[Solved]: How to Turn off Morph's auto-arm of tracks in Live?

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Hi there, new user. I’ve set Live 10’s MIDI Control Surfce prefs as advised for the Sensel Morph.
However, now Live auto-arms any selected MIDI track in Session Mode/View, which screws up the functionality of my Live projects. I use multiple controllers in my projects in the studio and on stage.

How do I turn off/disable that auto-arm functionality while still having the Morph as a defined, activated control surface? Mac 10.12.6, Live 10.0.6

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Hi there - just want to get a bit more info. Are you looking to be able to click on a MIDI track without it arming to record, or are you looking to click on an instrument/effect without it auto-mapping to the Morph for control?

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In order to disable the auto-arm functionality, you’d need to edit the script. Adding this to the end of the Morph.py file will prevent the script from using the auto-arm feature:

def _can_auto_arm_track(self, track):
	return False

You’ll have to save the file and restart Live for it to take effect. I’ll recommend adding a global flag in the Map.py file to make this a little easier in the future for the next version release.

An easier workaround is to manually arm a “dummy track” somewhere in your project…when a track is explicitly armed, the implicit armed state (i.e. auto-arm state) of the track shouldn’t get changed when selecting a new track.

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@rdorsche Let us know if you need assistance in making that change - if you haven’t done it before, it can be a bit weird.

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Thanks, Peter… This isn’t my first rodeo, editing python scripts for Live. I remember trying to fix something for the KMI QuNeo I used to have. I don’t know Python, but I get the gist. Once I make the edit, I’ll make a copy of the file and back it up. Then I have to be mindful of whenever Live have an update and reinstall the modified Sensel script. I’m sticking to Live 10.0.6 fot the time being until 10.1 has a proven track record, or, a right-of-decimal update.

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To answer to David:
Looking to prevent the auto-arming.
While I get the using-Live-only-with-a-Morph approach? I will most likely use it in concert with a series of controllers, most notably the Novation LaunchControl XL, which I use to set levels on the fly, and arm tracks on the fly. If the Morph is arming tracks willy-nilly, that disturbs my rig’s flow.

Virus as both 61-key controller AND hardware synth --> MIDI Patchbay
LaunchControl XL and Launchpad sitting on top of the Virus --> USB Hub
Linnstrument --> either USB hub or the MIDI Patchbay, depending on the midi load for the set/softsynths used
and now the Morph with Innovators overlay with custom functionality --> USB Hub
All into Live Suite 10.0.6.

The auto-arming and auto-mapping are both unnecessary for how I work.
I’d rather custom assign everything, so there are no surprises.

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Thanks for the extra info. This may not completely solve your problem, but you can turn off exclusive arming in Live’s options menu - such that you can have an unlimited number of tracks armed, rather than one at a time. This way, you won’t lose the arming on other tracks when you move around with the Morph.

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I do have Live’s exclusive arming turned off in the prefs already. I just wanted to disable the Morph’s arming of tracks, period, and leave that task to my Novation LCXL.

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I did not see your reply here… thanks for doing the footwork for me! trying it out now

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Confirmed, @amounra’s solution worked; no more auto-arm when switching or making new channels in Live (10.0.6 as of typing this). Thanks!

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