Ableton Browser navigation using hardware

This should be possible with the upcoming update to the Reactions mapping type (version 2) which is on its way very soon.

Hi Sunny,
Reactions 2 is currently in Beta. I can confirm that it has options for navigation within the browser.
Yes it works with Live 10 + 11

Hi John,

Been experimenting with creating device hotswap/browser scroll controls with reactions. Am able to browse to my preset but wondering if it is possible to send a 'load' instruction from the midi device, rather than having to access my computer keyboard? Thanks

Hello,
I also tried to do that about a week or two ago and I got stranded at the same spot. I can not find a listener for loading a preset into a track or device.
It would be really cool if, one day, that was possible, :-)

hi, can you explain how you navigate inside the browser please?

I can t scroll I only can go up or down with my encoder as there is only one direction to choose in the reaction option
for loading the preset did you try to use a button with a reaction::
application/press curent dialog box.?

Hi Ben,
First, using a 'Reaction' for opening the browser to the current preset,
Action: 'Live Object Model' -> 'Application' -> 'toggle browse'

And then some 'Reactions' for navigating:
Action: 'Live Object Model' -> 'Application' -> 'scroll view'

Sadly, I have not found a way yet to open that new selected preset or device.
Maybe someone has an idea?

Hi Ben,
I missed your last post, I used 'up', 'down' and 'right' buttons to navigate.
Yes, I tried 'Application - press current dialog button' but no luck..

Hello benwadub,
I suppose you could use the same method here as with scrub_by:
To go up- or downward with the same controller, you can set conditions in the 'Reaction':
1) If the current velocity value of your MIDI controller < then the previous -> you give it a direction.
2) If the current velocity value of your MIDI controller > then the previous -> you give it the opposite direction.

I tried this but this doesn't t work :-( I have the same problem for scrub or navigating in the browser, only one direction works for my encoders, I tried to set them as relative and absolute, that doesn't t work

I got it! my encoders are relative and send only 1 or 127 so I had to set the velocity equal to 1 or equal to 127 and this work!

Hi ben,
I just tested the scrubbing and navigation with an absolute endless encoder, and it worked, well partially..
I can scroll the presets (or scrub) but when the encoder gets at 0 or 127, it doesn't move (or scrub) any further than that.
I guess that we need some code that determines how many presets there are, which will probably give a problem if there are more than 128 presets. I suppose a relative encoder would work better, but I have not found a way to implement that yet.
Anybody else on the forum here has some experience with that?

Here is the code I used for navigating:
if self.midi_cc_ch_0_val_58.cur_val < self.midi_cc_ch_0_val_58.pre_val:
self.application().view.scroll_view(0, "Browser", None)
if self.midi_cc_ch_0_val_58.cur_val > self.midi_cc_ch_0_val_58.pre_val:
self.application().view.scroll_view(1, "Browser", None)

I guess you already know, but the numbers in 'cc_ch_0_val_58' will probably be different in your code.