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@mokomo wrote:

Feature: a python script that converts an OT/OE project file into an Ableton Project that plays just like on the OT and can be edited in Ableton (within strict constraints) … a python script that converts that Ableton Project back into an OT project

@rusty wrote:

That is not going to happen I’m afraid. Would rather be working on my own DAW / hardware.

In the below post, I explain how to print OT stems to Ableton. AFAICT, it’s the best you can do in Ableton. In my testing, it works great. There are a couple limitations, which I noted in the post. I imagine any sort of Ableton scripting would need to overcome these limitations, if possible.

Anything better will require @Rusty’s DAW thing.

Limitations

  • Manual mutes do NOT really work, because the solo overrides them; however, IIRC, arrangement mutes DO work. I explored some some ways around this, but it seemed to make things much more complicated, so I gave up. For me, it is not a big deal; I can just edit my stems in my DAW to have mutes wherever I need them.
  • Ableton does not record received program changes, so you cannot record your OT pattern changes. Use the arranger for changing patterns.
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