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Amounra: /* Supported controllers */

2015-04-05T21:34:31Z

‎Supported controllers

Amounra: /* Mod (formerly Monomodular) */

2015-04-05T21:33:28Z

‎Mod (formerly Monomodular)

Amounra: /* Why doesn't anything work!? */

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‎Why doesn't anything work!?

Amounra: /* How Mod Works */

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‎How Mod Works

Amounra: /* Installation */

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‎Installation

Amounra: /* Mod (formerly Monomodular) */

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‎Mod (formerly Monomodular)

Amounra: /* Mod (formerly Monomodular) */

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‎Mod (formerly Monomodular)

Amounra: /* Mod (formerly Monomodular) */

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‎Mod (formerly Monomodular)

Amounra: /* Mod (formerly Monomodular) */

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‎Mod (formerly Monomodular)

Amounra: /* What Comes with Monomodular */

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‎What Comes with Monomodular

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 *[[How to use the Codec script|Livid's Code]]
-*[[How to use the iOs scripts|Apple's iPad, using either TouchOSC or Lemur]]
+*[[How to use the iOs scripts|Apple's iPad, using Lemur App]]
 *[[How to use the LaunchMod script|Novation's Launchpad]]

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 Mod is a collection of software for use with Ableton Live 9 that provides its supported control surfaces with additional functionality to their stock implementations.  Some of these augmentations are useful directly in Live's native environment, while other enhancements are modular and accessible through the use of add-on Max for Live [[mods]].
-Mod began as a multi-color [http://monome.org/devices monome] emulation experiment in 2008. It was designed with live music performance as its primary goal.
+Mod began as a multi-color [http://monome.org/devices monome] emulation experiment in 2008. It was designed with live music performance as its primary goal, and borrows heavily from the [http://www.monome.org monome] paradigm.  Many of the [[Mods]] descriptions assume familiarity with the monome format, and most of the Ableton MIDI Remote Scripts that are the backbone of the Monomodular system emulate the functions of a monome256, so familiarity with its concepts are useful for
 The MIDI Remote Scripts distributed with the Mod installation are complete in themselves, and require neither Max for Live nor any external patches to function correctly within Ableton's environment.  They provide a backend for communicating with the "Mod" server (implemented within each control script), which in turn manages and communicates with different [[Mods]] via m4l.
-Most of the early mods were ports of popular Max patches or M4L devices designed for use with the monome, but now the release includes many of amounra's own creations (which are not tied to any specific controller). The majority of the existing mods are for MIDI generation and generative processes, but the Mod development framework allows developers to leverage the full power of Live + M4L + Max/MSP. The sky's the limit! See [[Help|Building your own Mods]].
+Most of the early mods were ports of popular Max patches or M4L devices designed for use with the monome, but now the release includes many of amounra's own creations (which are not tied to any specific controller). The majority of the existing mods are for MIDI generation and generative processes, but the Mod development framework allows developers to leverage the full power of Live + M4L + Max/MSP.
-A recent decision was made to change the name of the (original) Monomodular project to '''Mod''', mostly to distinguish older versions of Monomodular that worked with Live8 from the current version (but also because its shorter and easier to say; brevity is next to godliness).
+A recent decision was made to change the name of the (original) Monomodular project to '''Mod''', mostly to distinguish the older versions of Monomodular that worked with Live8 from the current version (but also because its shorter and easier to say; brevity is next to godliness).
 == Installation ==

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 == Why doesn't anything work!? ==
-I've tried to make things as simple as possible, but hey:  things can go wrong.  Check out the '''[[Troubleshooting|Troubleshooting Page]]'''.
+Check out the '''[[Troubleshooting|Troubleshooting Page]]'''.
 ==Links==

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 == How Mod Works ==
-Monomodular is roughly based on a server/client principle, with Monomodular acting as an intermediary between the various Mods and  [[#Supported controllers|supported]] controllers.
+Monomodular is roughly based on a server/client principle, with the Mod framework acting as an intermediary between the various mods and  [[#Supported controllers|supported]] controllers.
-You can read a description of the basic functionality of the Monomodular-enabled control scripts on the [[How Monomodular Works]] page.
+You can read a description of the basic functionality of the Mod-enabled control scripts on the [[How Mod Works]] page.
 Each supported controller has its own page with further instructions and tips for usage.

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 == Installation ==
-To use Mod, you'll need to download the github repository and copy the files into Live's application bundle (on OS X) or its folder structure (on Windows).
+To use Mod, you'll need to download the github repository and place it in Max's packages folder, as well as copy some of its contained files into Live's application bundle (on OS X) or its folder structure (on Windows).
 For the details about how where everything goes, please visit the  [[Installation]] page.

