Ableton Link +MIDI CHORD/BASS Output for external synths, arpeggiators etc

[nonchai]

I currently use the iOS app NAVICHORD to be able to create simple chord progressions which are simple 3-5 note chords played just straight.

NAVICHORD lets me feed the MIDI from this chord to one or more iOS or external synths and lets be assign the bottom Root ( or slash bass ) to a bass sound or arpeggiator while feeding the entire chord to - for example a synth with a pad preset, or a synth with an arpeggiator.

I use Ableton Link to synchronise the temporal BPM and bar-positions to every other app running in iOS ( or on a MAC/PC DAW )

Simply feeding this chord and its ROOT midi note to instruments in an iPad rig - wired by MIDI can produce some wonderfully rich multi-arpeggiated sounds - from simple chord progressions entered into NAVICHORD.

But navichord doesn't have the rich feature set or number of bars or arranger feature of iReal Pro.

iReal Pro would find a totally new user-base - one which even uses iReal Pro in LIVE situations for PLAYBACK instead of merely for sight reading charts - if iReal finally supports Ableton Link - and - instead of using its internal instruments - allows us to send MIDI from any style - to external instruments.

The sonic potential and scope for reinvention of old jazz standards with external Ableton-Link-syncronised drum machines would be so much fun.

And would turn iRealB from being just a practice tool and on-stage "RealBook" into an actual music performance and production tool.

ABLETON LINK + MIDI OUTPUT !!! MAKE IT SO!!!

 

[Tiantong]

++1 this!
It would be great

 

[royor]

Yes Please!

 

[krow]

I would love to see Link functionality. Not sure how the MIDI implementation would work but its a cool idea.

 

[tput73]

Midi out would be amazing! Exporting is great but 3 channels out to control various synths and drum machines could be endless inspiration for continued practice. With this Ableton Link would be an almost necessary addition.
Another implementation I imagine is each chord symbol in an arrangement as a button that triggers chord as midi as well. Allowing different improvisational arrangements of chords that already work together, sent to favorite sound source. Of course then Audiobus and AUM compatibility would certainly be just the bees knees as well.

 

[nonchai]

MIDI output and Ableton-Link support

Please add separate MIDI output options for all your instrument parts.

And Ableton-Link support to your feature set.
And there can then be some options to just put out a single HELD chord for the PIANO channel to MIDI - and a simple ROOT ( or slash bass ) output for bass. The reason for this is that this can then be used to drive arpeggiators in other synth apps running in AUM or AudioBus.

 

[Bluzman]

Amen. I use Ableton extensively and agree that it would provide a universe of options that do not seem to currently exist.

 

[Taylortronic]

+1 any kind of midi sync would be great

 

[Snoop335]

This would be awesome! It would indeed grow the use of the already great tool iReal Pro exponentially! I would love to enhance the drumming with Lumbeat's Soft- and Jazz Drummer leveraging the Ableton Link. Also, it would be so cool if we could export the midi as a starting point for some more complex arrangements in Ableton, record my playing along with the playback etc.
Is there any plans for such an upgrade in the near future?
Thanks for keeping up the great work.

 

[pdxdjazz]

Welcome Snoop
Thanks for your input.
)BOB

 

[Snoop335]

Welcome Snoop
Thanks for your input.
)BOB

Thanks Bob for the kind welcome and also for the excellent support in solving my problems with my forum account. Now, if only I could make you to provide any hint regarding the Ableton Link support and Midi export...

 

[dflat]

We are aware of Ableton-Link thank you. There is midi export already, but I think you are wanting midi output (as the app plays)? which is not available currently.

 

[nonchai]

.. There is midi export already, but I think you are wanting midi output (as the app plays)? which is not available currently.

Yes - I want real-time MIDI output. But also - given that on iOS Apple seems to be deprecating IAA - it would be really good to also have support for hosting AUv3 audiounit virtual instruments.

This could - along with Ableton link and MIDI real-time output - be made available as an add-on purchase. I'd happily pay a fair bit for such an add on.

Being able to host audio units for playback instead of built in ROMPLER sounds opens up sonic options to instruments such as Ravenscroft Piano -a wonderful piano virtual instrument, or Neo Soul Keys - or very recently - ROMPLER apps like KORG MODULE that has just recently become available as an AudioUnit plugin and contains wonderful sounds.

 

[DarwinBTW]

I am a long time user of mac and ios apps and i wish i could use ableton link too.
In recent times the music apps on ipad are more and more powerful and creative and I believe that a simple functionality like ableton link would greatly expand the possibilities of using your application in conjunction with the others.
All the best!

 

[Snoop335]

I want this so badly - are there any updates on this subject? (fingers crossed)

 

[halcyon]

Hey there! Thank you to the iReal Pro team for the years of enjoyable accompaniment and for helping me become a better musician and composer. At this stage, I can’t imagine writing charts without your app.

Joining to voice my support for clock sync.

This seems to be a longstanding feature request. Given the current wide adoption of Ableton Link among iOS audio apps, and the existence of an SDK for iOS development, I’m hopeful that this discussion is still relevant.

https://ableton.github.io/link/

My personal use case: I often export midi and audio to my DAW for use in demo recordings, and this works as expected. Tempo sync would speed up my workflow. I can also easily imagine the usefulness of tempo sync in live performance and studio work.