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THIS is going to get interesting

What is LiveAPI.org? Well, we’ve figured out how to get access to Ableton Live’s Python API, we’ve documented our techniques and currently provide two methods for manipulating it. LiveTelnet, written by Rob King provides a telnet server within Ableton Live to access the running Python environment and LiveOSC written by Nathan Ramella provides OSC control of Live via UDP network traffic. Both methods allow for remote network control.

# SDK components: LiveOSC - A UDP network based Open Sound Control (OSC) interface that allows both sending and recieving of OSC messages through a Python callback system. Any task that can be performed with the Python API can be triggered as well as monitored. By Nathan Ramella and Rob King
# LiveTelnet - Telnet server access the Python CLI for exploration and programatical manipulation of the Live Python API. By Rob King
# Ableton Live API Documentation - Full documentation on whats available in the Ableton Live Python API reprinted with permission from Ableton AG. Original extraction from runtime objects by James Andrew.

Now, add in the Cycling74 partnership and the fun can really begin. Now all we need is a Mac version - if only I knew Python…

Updated: Check out Nathan Ramella’s first blogpost about the project here.