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 == Mod  (formerly Monomodular) ==
-First a tiny bit of history: Mod began as a multi-color [http://monome.org/devices monome] emulation experiment in 2008. It was designed with live music performance as its primary goal. So: Mod is a modular environment for using (possibly multiple) [[#Supported controllers|supported grid-style controllers]] (APC40, Launchpad, etc.) with (possibly multiple) Max for Live (M4L) plugins (a.k.a. [[Mods]]), as well as a framework for M4L plugin development.
+Mod is a collection of software for use with Ableton Live 9 that provides supported control surfaces with augmented built-in functionality.  Some of these augmentations are useful directly in Live's native environment, while other enhancements are modular and accessible through the use of add-on Max for Live [[mods]].
 Mod borrows heavily from the [http://www.monome.org monome] paradigm, and familiarity with its concepts are useful.  Many of the [[Mods]] descriptions assume familiarity with the monome format, and most of the Ableton MIDI Remote Scripts that are the backbone of the Monomodular system emulate the functions of a monome256.
-The MIDI Remote Scripts distributed with the Mod installation are complete in themselves, and require neither Max for Live nor any external patches to function correctly within Ableton's environment.  They provide a backend for communicating with the "Monomodular" server (a seperate script that must be chosen), which in turn manages and communicates with different [[Mods]] via m4l.
+The MIDI Remote Scripts distributed with the Mod installation are complete in themselves, and require neither Max for Live nor any external patches to function correctly within Ableton's environment.  They provide a backend for communicating with the "Mod" server (implemented within each control script), which in turn manages and communicates with different [[Mods]] via m4l.
 Most of the early mods were ports of popular Max patches or M4L devices designed for use with the monome, but now the release includes many of amounra's own creations (which are not tied to any specific controller). The majority of the existing mods are for MIDI generation and generative processes, but the Mod development framework allows developers to leverage the full power of Live + M4L + Max/MSP. The sky's the limit! See [[Help|Building your own Mods]].
-I've recently decided to change the name of the Monomodular project to '''Mod''', mostly to distinguish older versions of Monomodular that worked with Live8 from the current version (but also because I'm tired of saying Monomodular all the time; brevity is next to godliness).
+A recent decision was made to change the name of the Monomodular project to '''Mod''', mostly to distinguish older versions of Monomodular that worked with Live8 from the current version (but also because its shorter and easier to say; brevity is next to godliness).
 == Installation ==

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 == Mod  (formerly Monomodular) ==
-First a tiny bit of history: Monomodular began as a multi-color [http://monome.org/devices monome] emulation experiment in 2008. It was designed with live music performance as its primary goal. So: Monomodular is a modular environment for using (possibly multiple) [[#Supported controllers|supported grid-style controllers]] (APC40, Launchpad, etc.) with (possibly multiple) Max for Live (M4L) plugins (a.k.a. [[Mods]]), as well as a framework for M4L plugin development.
+First a tiny bit of history: Mod began as a multi-color [http://monome.org/devices monome] emulation experiment in 2008. It was designed with live music performance as its primary goal. So: Mod is a modular environment for using (possibly multiple) [[#Supported controllers|supported grid-style controllers]] (APC40, Launchpad, etc.) with (possibly multiple) Max for Live (M4L) plugins (a.k.a. [[Mods]]), as well as a framework for M4L plugin development.
-Monomodular borrows heavily from the [http://www.monome.org monome] paradigm, and familiarity with its concepts are useful.  Many of the [[Mods]] descriptions assume familiarity with the monome format, and most of the Ableton MIDI Remote Scripts that are the backbone of the Monomodular system emulate the functions of a monome256.
+Mod borrows heavily from the [http://www.monome.org monome] paradigm, and familiarity with its concepts are useful.  Many of the [[Mods]] descriptions assume familiarity with the monome format, and most of the Ableton MIDI Remote Scripts that are the backbone of the Monomodular system emulate the functions of a monome256.
-The MIDI Remote Scripts distributed with the Monomodular installation are complete in themselves, and require neither Max for Live nor any external patches to function correctly within Ableton's environment.  They provide a backend for communicating with the "Monomodular" server (a seperate script that must be chosen), which in turn manages and communicates with different [[Mods]] via m4l.  The Monomodular script is also capable of communicating directly with external Max patches via OSC without the need for m4l.
+The MIDI Remote Scripts distributed with the Mod installation are complete in themselves, and require neither Max for Live nor any external patches to function correctly within Ableton's environment.  They provide a backend for communicating with the "Monomodular" server (a seperate script that must be chosen), which in turn manages and communicates with different [[Mods]] via m4l.
-Monomodular is still under active development, and is being offered as a beta, but it '''is''' being used for both production '''and''' performance by its author and many others.
+Mod is still under active development, and is being offered as a beta, but it '''is''' being used for both production '''and''' performance by its author and many others.
-Most of the early mods were ports of popular Max patches or M4L devices designed for use with the monome, but now the release includes many of amounra's own creations (which are not tied to any specific controller). The majority of the existing Mods are for MIDI generation and generative processes, but the Monomodular development framework allows developers to leverage the full power of Live + M4L + Max/MSP. The sky's the limit! See [[Help|Building your own Mods]].
+Most of the early mods were ports of popular Max patches or M4L devices designed for use with the monome, but now the release includes many of amounra's own creations (which are not tied to any specific controller). The majority of the existing mods are for MIDI generation and generative processes, but the Mod development framework allows developers to leverage the full power of Live + M4L + Max/MSP. The sky's the limit! See [[Help|Building your own Mods]].
-I've recently decided to change the name of the project to '''Mod''', mostly because I'm tired of saying Monomodular all the time, but also to distinguish versions of Monomodular that worked with Live8 from the current version.  Brevity is next to godliness.
+I've recently decided to change the name of the project to '''Mod''', mostly because I'm tired of saying Monomodular all the time, but also to distinguish older versions of Monomodular that worked with Live8 from the current version.  Brevity is next to godliness.
 == Installation ==

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 *[[How to use the Base script|Livid's Base]]
-== What Comes with Monomodular ==
+== What Comes with Mod ==
 The [[Mods|Mods page]] lists all current mods. It's an evolving work-in-progress instruction and commentary on each plugin, so it's a good idea to check back from time to time for new information.