There needs to be more tutorials like this. A lot of people don't just have one single midi controller, such as Push 2. All the videos I've seen.... hardly anyone is covering this subject.
Morning. I'm your newest sub. New laptop arriving today. Ableton Live Bought APC mini Bought Akai LPD8 Own midi kybd and usb mixer Own blue yeti usb mic Own Boss GT-1 (usb out) Woke up wondering how the hell am I going to get connected.. You're the man
I use the M-Audio Keystation 61 and an Akai APC Key 25. The Akai, when octave shifted, covers the bass notes and has the triggers and the Keystation covers everything else. Kind of like having an 88 Key with triggers but a lot less expensive.
Great video! Better than reading the manual. I'm planning to add MIDI controlled sliders to my setup soon and wasn't sure how to patch it in with my keyboards and Push 2.
I need more indepth info on remote / sync / track in midi preferenes for when using multiple midi controllers. I've got controllers repeating jobs I've assigend to other controllers! LOL I've just enrolled in the looping/performing course. Is there a module going more in depth there?
You should do a follow-up video showing us Newbies the physical wire connections to get it all connected correctly. I think I know a way of doing it, but it would be better to see it done....
Thanks a lot for this tutorial. It's super helpful to see how to choose channels in Session View. Do you possibly have an explanation (or a helpful link) of the cables, the multiport USB thing, and how you route all of them through the interface? I'm trying to set up a situation just like this but haven't used multiple controllers before. Thanks so much -Matt
Sure! What you're looking for is an instrument rack containing piano and drums. You can assign certain note ranges to each instrument (drum pads usually start with the low C) The problem you might run into would be that the piano wouldn't play those lowest notes the drums are assigned to, but it's usually not too critical, and fixable by assigning different midi channels to each section (in a hardware setup utility)
Hi man, thanks for this great video! I have an issue I'd like to get insights on: I have 2 identical MIDI MIX connected to my Mac. How can I send different info on both these similar MIDI MIXES? I keep having the issue of moving one fader in Ableton (ex: CC23) and it automatically affects the other knob also triggered by CC23 on the other midi mixer. Any solutions? thanks!!
Nice and clear thank you! My main issue is now making the 4 sequencers of my keystep pro controlling each one an hardware synth one 4 different midi channels to work together with the Push 2 sequencer, which has no different midi channels so big conflicts ... It's kinda tricky! I think I ll just have to work one either the Push or either the keystep pro. Two at once is over complicated
Great vid thanks but damn, can't find how to get my controler separately for each track with different instrument rack knobs. Juste tried your way IN + CHannel, moving a knob in one track instrument rack moves also the other track instrument rack. Tired to search how-to.
Hi there! Thanks for the vid!!! Small question : can you also separate the different controllers for midi CC? I managed to assign each of my controllers to a track, as you show, so midi notes don’t overlap, but I can’t seem to be able to separate the midi cc part (knobs). Thanks !
How are you running the midi together? Physically as in cables - I have a drum module running my live trigger midi data and a synth acting as a midi controller but not sure how to get the drum data into ableton to run drums in ableton. Hmmmm thanks in advance
Trying to configure an MPCX to ableton has been rough. If only I would have seen this video when I first got ableton, I’d probably be good but now I’m not getting any sound via ableton and have made changes to preferences and updated fw for mpc and MPCX and feeling like throwing in the towel. Brand new ableton user just as they release a new version! Lol 😃
Hello, i bought an M-vave 25 with 8 keys i think... i want to get another soon,is it possible to map the keys to have like 8 octaves, 4 from one midi and 4 on another, 4 bass and 4 treble ?? THank you so much!
well, I have same Novation 25 key as you, and Im still wondering if theres possiblity that I can use my full size 88Key Roland piano with Novation features?
