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Push 2: show the played chord and its notes on the Push screen #2

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@c0remusic

What problem would this solve?

Requested several times: while playing, show what's sounding on the Push 2 screen — the chord name and the notes being played (e.g. C E G B), optionally the degree / function. Essentially the device's Monitor, mirrored on the Push.

Constraint we found

Tuple lights the Push pads (via MIDI SysEx) but does not drive the Push 2 LCD. The display is a separate USB channel that Max for Live can't easily reach — MIDI / SysEx only colors pads, it can't draw screen text. (The manual correctly shows pads only.)

Proposed direction

  • Investigate driving the Push 2 display from Node for Max + USB (render a 960×160 frame), or via a separate Remote Script — and how to resolve display ownership with Ableton's own Push script.
  • What to show: chord name, notes played, degree / function, current-chord highlight.

Notes

High uncertainty / likely significant effort. Worth a feasibility spike before committing.

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