atom.XXX API functions for undo and pattern switching?

[bgaster]

Hi,

Thanks for an amazing tool!

I've been working on a script for the Push 2, which includes a note mode and so on that is not provided as a "midi" controller like the launch pad, and I've got a couple of questions about the atom api and also the lunch settings.

• It would be really useful to be able to make Push's undo button to the Atom's undo, but I can't see an API call for that. Is that correct and if so would it be possible to put that as a feature request.

• On page 8 of the Atom manual it lists pattern switching as a feature of the Launchpad controllers, but I'm not sure what this actually means. I know that you can change patterns with MIDI, but I would like to be able to switch patterns with an API call and to display the set of patterns for a particular clip. As far as I can tell this is not currently possible, is that correct?

• I enjoy the STEP IN mode, reminds me of the Op-1's endless sequencer, however, it would be really useful to be able to switch into that mode with an API call. Also is there a way to enter "rest" notes, on the Op-1 you can just press right arrow to skip steps. (I'm cheating at the moment by just using C-0 as a rest note, which works for synths that can play those notes, but still :-))

• One thing I'm slightly confused about is the Ableton Launch mode. When I put a clip into Ableton Launch mode, then as noted in the documentation, the clip starts when receiving a matching note on, and re-launches from the beginning if it receives a repeat note on, however, there seems to be a deference between what Ableton does. In particular, if we assume a two bar loop of the form:

  | n1 - - n2 | n3 - n4 - |

then n1 one plays on the first step and if we press to re-launch the clip, then Atom step froward the end of the bar, without playing n2, and then re-triggers the clip playing n1, and so on. The behaviour is similar in Ableton, except that as it steps through to the end of the 1st bar, after receiving the trigger it plays n2, and any other notes in that bar. This seems to be very desirable as it avoids unnecessary rests. Am I missing something that would enable Atom to behave like this?

• I really like the the way that Ableton allows you record a clip and then as you stop recording or playing that will determine the length of the loop, rather than having to have that predetermined. Would it be possible to able this?

Thanks,

Ben

[bgaster]

Just wanted to ping this! But also I was wondering if it might be possible to have the API support one or more of the following:

• note insertion of modification at a specific point in the set loop
• set the loop length
• add note attributes, length, velocity, etc.

cheers,

ben

[bgaster]

Another feature that would be really useful for the Push is:

• API function to select clip that is "active", which in active state would pass through midi on atom.receiveNoteOn and so on

The reason I need this is that the Push is not really a midi controller, as such, it has only a single mapping and thus to get in key layout and so on, as per Launchpad, I need to implement the mapping. Of course, this could be done in a separate app, but as JS and Atom provide easy control of just this, it seems to make sense to implement directly here. However, this means that Atom an Atom clip is the source of this not clip related material and thus it is useful to not have to have an atom instance open or in record mode.