even see a GUI, it just shuts down during the opening processes. Thanks to anyone that can give me some tips.

`michael

Posted 7 months ago #
Jay
noise maker

What version of Quicktime are you running? There is a bug with max and a certain version of it, but it should open without it. See this post http://blog.lividinstruments.com/forum/topic.php?id=891#post-2705

You don't need max or max runtime to open the editor, it is a standalone application.

Posted 7 months ago #
soillodge
Member

AH! That may be it. I have that newest version of QT that makes the bugs. I am going to rollback and then post if I have further issues, Thank you!

`michael

Posted 7 months ago #
soillodge
Member

Question: is the Ohmsound app supposed to work with the Block, or is it just for the Ohm 64? I have not been able to get it to react at all. My Block is hooked up correctly, I can get it to work with the MonomeBridge and 64Step or with Polygome, but I have not been able to get any of the Livid software tools to work except for the actual Block Editor.

I am doing this on a brand new Laptop, Win7, Core Duo. I have no other music apps loaded on the laptop yet.

Thanks for any assistance!

`michael

Posted 7 months ago #
Jay
noise maker

Just the Ohm64 for now, but the source is there for adaptability. Livid Step works for the ohm64 and block, do you have Max4Live?

Posted 7 months ago #
soillodge
Member

No I do not use Live, though it is looking like I need to buy the app soon. I was just curious because the video samples for the prog were really cool.

`michael

Posted 7 months ago #