Problem: set track with drum rack for MIDI from Push 2… yet it ONLY works when the track is selected. Any ideas WHY and how to get it working so can navigate away to different tracks but still have that linked? (i.e. so can go tweak stuff on returns while still playing drums on Push)
ive been through so many hubs, i cant really recommend one in specific but buying one from a music supplier is usually a good idea. Also make sure you get a powered one that has a lot of juice just so you can be ready for anything.
would you need to plug each midi controller into a separate audio interface input? I'm trying to figure out how many inputs I will need on my first audio interface.
thanks! i have a question plzz.. can you change de midi channel in the novation minikey? i try to put in another but only recibe in the channel 1. Espero que puedas ayudarme, saludos y gracias!
its arbitrary really. Since I selected the push under "Midi From" irregardless of which midi channel it is outputting, It will isolate that device on that track. I could have left it on "omni" and still, since it is selected in "midi from" it would still only "listen to signals from the push"
BUT what if you wanted to use a midi keyboard and push 2 to control a single midi track discretely? In my case I have a drum rack set up with loaded samples laid out on C2 through C3 on keyboard then C7 to C8 percussion hits for the push.
I have a Launchpad Pro and a Launchkey Mini Mk3. The Launchkey forced tracks to be Armed when it it plugged in. The only way to disarm is to unplug it.
which usb hub are you using for the push 2 ? having trouble connecting mine through the hub, only works when directly plugged in to the computer even though is powered and push 2 is also connected to power...
Great video. Answered a lot of questions. What if wanted to assign certain controllers to a specific channel (i.e mpd32 to channel 1 drums, MPK mini channel 2 Bassline, Akai Advance channel 3 pads, but want the push to float around and be a jack of all trades. Do you have a suggestion for this?
J Mitchmore this is exactly what I want to do. Just got my push 2 today and discovered this problem. Seems that the push cannot output to different midi channels which blows my mind. So I basically can’t use the push and other midi controllers at the same time without messing around in menus all the time. Did you find a solution?
@@davegrg123 Not for using the push on multiple channels. The problem I was really running into was trying to use too many controllers at once. I discovered Ableton the limit is 6 at once. I was trying to use 9.
I’m using 3 different Akai midi controllers with Ableton. My problem is the hot keys I have assigned to one controller are carrying over to the other 2 controllers when i don’t want them to. How do I fix this?
It is possible to control a single track with two midi controllers (not all, just two)? I'm playing organs with a keyboard and switching drive on/off (drive from the same organ vst) with another midi controllers with knobs.
There exist some way to use a midi mapping setup automatically change when other channel is selected? I mean imagine a rack with all the knobs assignes to a midi controller. When you select another channel the same midi knobs are assigned to another rack. Thanks for the tutorial was helpfull
Wow, wow, wow. After watch your great video, I am left with two question? simple one first, what is that controller? Middle one, next to Mac and Ableton Push 2. Second question, With your setup, can I play guitar solos on keyboard controller? And Maybe use Push 2 up & Down Modulation to control guitar effects. Basicly, I want to play Rock, electric guitar solos. Is it posible. Wow you got me thinking posibilities here. Thanks for any feedbacks.
hey so im using a MOTU 828 MKII interface which has 1 midi I/O but now want connect more than one device to the midi out on the interface. Do I need another interface with lager midi routing options? or could i just get a splitter and run everything though the MOTU?
you have to use the thunderbolt port. it has a higher data transfer rate and then you can use USB3.0 and get 5Gb transfer speed. its capable of 10Gb transfer but usb 3has a limit. still way faster than the usb serial ports at 200Mb
i midi mapped a bunch of controls on one controller (Launchpad mini mk3) but now on my other controller (Akai mini play) the same keys/ notes also control the mapped parameters. HELP ME
Hey awesome content. I can correctly assign and control ableton with my BSP, however I cannot get rid of the noticeable latency between me pressing a pad and it triggering (any) virtual instruments. My work around is to only use the step sequencer, that way I can time it correctly. This eliminates my ability to live record into the sequencer though because my timing will always be off. Any ideas?
What if you want all of your controllers to be able to control a selected track, but only that track which is currently selected ? In other words, anytime i select a new track i want to access it from any of my controllers without them controlling any other track at the same time (because that would result in multiple sounds playing at once). Would i do the opposite, i.e. NOT selecting a specific controller for each track and leaving the midi channel for each track at "1", or would i assign a different midi channel for each track ? I'm a little confused here :)
I have a few midi controllers that I use for live performance with multiple musicians and I midi mapped the macro knobs on said controllers to control separate parameters on the instrument racks on each separate track (say synth 1 on an arturia key lab 49 and a bass synth on an mpk mini) I midi mapped the macros on one controller to certain parameters. But, when I go to perform sometimes the knobs will control the parameters of the other synth or vice versa. I tried to assign each track to only receive midi information from one controller via the channels and "all ins." box. but, It's still not working. I'm also having an issue with mapping my korg nanopad's xy pad to be able to control x y grids like the chorus rate etc.... any tips or recommendations for videos to watch for help?
i also have problems like you andrew - the faders and encoders are getting into each others ways even without touching them. jumping faders.....very annoying
This is helpful, but what if I wanted the same setup as yours except I wanted the keys to take MIDI from BOTH the keyboard and the Push? It seems like the MIDI in options are either "1" or "All", but not specific groups
I downloaded your videos from Gumroad and I have to say this video and the video you posted are a little misleading. I was looking for a device that would let me Input multiple sources into individual Ableton tracks simultaneously. This video and the ones you posted on Gumroad doesn't show this. Can you help?
hi! I am newbie in the ableton and midi world..i wonder if you can help.. i am struggling with mapping 3 different midi controlers. When i'm mapping button in akai mpk mini then it effects korg, like i see in the midi mappings that its getting the same note for example CC1 or CC2. I cant find a solution for this, maybe you can help me?? I would really apraciate your advice!
The best solution is to change the midi channel of each device to a unique one. There are 16 midi channels so look up how to change th midi channel on each device and you should be all set
question for you: I have an apc40 and a midi controller (m audio oxygen 25) connected to live, but for some reason there are some settings or knobs that are overlapping, even though I map it correctly, but ableton is assigning it to both of my controllers, do you know what´s going on? thanks in advance.
It is possible that you have the controllers set up as "control surfaces" as opposed to using them in the midi ports. If you deactivate their default control mappings via the control surface section and enable them to be mini mapped (via the "track" and "remote" switches), you can create your own mappings instead of the default mappings that they use as control surfaces. I personally find it pretty useful to leave my main control surface "push 2" on, but have a secondary midi controller mapped to other commonly used controls.
most likely you are dealing with the fact that both of those controllers have special midi control scripts associated with them known as ableton "control surfaces" if you look in the midi preferences, you can disable the control surface features so you can freely map the controls manually.
hey! this series is awesome and I can't wait to see it develop! had a quick question related to this you may be able to answer. i've recently added a used APC 40 to my set up, but unfortunately the 6th fader has shorted out and acts all glitchy. I tried switching track 6 to only take midi from my Push which didn't deactivate the volume slider. I'd like to basically turn that fader off if at all possible. Thanks for your time!
Collective Disparity ok so its important to note that you are most likely using your apc40 as a "control surface" and not a standard midi controller. the difference is that a control surface in live is present mapped to various controls in live. If the apc40 is being used in this way then no matter what device or channel you are assigning to the track, the control surface setting will always supercede manual mappings. now I will need to get home to test this, but in my experience in the past, you could effectively remove control surface presets by going into the script and editing it, or using a different controller and mapping a midi controller to it. Until I can test, go into usermode with your push and map on of the grid buttons to the volume slider for track six and see if that removes the default mapping.
ah sweet! good to know about control surface defaults. I couldn't get mapping Push to overwrite it, as both mappings still worked simultaneously, but I'm going to look into editing the script. I really hadn't understood user mode on the push at all before, so that feels like a door just opened up. appreciate the help!
For sure. I can tell you as an avid push fan, between user mode and the standard control push gives you, the push could easily be your only controller. User mode is incredible and I intend on creating a lot of Push specific videos coming up soon here ;)
I would love to learn how to optimize my Push 1's functionality for all improvisational uses in the live. Hopefully I can transfer some of the concepts from the Push 2 videos and apply them to the 1. I feel like I am missing out on the Push 2 but I must say I like the chunkier pads of the 1 more than the 2's but the 2's pads are more accurate of course lol Thanks for the vids Anthony, keep em comin :)
I did not know this difference between control surfaces having preset maps that you have to edit with script. I don't even know what script is yet - coding language ?
I think ableton has made this part pretty self-explanatory. Of course, you would want to assign each channel to each different instrument. The fun part is when ableton can't read the instrument and you have to map out each key to specific buttons filling in the piano roll manually. I'm trying to use two keyboards to act as a piano so I can have 4 octaves across. And ... I guess I have to hunt down a midi mapping tutorial. Everytime I click the midi button or key button at the top right... there's no highlighted piano roll keys. Now, i did see 2 small arrows talking about going left or right... that was interesting. Maybe if I smash my face against this keyboard more it might start making more sense?
There needs to be more tutorials like this. A lot of people don't just have one single midi controller, such as Push 2. All the videos I've seen.... hardly anyone is covering this subject.
Morning. I'm your newest sub.
New laptop arriving today.
Ableton Live
Bought APC mini
Bought Akai LPD8
Own midi kybd and usb mixer
Own blue yeti usb mic
Own Boss GT-1 (usb out)
Woke up wondering how the hell am I going to get connected..
You're the man
I use the M-Audio Keystation 61 and an Akai APC Key 25. The Akai, when octave shifted, covers the bass notes and has the triggers and the Keystation covers everything else. Kind of like having an 88 Key with triggers but a lot less expensive.
Ohhhh still so many questions! But thanks for sharing.
Thank you
Well explained and straight to the point, awesome tutorial man!
Once again you saved the day my man! Now I can use my keystation 49 for synths and my mpd32 for effects, many thanks brother.
Excellent. Clear, concise explanation with examples actually shown on screen. Perfect demo. Thank you, and subscribed :-D
Tried looking for this all over. Finally!!! Thanks for making it look easy! 😊✌👍
Amazing. Best tutorials ever. Thank you
Perfect exactly what I needed to know. Thanks for getting straight tot he point also😊
Great video! Better than reading the manual. I'm planning to add MIDI controlled sliders to my setup soon and wasn't sure how to patch it in with my keyboards and Push 2.
Clear and useful as always, thanks
Excellent video. Right to the point and good helps with clear instruction.
I need more indepth info on remote / sync / track in midi preferenes for when using multiple midi controllers. I've got controllers repeating jobs I've assigend to other controllers! LOL I've just enrolled in the looping/performing course. Is there a module going more in depth there?
U da man...bro!!!
You should do a follow-up video showing us Newbies the physical wire connections to get it all connected correctly. I think I know a way of doing it, but it would be better to see it done....
Thanks a lot for this tutorial. It's super helpful to see how to choose channels in Session View. Do you possibly have an explanation (or a helpful link) of the cables, the multiport USB thing, and how you route all of them through the interface? I'm trying to set up a situation just like this but haven't used multiple controllers before. Thanks so much -Matt
Thanks a lot man. You save me brother.
God bless you 🤜🏿🤛🏿
Great... but how did you set them up in midi preferences? Did you have issues with any device just not showing up, or being able to play with ableton?
Nice tutorial, thanks for sharing. Is it possible to assign parts of a midi controller? Say the drumpads to the drums and the keyboard to the piano?
Sure! What you're looking for is an instrument rack containing piano and drums. You can assign certain note ranges to each instrument (drum pads usually start with the low C)
The problem you might run into would be that the piano wouldn't play those lowest notes the drums are assigned to, but it's usually not too critical, and fixable by assigning different midi channels to each section (in a hardware setup utility)
Thank you for sharing! this could really save me some aggravation in the future
Súper simple - thanks!!
Hi man, thanks for this great video! I have an issue I'd like to get insights on:
I have 2 identical MIDI MIX connected to my Mac. How can I send different info on both these similar MIDI MIXES?
I keep having the issue of moving one fader in Ableton (ex: CC23) and it automatically affects the other knob also triggered by CC23 on the other midi mixer.
Any solutions?
thanks!!
what is this UC3 thing? Looks dope, I can't find it online though. LOVE your music and LOVE this channel!!! Thank you so much Anthony!
This channel is heaven, omg!!!
Nice and clear thank you! My main issue is now making the 4 sequencers of my keystep pro controlling each one an hardware synth one 4 different midi channels to work together with the Push 2 sequencer, which has no different midi channels so big conflicts ...
It's kinda tricky! I think I ll just have to work one either the Push or either the keystep pro. Two at once is over complicated
Great vid thanks but damn, can't find how to get my controler separately for each track with different instrument rack knobs.
Juste tried your way IN + CHannel, moving a knob in one track instrument rack moves also the other track instrument rack. Tired to search how-to.
so helpful! thank you very much kind sir!
like was earned by intro sound. well done
Great informative video, thank you!
Hi there! Thanks for the vid!!! Small question : can you also separate the different controllers for midi CC? I managed to assign each of my controllers to a track, as you show, so midi notes don’t overlap, but I can’t seem to be able to separate the midi cc part (knobs). Thanks !
How are you running the midi together? Physically as in cables - I have a drum module running my live trigger midi data and a synth acting as a midi controller but not sure how to get the drum data into ableton to run drums in ableton. Hmmmm thanks in advance
I want to use two M-audio 🎹 and my push 2 on stage ….is this posible ?
Nice! Exactly what I needed. Thx!
Thanks! How do I add another synth to my midi setup of im already maxed out at 6 controllers? Sequencing with push
Saved my life brother
what if it's an audio track?
Trying to configure an MPCX to ableton has been rough. If only I would have seen this video when I first got ableton, I’d probably be good but now I’m not getting any sound via ableton and have made changes to preferences and updated fw for mpc and MPCX and feeling like throwing in the towel. Brand new ableton user just as they release a new version! Lol 😃
Thank you so much for these videos!
Hello, i bought an M-vave 25 with 8 keys i think... i want to get another soon,is it possible to map the keys to have like 8 octaves, 4 from one midi and 4 on another, 4 bass and 4 treble ??
THank you so much!
Thnx!! Just what i needed to know.
well, I have same Novation 25 key as you, and Im still wondering if theres possiblity that I can use my full size 88Key Roland piano with Novation features?
I wanted to know where you plugged all your devices. Because there aren't enough ports in my Macbook. How? Where?
Problem: set track with drum rack for MIDI from Push 2… yet it ONLY works when the track is selected.
Any ideas WHY and how to get it working so can navigate away to different tracks but still have that linked? (i.e. so can go tweak stuff on returns while still playing drums on Push)
THANK YOU! Can I ask how you get that helpful fx chain that you show us at the end?
Thanks bruv ! Much appreciated the help !!!!
Do you use a bog standard USB splitter to connect them all to your computer?
Thank you Anthony! Any suggestions for a quality USB hub to connect all these things?
ive been through so many hubs, i cant really recommend one in specific but buying one from a music supplier is usually a good idea. Also make sure you get a powered one that has a lot of juice just so you can be ready for anything.
Thanks - great help.
Nice tutorial 😎👍🏻
would you need to plug each midi controller into a separate audio interface input? I'm trying to figure out how many inputs I will need on my first audio interface.
I have used Ableton for almost 10years and now I know this..
Thank you man!
What USB hub should I use for live performance ? Thanks for your video !
thanks! i have a question plzz.. can you change de midi channel in the novation minikey? i try to put in another but only recibe in the channel 1. Espero que puedas ayudarme, saludos y gracias!
thanks a lot ! but how did you know it's channel 16 for the push?
how do you know which channel to choose from. Thx in advance for your time :)
its arbitrary really. Since I selected the push under "Midi From" irregardless of which midi channel it is outputting, It will isolate that device on that track. I could have left it on "omni" and still, since it is selected in "midi from" it would still only "listen to signals from the push"
BUT what if you wanted to use a midi keyboard and push 2 to control a single midi track discretely?
In my case I have a drum rack set up with loaded samples laid out on C2 through C3 on keyboard then C7 to C8 percussion hits for the push.
I have a Launchpad Pro and a Launchkey Mini Mk3. The Launchkey forced tracks to be Armed when it it plugged in. The only way to disarm is to unplug it.
can i have two launchkey to extend the range(octaves) of the two launckeys?
thanks again for another great video
Nice finger drumming at 3:26. Do you recommend any tutorial to learn to do it?
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@@SeedtoStage Thank you, I will use it. Another question, the Master EFX-1 rack that you used with the UC3 is available anywhere to download?
which usb hub are you using for the push 2 ? having trouble connecting mine through the hub, only works when directly plugged in to the computer even though is powered and push 2 is also connected to power...
Simple, thanks.
