/ableton-torch

Sync phone flashlights in concert via Ableton MIDI

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Ableton Torch

The purpose of this project is to sync phone flashlights in a concert via Ableton. This requires the use of the IAC driver on Mac, and the Loop MIDI virtual MIDI controller on Windows.

Setup

yarn install

Audio MIDI Setup

Open Audio MIDI Setup on Mac and click Window > MIDI Studio. Double click IAC Driver and tick the Device is online checkbox to turn on the IAC Driver virtual MIDI.

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Ableton setup

Go to Ableton > Preferences > Link/Tempo/MIDI and make sure Out: IAC Driver (Bus x) has Track turned on. In your MIDI layer, change input to No Input and set your output to IAC Driver (Bus x).

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Run

yarn start