This is the biggest update to AbleSet with a bunch of new features and
improvements. You can check out all new features here.
Highlights:
Lyrics & Chords
Customizable Performance View
Multi-File Projects
PlayAUDIO12 Integration
Dynamic Guide Tracks
Additional Jump Modes
OSC Support
Improvements:
Added native suport for M1/M2 Macs
Smoother progress bars in the setlist and performance views
Setlists can now be printed by pressing CMD+P in your browser
You can now hide skipped songs in the setlist editor
Searching for songs now displays more relevant results
Disabled the "Autoplay" option by default
Added an option to display the current time signature in the setlist
Added support for a CSS file to add custom styles to the web app
You can now jump forward/backward multiple songs or sections while waiting for
Live's quantization
Added a warning notification if the quantization settings of the current
project are too low, with an option to automatically increase it to 1/4
Added a red background to the lock button when the web app is currently locked
AbleNet on macOS can now automatically discover other instances of AbleSet on
more network configurations
In projects with multiple time signatures that use the AbleSet Controller,
AbleSet now displays the correct position in bars and beats
You can now create a log package containing all relevant information for
troubleshooting, including AbleSet and Live logs, related project files, and
more
Improved the overall performance on the web app
Improved notifications, automatically removing those that aren't relevant
anymore
Improved the updating process, adding a progress indicator for downloads
You can now click the setlist title to enter edit mode and change it
Pressing ENTER in the title field saves the setlist and exits edit mode
AbleSet now tries to prevent your screen from going to sleep automatically
while you're using the web app
Fixes:
Fixed setlist downloads having an outdated name in some cases
Fixed AbleSet announcing itself to other instances on the network while
AbleNet is turned off
Fixed AbleSet not being able to connect to Live when the ports used for
communicating are already blocked by another program on the computer
Fixed section clips not being loaded correctly sometimes when opening a new
project file while AbleSet is running
Fixed a bug where AbleSet's plugin installer wouldn't recognize an Ableton
user library properly in some cases, leading to users not being able to
install the plugin
Improved the detection of Ableton Live's current user library in the plugin
installer
The AbleSet Plugin can now be installed to your User Library
Previous versions of AbleSet would install the plugin directly into the
Ableton Live app. This worked fine but in some cases, Live would
accidentally reset the plugins folder during an update so you'd have to
manually re-install the plugin again.
The latest version of macOS Ventura also added a new security measure that
prevents apps from modifying other apps' data by default, which prevented
the plugin installer from working correctly.
By installing the plugin to your User Library and letting you manually
choose the User Library folder, AbleSet can work around those issues.
This is likely the last update before version 2 of AbleSet. If you've bought
your license key less than 6 months ago, you'll be able to upgrade at no
additional cost.
AbleSet now moves the start marker to the current section when jumping to it
You can now enable an option to let the current section finish before jumping
to the selected section
You can now import setlists on phones and tablets using the OS' file picker
Muted section clips are now ignored in the setlist
Sections that you can't jump to are now more visible by making their titles
slightly transparent
The loop button in the setlist view now blinks as expected while a loop escape
is queued
Improved the performance for setlists with over 2000 markers
Improved the drift correction's reliability by automatically disabling it once
AbleSet knows that all computers are in sync
Fixed the computer appearing twice in the list of hosts when AbleNet is used
with custom IP addresses
Fixed an issue where the loop bracket wouldn't be placed correctly near the
end of the Live arrangement sometimes
Fixed an issue where the current setlist would be overwritten by an outdated
one when two AbleNet computers are syncing
Fixed automatic jumps between sections on one computer influencing playback on
other computers with AbleNet enabled
Fixed downloaded setlists having an outdated file name
Fixed a bug that caused the downloaded setlist to have an outdated name
You can now password-protect the web app, so you can give more people access
to it without having to worry about them modifying the setlist or disrupting
playback
Setlists can now have a custom name that appears both in the setlist and
performance view
You can now jump between song sections using the new Max for Live controller
The song and section comments in the performance view now use a brigher color
for better readability
Added a tag to display the next song section in the performance view
Added an option to always stop playback when the current song ends
Improved the playback re-sync to be quicker when one computer isn't playing
Improved the display of decimals during tempo ramps
Improved the message you see when your trial runs out
Fixed the new Host address being shown even when the operating system doesn't
support it
Fixed a bug that caused AbleSet to miss STOP markers in certain scenarios
Fixed the loop button flickering when jumping between cues or songs
Fixed the first song section marker not appearing in performance view if it
has the same name as its song marker
Fixed loop brackets being placed in the space between a STOP marker and the
next song
Fixed AbleSet jumping to the next song when disabling the loop bracket of the
last section before a STOP marker
Improved loops to make use of Live's loop bracket – Thanks Chagall!
This introduces a new option – "Autoloop the Current Section" – which
automatically moves the loop bracket to the current section without
activating it. This allows you to spontaneously loop the current section.
You can toggle the loop bracket from within the web app
Added a way to access the web app using a fixed address
AbleSet is now reachable on a .local domain which always stays the same
independent of your computer's IP address
Added better tooltips to buttons in the web app – Thanks Tom & Jeppe!
The tooltips include hints to the shortcuts you can use for the buttons
Added an option to turn off autoscroll in the web app – Thanks Pat!
Added a prevention mechanism against accidental double clicks in the setlist –
Thanks Marcus!
Added a check to cancel the song duration measurement when playback starts –
Thanks Pat!
Removed the need for autoplaying song sections with count-in enabled – Thanks
Martin!
Added the possibility to restart the current song when playback is paused –
Thanks Martin!
Added the ability to lock the setlist view using Shift+L
Added the ability to enable drift correction only on one of the AbleNet hosts
Improved the speed of AbleNet's drift correction
Improved the speed of the song duration measurement
Improved web app performance
Fixed a stuck blinking song in larger Live sessions - Thanks Pat!
Fixed playback shortcuts not being disabled when the setlist view is locked –
Thanks Chase!
Fixed the placeholder text in the search field sometimes displaying the wrong
song name
Fixed metadata not being saved for songs that where another locator with the
same name exists
Fixed app updates not working as expected
Fixed the web app's performance URL not loading correctly when opened directly
Fixed the "Restart Song" button not blinking while it's waiting for the
quantisation
Fixed a remote IP showing sometimes even if there is no network connection
Fixed some notifications not doing anything when clicked
AbleSet can now display the current SMPTE timecode with the
LTC Display device if you're using
an LTC timecode track – Thanks Chase!
You can now quickly search for songs and insert them into the setlist using
⌘+K or the plus button
Added an option to automatically jump to the next song when a stop point is
reached – Thanks Matt!
You can now switch between setlist and performance mode using the ↹
key – Thanks Chase!
When you start editing a setlist, AbleSet will now only measure the durations
of new songs. You can trigger a measure of all songs with the refresh button
next to the total setlist duration.
AbleSet now detects SONGEND markers without a space
Removed the Record button from the setlist view to clean up the UI
Fixed AbleSet jumping to the next song one bar after starting a song in
certain situations – Thanks Dane!
Fixed playback not stopping after reaching the SONG END marker of the
last song in the setlist
Simply add +LOOP to the end of a cue and the section between it and the
next cue will be looped
Added option to turn off Autoplay – Thanks Thorsten for the idea!
When Autoplay is turned off, clicking on a song in AbleSet won't start
playback but will just move the cursor to the selected cue so you can start
playback manually
Added a button to lock the performance view – Thanks Jasper!
The play/pause button now has a slight green tint when Ableton is playing
The skip buttons will now flash green while the next or previous song is
queued