Known Issues

This page documents known bugs and limitations in Producer Pal.

Undo/Redo Behavior

Live groups all Live API changes into a single undo step until you interact with Live's UI (clicking, typing, etc.). So if you make multiple requests to Producer Pal without clicking in Live between them, Cmd+Z / Ctrl+Z may undo everything at once. On the other hand, heavier operations can get split across multiple undo steps, so you might need to press undo several times.

This comes from Live's own undo model as exposed through the Live API, not a Max for Live limitation specific to Producer Pal.

Workaround: Save your Live Set before big changes. Click somewhere in Live's UI between requests if you want separate undo steps.

Lengthening Looped Arrangement Clips

Looped arrangement clips cannot be directly lengthened. Instead, they are duplicated and tiled, which can create a lot of clips. Unlooped clips (MIDI and audio) are extended in place without creating additional clips.

Automation and Envelopes Not Supported

Producer Pal cannot read, create, or edit arrangement automation or clip envelopes (parameter values that change over time). See Limitations on the Features page for details.

Claude Desktop Caches Tool Definitions

If you change a setting that rewrites the tool definitions — small model mode or the notation — in the Max for Live device while Claude Desktop is running, Claude Desktop will continue using the previously cached definitions. For example, if you launch Claude Desktop with small model mode enabled and then disable it, Claude Desktop will remain stuck in small model mode; switch the notation to Stark and it will keep writing bar|beat.

Workaround: Either fully quit Claude Desktop (not just close the window) and relaunch it, or go to Settings → Extensions → Producer Pal → Configure and toggle the "Enabled" switch off and on.

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If you encounter additional issues, check the list of open issues to see if it's already been reported. If not, file a new issue.