AbleSet 2.7.0-beta.4

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  • Added an optional floating setlist to the performance view
  • Added an optional display to the performance view that shows the playhead position in bars and beats
    • This display can also be opened in a separate view by clicking on it – similar to the timecode and clock
  • Added a 2nd parameter to the /setlist/jumpToSection OSC command that allows you to target the first section that contains a given string (feature request)
  • Added support for using the .-notation after a SONG END locator
  • Improved the top buttons on some pages so they now hide after a while when the mouse isn’t moved
  • Improved the behavior when jumping to a section with count-in – the selected section is now highlighted while Live is counting in
  • Improved imports for custom setlists
  • Fixed stop toggle not being respected in multi-file projects, so the next song would always automatically start playing

You can download this beta here:
Mac: https://ableset.app/download/mac/2.7.0-beta.4
Mac (ARM): https://ableset.app/download/mac-arm64/2.7.0-beta.4
Win: https://ableset.app/download/win/2.7.0-beta.4

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Added an optional display to the performance view that shows the playhead position in bars and beats

Does this read the bars & beats from the Ableton set?
Or is there a separate measure number track?

I always add a track with numbered empty MIDI clips that match the measure # of the sheet music:

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Soooooo helpful in rehearsal.

I imagine a bar number track would run on the same concepts that power your sections or lyrics tracks.

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You could add +LYRICS to the measure track and you could then display and get direct access to measures on a separate lyrics track.

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That’s a great idea—I appreciate it!

Looks like this:

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…which is great if that’s the main thing you’re asking it to do.

But I was thinking it’d be more useful like this:

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Hey @Josh,

That’s a cool idea! For now, this feature reads the bar/beat from Ableton’s arrangement view, but it shouldn’t be too hard to have it read the current measure from a separate measure track.

I could also imagine a flag for songs that specifies what measure it starts on, e.g. Grease [M1] to specify that it starts at 1.1, or Song With Intro [M-4] to specify that the first measure starts four bars into the song. This might be a bit easier to set up for users who don’t use a measure track yet.

What do you think?

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Hey @leolabs,

Thanks! Yes, I could definitely see a use case for a flag that marks the beginning of measure 1. But I was thinking of something more like your lyrics generator.

2m screen share here: Ableton/Ableset Measure # Track Implementation | Loom

Thanks!

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I also make measure tracks and it is great for rehearsal and I also display it in the top right corner of our Stage Display screens. The orchestra loves it if they ever get lost. I run into the same issue you do whenever a song is in anything other than 4/4. Have to manually change the size and then re-number. It’s not a huge deal but It would be great to have something like what has been mentioned.

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I’m currently working on implementing this. If you’re interested, here’s a tool I wrote yesterday that allows you to generate measure tracks: https://beta.ableset.app/tools/measure-track/

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@leolabs sorry, I totally missed this!

Works great, & the web tool looks elegant. Nice work!

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I’m glad you like it :slight_smile: