Ableton Live Manual do Utilizador

1 Akai MPD and MPK Series – Setup With Ableton Live Contents Configuring as a Control Surface ...

10 Value Scaling vs. Pick Up Mode There is one more thing to be aware of on the MIDI Sync tab in your Preferences menu. You will see a Takeover M

11 Using Note Repeat /Arp with the MPD or MPK’s Internal MIDI Clock 1. First turn Sync On for the first input. You will see Sync Type. Drop down th

12 Using Note Repeat /Arp with Ableton as Master 1. To set the MPD or MPK to listen to External clock press the Global button and then page right

13 Using a Virtual Instrument in Ableton 1. To set up a Virtual Instrument in Ableton the first thing we need to do is choose one from the Ablet

14 3. You will see the track appear on the right. Notice at the bottom there is a red button. This is Record Enable, this must be activated to h

15 4. Below you will see the drop down menu for the midi input. It will be labeled MIDI From. Generally you can leave this set to All Ins, however

16 Now if you play the MPD or MPK you should hear the audio from this Virtual Instrument track. There is plenty to learn with Ableton as it is an a

2 Note: These screenshots were taken on Ableton Live 7.0.15, while there are new features in 8 the selections that pertain to this setup should remai

3 3. After choosing the appropriate Control Surface, turn your attention to the Input and Output drop-down menus. On the Input drop-down choose

4 Input Output Options The MPD or MPK should now be selected as the control surface. Now turn your attention to the MIDI Ports section below. You

5 2. The Sync option is specifically for routing Midi Clock between devices. This will come into play with Note Repeat and the Arp option.

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7 3. The Remote option is used to send/receive Control Surface commands. i.e, the transport controls, the knobs, and the faders. (see Custom Assi

8 Custom Assigning Controls 1. It is also very easy to customize Ableton to respond in any way you’d like. On a Mac hit CMD + M to bring up t

9 3. After selecting the assignable option (Send A in this example), simply move the knob or fader you would like to assign to it on the MPD or MP