Mapper4Live: Using Control Structures to Embed Complex Mapping Tools into Ableton Live

Brady Boettcher, Joseph Malloch, Johnty Wang, and Marcelo M. Wanderley

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2022
• Location: The University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Article Number: 10
• DOI: 10.21428/92fbeb44.625fbdbf (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

This paper presents Mapper4Live, a software plugin made for the popular digital audio workstation software Ableton Live. Mapper4Live exposes Ableton’s synthesis and effect parameters on the distributed libmapper signal mapping network, providing new opportunities for interaction between software and hardware synths, audio effects, and controllers. The plugin’s uses and relevance in research, music production and musical performance settings are explored, detailing the development journey and ideas for future work on the project.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{NIME22_10,
 abstract = {This paper presents Mapper4Live, a software plugin made for the popular digital audio workstation software Ableton Live. Mapper4Live exposes Ableton’s synthesis and effect parameters on the distributed libmapper signal mapping network, providing new opportunities for interaction between software and hardware synths, audio effects, and controllers. The plugin’s uses and relevance in research, music production and musical performance settings are explored, detailing the development journey and ideas for future work on the project.},
 address = {The University of Auckland, New Zealand},
 articleno = {10},
 author = {Boettcher, Brady and Malloch, Joseph and Wang, Johnty and Wanderley, Marcelo M.},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.21428/92fbeb44.625fbdbf},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {jun},
 pdf = {115.pdf},
 presentation-video = {https://youtu.be/Sv3v3Jmemp0},
 title = {Mapper4Live: Using Control Structures to Embed Complex Mapping Tools into Ableton Live},
 url = {https://doi.org/10.21428%2F92fbeb44.625fbdbf},
 year = {2022}
}