You can midi map almost any software button or knob in Ableton Live to hardware buttons or knobs. You first need to make sure that your midi preferences are properly setup. (On Mac, Live, Preferences, On PC, Option, Preferences, then click the midi tab.) Then enable the remote button on the input of the desired […]

To allow for ableton to be remotely controlled from a midi controller, you will need to enable remote on the input of your midi device in Live’s Midi Preferences. This allows Live to receive midi input information from your midi controller and interprets this as remote commands

You can map keys on your computer keyboard to toggle software buttons on and off in Live. When key mapping, it is best to disable the computer piano keyboard to prevent conflicts by clicking its icon in the upper right area of the screen. Once the computer piano keyboard is disabled, press the key mapping […]