abl_link~

Ableton Link integration for Pd.

Desktop/Android version

The version of abl_link~ for desktop and Android has moved to https://github.com/libpd/abl_link.

iOS version

This version uses Ableton LinkKit 2.0.0.

To see the iOS version of abl_link~ in action, try PdLinkSample in this repository.

Getting started

• Set up a libpd-based Xcode project as usual.
• Add the Link library and headers to your project setup as described here: http://ableton.github.io/linkkit/#getting-started
• Add abl_link/ios to your header search path.
• Add abl_link/ios/PdLinkAudioUnit.{h,m} to the sources of your project.
• Add the Link preference pane to your user interface (e.g., by cargo-culting the relevant bits of the LinkHut sample project).
• Create a Link instance, a PdLinkAudioUnit instance, and a PdAudioController instance:

ABLLinkRef linkRef = ABLLinkNew(120);
PdLinkAudioUnit pdAudioUnit = [[PdLinkAudioUnit alloc] initWithLinkRef:linkRef];
PdAudioContoller pd = [[PdAudioController alloc] initWithAudioUnit:pdAudioUnit];

• Create a Pd patch using the desktop version of the Link external, abl_link~.
• Add the patch to your Xcode project.