Great video. Answered a lot of questions. What if wanted to assign certain controllers to a specific channel (i.e mpd32 to channel 1 drums, MPK mini channel 2 Bassline, Akai Advance channel 3 pads, but want the push to float around and be a jack of all trades. Do you have a suggestion for this?
J Mitchmore this is exactly what I want to do. Just got my push 2 today and discovered this problem. Seems that the push cannot output to different midi channels which blows my mind. So I basically can’t use the push and other midi controllers at the same time without messing around in menus all the time. Did you find a solution?
@@davegrg123 Not for using the push on multiple channels. The problem I was really running into was trying to use too many controllers at once. I discovered Ableton the limit is 6 at once. I was trying to use 9.
I’m using 3 different Akai midi controllers with Ableton. My problem is the hot keys I have assigned to one controller are carrying over to the other 2 controllers when i don’t want them to. How do I fix this?
It is possible to control a single track with two midi controllers (not all, just two)? I'm playing organs with a keyboard and switching drive on/off (drive from the same organ vst) with another midi controllers with knobs.
Does this also work on Windows? If so, do I need some special settings to make it happen?
There exist some way to use a midi mapping setup automatically change when other channel is selected? I mean imagine a rack with all the knobs assignes to a midi controller. When you select another channel the same midi knobs are assigned to another rack. Thanks for the tutorial was helpfull
This is about the push but the solution is the same th-cam.com/video/fonHJF4hFVs/w-d-xo.html
Wow, wow, wow. After watch your great video, I am left with two question? simple one first, what is that controller? Middle one, next to Mac and Ableton Push 2. Second question, With your setup, can I play guitar solos on keyboard controller? And Maybe use Push 2 up & Down Modulation to control guitar effects. Basicly, I want to play Rock, electric guitar solos. Is it posible. Wow you got me thinking posibilities here. Thanks for any feedbacks.
Faderfox uc3
hey so im using a MOTU 828 MKII interface which has 1 midi I/O but now want connect more than one device to the midi out on the interface. Do I need another interface with lager midi routing options? or could i just get a splitter and run everything though the MOTU?
Thank you. Much appreciated.
What cables do you conect to conect all that to the computer
Thanks for the video, very useful!
what kind of usb 4 hub are you using ?( in order to connect all the gear that you have)
you have to use the thunderbolt port. it has a higher data transfer rate and then you can use USB3.0 and get 5Gb transfer speed. its capable of 10Gb transfer but usb 3has a limit. still way faster than the usb serial ports at 200Mb
i midi mapped a bunch of controls on one controller (Launchpad mini mk3) but now on my other controller (Akai mini play) the same keys/ notes also control the mapped parameters. HELP ME
Hey awesome content. I can correctly assign and control ableton with my BSP, however I cannot get rid of the noticeable latency between me pressing a pad and it triggering (any) virtual instruments. My work around is to only use the step sequencer, that way I can time it correctly. This eliminates my ability to live record into the sequencer though because my timing will always be off. Any ideas?
Ryan Hair you need an ASIO driver
This is awesome! How do you set up those midi effects for the channels?
What if you want all of your controllers to be able to control a selected track, but only that track which is currently selected ? In other words, anytime i select a new track i want to access it from any of my controllers without them controlling any other track at the same time (because that would result in multiple sounds playing at once). Would i do the opposite, i.e. NOT selecting a specific controller for each track and leaving the midi channel for each track at "1", or would i assign a different midi channel for each track ? I'm a little confused here :)
Did you ever figure this out? I have the same question!
I have a few midi controllers that I use for live performance with multiple musicians and I midi mapped the macro knobs on said controllers to control separate parameters on the instrument racks on each separate track (say synth 1 on an arturia key lab 49 and a bass synth on an mpk mini) I midi mapped the macros on one controller to certain parameters. But, when I go to perform sometimes the knobs will control the parameters of the other synth or vice versa. I tried to assign each track to only receive midi information from one controller via the channels and "all ins." box. but, It's still not working. I'm also having an issue with mapping my korg nanopad's xy pad to be able to control x y grids like the chorus rate etc.... any tips or recommendations for videos to watch for help?
i also have problems like you andrew - the faders and encoders are getting into each others ways even without touching them. jumping faders.....very annoying
My big issue is the preferences. Just can’t seemed to get it right.
good stuff . thanks
Thank you ! 👌
But how do you activate all tracks at the same time???
