RNBO Move Takeover is now in alpha and transforms your Ableton Move sketch book instrument into a Max for Live hardware device.
Ableton Move has previously seemed to be in a kind of slumber, as many features are still missing. This changes dramatically with the release of Move for Everything, Charles Vestal’s fascinating open-source framework, which adds tons of instruments, effects, and more.
Move is getting another massive boost. Cycling’74 has released the experimental alpha of RNBO Move Takeover, allowing you to export RNBO patches (Max/Max for Live) into the Ableton Move, making the initial sketchbook groovebox even more powerful.
RNBO Move Takeover
RNBO is a library and toolchain that can take Max-like patches, export them as portable code, and directly compile that code to targets like a VST, a Max External, or a Raspberry Pi.
For example, Eventide has offered the ability to load RNBO patches on the H9000 for some time now. Now the Cycling’74 team is taking things a step further and bringing with RNBO Move Takeover RNBO support to Ableton Move.
Simply put, the Ableton Move becomes a standalone Max for Live hardware device. For this, you have to forgo the regular Ableton Move feature and, in return, get a modular hardware Max for Live device.
For example, the developers are showcasing Robert Henke’s brilliant Granulator 3 granular sampler device running in standalone mode on the Move.
Cycling’74 says that you can now use Ableton Move as a fully playable platform for your own creations.
The new RNBO Move Takeover gives you full access to the buttons, 32 pressure and velocity-sensitive playable pads, knobs, MIDI support, and I/O features from an RNBO patch, even the display.
Multiple RNBO Patches
Cycling’74 has created an RNBO web editor where you can connect multiple RNBO exports into a full, modular system that runs on the Move. Create sequencers, synths, and effects that can all be connected together and mapped to the device.
Changes to the graph in the web editor are immediately active on Move. For example, you can combine a synth/sampler with various effects and run it on the hardware.
With all these possibilities, it’s important to know that this is currently only in an experimental alpha version. Not all Max for Live patches will work. However, you can’t break anything.
If anything goes wrong during patching, just choose Launch Move or hold down the power button for a hard reset, and you’re back in normal Move mode.
First Impression
Move Everything is a game-changer for the Ableton Move. This takes Move to a whole new level and brings Max for Live devices to a portable hardware device. We are living in amazing times for music tech.
RNBO Move Takeover is available now in an experimental alpha.
More information here: Cycling’74
Ableton Move is available from my partner
Thomann
For nerds only, I guess.
Nope. Everyone can install it an use rnbo plugins on it