Max for Live

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Overview

Name | Version: Plugin Device Lister 1.6
Author: Rivanni
Device Type: Audio Effect
Description: This device lists the plugins, Max for Live, and native devices used in each track, rack, and chain within a Live set.

You can also choose to save the results to a file.

Tested in Live 11.3 and 12.0, and 12.1 beta. It probably also works in older versions of Live.

Sonic Bloom made a short article and video about the device. https://sonicbloom.net/list-all-plug-ins/


2024-05-17:
* Added options to also list Max for Live and native devices. Hence, the device is renamed to Device Lister.
* The type of device (instrument/effect) is now also included.

2024-05-18:
* The created list now starts with the name of the Live set and the location of the saved .als file.

2024-05-20:
* The Device lister device itself is excluded from the generated list.

2024-06-01
* Now lists all devices in all (return) chains, no matter how deeply nested the racks and devices are.
* The indentation now correctly represents the nesting level of racks and devices.
* When a device has a custom preset name, the original Live device name is mentioned between square brackets.
* An option was added to use only bullets at the start of each line. When this option is turned off, descriptions like Track, Rack, Chain, Device, etc., are added at the start.
* Added an option to in/exclude the type of a device after the device name.
* All tracks and racks are listed, even if they don’t contain selected device types. Turning all device types off gives you an overview of the set’s structure.

I had to rewrite most of the device to realize the first two bullet points. As a side-effect, it lists all tracks and chains, regardless of the selected device type. Some may like this, others may not. I’ll try to make this optional.

To generate the list, you now need to click on two buttons (because of Max quirks). This is a small compromise for the result you get. However, I hope to get this back in one click.

2024-06-20
* Fixed an issue where the device would not always follow the Live theme.

2024-09-16
* The list now shows whether a device is active or on. You can turn this option off if you don’t want to see this information.

Details

Live Version Used: 11.3.30
Max Version Used: 8.5.8
Date Added: May 10 2024 20:06:25
Date Last Updated: Oct 23 2024 16:06:02
Downloads: 382
ⓘ License: AttributionNonCommercial
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Files

Device File: Device Lister [rvn].amxd
 


Comments

Very useful!
Posted on May 10 2024 by scg | Report Issue
I hope this works to simplify my project notes. I think it will. Perfect!
Posted on May 10 2024 by Syn | Report Issue
This seems better for me than the plugin list export device.
Posted on May 10 2024 by Syn | Report Issue
It may not be game changer, but it's clearly a mental health saver when trying to fix issues in a complex Live set.
Thanks a lot !

Juste a little feature request : it could be amazing to be able to distinguish VST2 and VST3
Posted on May 11 2024 by Calagan | Report Issue
Great little tool. To make it "perfect" I think we need this to list Max for Live devices and Live native devices as well. Thanks anyway!
Posted on May 12 2024 by distantnoise | Report Issue
@Calagan
Distinguishing between VST2 and VST3 is not possible in Max. There is a Max device (PlugView) that shows the difference. It reads the .als file using Javascript and Node. This is beyond my knowledge. I don't use the .als file, but look for what's inside the open Live set.

@distantnoise
Adding native and Max devices is possible, though.
Posted on May 12 2024 by Rivanni | Report Issue
@Rivanni Nice. Looking forward to an update. Thanks!
Posted on May 15 2024 by distantnoise | Report Issue
Max device listing as an addition would make this worth a little $ from me.
Posted on May 15 2024 by Syn | Report Issue
Thank you for the update! Great tool.
Posted on May 17 2024 by distantnoise | Report Issue
Thanks for keeping on improving your device. One very minor wish: if it's possible to exclude the Plugin Device Lister itself from the list, it would be nice if you could implement that.
Posted on May 20 2024 by distantnoise | Report Issue
Saddly offline đŸ˜Ș
Will u reupload?
Thanks
Posted on June 07 2024 by Nippo | Report Issue
I can download it, even when I'm not logged in to my account.
And I can see many others have downloaded it in the past week.
So I'm not sure what's going wrong.
You may want to try again later or use a different browser.
Posted on June 07 2024 by Rivanni | Report Issue
Thank you for this great device and the constant improvements! I used it very often. I would like to add an idea for a feature: It would be fantastic if the list could show if a device is active or not. It would be a good use to identify unused devices in rather complex sets. Thanks.

Posted on September 14 2024 by distantnoise | Report Issue
@distantnoise I'm pleased to hear that you use it frequently.
As for your feature request, that is possible. I need to consider how to implement it and find the time to do so.
Posted on September 14 2024 by Rivanni | Report Issue
A new version has been uploaded that shows whether a device is active (On) or not (Off). You can hide this information if you don't need it.
An example is shown in the image on this page.
Instead of the words On and Off, I tried several symbols, but none were really clear.
Posted on September 15 2024 by Rivanni | Report Issue
@Rivanni This update came quick. Thank you very much for your efforts and constant updates. This is a great utility tool and in constant use here.
Posted on September 16 2024 by distantnoise | Report Issue
This is great, and very useful. Thanks for creating it!
Posted on October 25 2024 by scg | Report Issue

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