won't happen, i can't see ableton going through the trouble of integrating an opensource app that won't make them any additional money (not to mention the potential issues embedding an opensource app in a proprietary one).

there was PDvst a few years ago but it hasn't been updated in forever, and i can't even get it working with my current version of live. but even that just let you run an instance of pd like an effect insert.

i'm not looking forward to converting a handful of my patches to max but i'm gonna have to for max4live.

what i'm curious about is why nobody's made an ableton-esque app for linux yet. all the linux audio developers should team up and make an opensource multiplatform abletonkiller and give us our Pd access in it

Is it possible to integrate Pd with Ableton Live in a way similar to Max4Live, as a Live/Pd user (newbie really) this will be a very important issue in my work. As far as i know, Max4live includes many instruments that can be opened up in a Max canvas (similar to Pd) environment for editing, as well as allowing additional access to the inner workings of Live, http://www.ableton.com/maxforlive. I just wanted to verify if there is (or going to be) any movement to allow for such integration. i am already aware of Jack for sending audio directly from pd to live and vice versa(not sure about midi capabilities), but i'm refering to truly open possibilities that this type of integration will allow.

Thanks,
Jeff

@boonier said:

will that spell the end of Pd for you?

Well, once Miller gets the [pd~] for Max object working right, it won't have to. You'll be able to run Pd within Max4Live. And Csound and Supercollider, too. Of course, it'd be nice if you didn't have to pay extra to use free software .

@slvmchn said:

a couple years ago i played around with pdvst, it was cool but i didn't have much use for it at the time.

now i'm tinkering with the idea of using it along with ableton to get some realtime visuals controlled with ableton (at least until max4live comes out, the "duke nukem forever" of modular dsp software).

however it appears it hasn't been updated since 2004. does anyone know of either some other plugin or where i can find an updated version?

also i should mention i only ask because this 2004 version won't seem to load in ableton for me, i have the folder/dll in my VST folder but it doesn't show up. i haven't tested it in other hosts but without it working in ableton it's pretty useless for me.

I have no idea sorry, but I would have thought that development wouldn't have stopped. I presume that you tried to contact the author?

(at least until max4live comes out, the "duke nukem forever" of modular dsp software).

will that spell the end of Pd for you?

a couple years ago i played around with pdvst, it was cool but i didn't have much use for it at the time.

now i'm tinkering with the idea of using it along with ableton to get some realtime visuals controlled with ableton (at least until max4live comes out, the "duke nukem forever" of modular dsp software).

however it appears it hasn't been updated since 2004. does anyone know of either some other plugin or where i can find an updated version?

also i should mention i only ask because this 2004 version won't seem to load in ableton for me, i have the folder/dll in my VST folder but it doesn't show up. i haven't tested it in other hosts but without it working in ableton it's pretty useless for me.