8tlr-router-desktop

Eight Track LR Router

Routes MIDI messages from Ableton Live to Reason

This is the desktop app version. There is also a command line client version.

Note: This is an app exclusively for Macs, there is no Windows version!

Getting started

MIDI setup

The idea of this project is to use eight tracks in the Ableton Live session view to control up to 64 devices in the Reason rack independently.

To make this work, you have to use the macOS app Audio MIDI Setup to configure five new IAC ports. One port is used to send MIDI messages from Live to 8tlr-router, four ports are used to send MIDI messages from 8tl-router to Reason.

Configuration file

After adding the ports using the MIDI Studio in the Audio MIDI Setup app, create a configuration file called 8tlr-router.config.yaml, either in your home directory, or whereever you are planning to run the 8tlr-router.

The config file should define your MIDI ports like so:

---
portName:
  input: IAC Live to Router
  output:
    - IAC Router to Reason 1
    - IAC Router to Reason 2
    - IAC Router to Reason 3
    - IAC Router to Reason 4

Download and installation

Download the latest version on the release page.

Unzip and move the app contained in the zip file to your applications folder.

“XYZ Is Damaged and Can’t Be Opened. You Should Move It To The Trash”

If you get this error, open up a terminal, go to the applications folder, and run this command:

sudo xattr -c Eight\ Track\ LR\ Router.app

You need admin privileges to do this.

This is, unfortunately, a security measure by Apple that prevents apps downloaded from the internet from getting executed unless they are approved by Apple.

See discussion here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253714860?sortBy=best