Thank you so much
thanks. you deserve a subscribe.
This is helpful, but what if I wanted the same setup as yours except I wanted the keys to take MIDI from BOTH the keyboard and the Push? It seems like the MIDI in options are either "1" or "All", but not specific groups
You can create groups of control by assigning same midi channel numbers to the controllers you wish to combine midi for. I hope that makes sense
Let me know if you find a solution to this! Seems push cannot output different midi channels
I downloaded your videos from Gumroad and I have to say this video and the video you posted are a little misleading. I was looking for a device that would let me Input multiple sources into individual Ableton tracks simultaneously. This video and the ones you posted on Gumroad doesn't show this. Can you help?
do you like the push 2?
hi! I am newbie in the ableton and midi world..i wonder if you can help.. i am struggling with mapping 3 different midi controlers. When i'm mapping button in akai mpk mini then it effects korg, like i see in the midi mappings that its getting the same note for example CC1 or CC2. I cant find a solution for this, maybe you can help me?? I would really apraciate your advice!
The best solution is to change the midi channel of each device to a unique one. There are 16 midi channels so look up how to change th midi channel on each device and you should be all set
Can you do a tutorial. If not to much to ask. Mk2 midi controller with ableton. thanks ahead of time
how would you map to separate midi's ?
Thanks!
Freaking cool, but what midi hub are you using?
question for you: I have an apc40 and a midi controller (m audio oxygen 25) connected to live, but for some reason there are some settings or knobs that are overlapping, even though I map it correctly, but ableton is assigning it to both of my controllers, do you know what´s going on? thanks in advance.
It is possible that you have the controllers set up as "control surfaces" as opposed to using them in the midi ports. If you deactivate their default control mappings via the control surface section and enable them to be mini mapped (via the "track" and "remote" switches), you can create your own mappings instead of the default mappings that they use as control surfaces. I personally find it pretty useful to leave my main control surface "push 2" on, but have a secondary midi controller mapped to other commonly used controls.
most likely you are dealing with the fact that both of those controllers have special midi control scripts associated with them known as ableton "control surfaces" if you look in the midi preferences, you can disable the control surface features so you can freely map the controls manually.
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Any idea how to do this for resolume?
what if they are audio parts not n midi how is this done
hey! this series is awesome and I can't wait to see it develop! had a quick question related to this you may be able to answer. i've recently added a used APC 40 to my set up, but unfortunately the 6th fader has shorted out and acts all glitchy. I tried switching track 6 to only take midi from my Push which didn't deactivate the volume slider. I'd like to basically turn that fader off if at all possible. Thanks for your time!
Collective Disparity ok so its important to note that you are most likely using your apc40 as a "control surface" and not a standard midi controller. the difference is that a control surface in live is present mapped to various controls in live. If the apc40 is being used in this way then no matter what device or channel you are assigning to the track, the control surface setting will always supercede manual mappings. now I will need to get home to test this, but in my experience in the past, you could effectively remove control surface presets by going into the script and editing it, or using a different controller and mapping a midi controller to it. Until I can test, go into usermode with your push and map on of the grid buttons to the volume slider for track six and see if that removes the default mapping.
ah sweet! good to know about control surface defaults. I couldn't get mapping Push to overwrite it, as both mappings still worked simultaneously, but I'm going to look into editing the script. I really hadn't understood user mode on the push at all before, so that feels like a door just opened up. appreciate the help!
For sure. I can tell you as an avid push fan, between user mode and the standard control push gives you, the push could easily be your only controller. User mode is incredible and I intend on creating a lot of Push specific videos coming up soon here ;)
I would love to learn how to optimize my Push 1's functionality for all improvisational uses in the live. Hopefully I can transfer some of the concepts from the Push 2 videos and apply them to the 1. I feel like I am missing out on the Push 2 but I must say I like the chunkier pads of the 1 more than the 2's but the 2's pads are more accurate of course lol Thanks for the vids Anthony, keep em comin :)
I did not know this difference between control surfaces having preset maps that you have to edit with script. I don't even know what script is yet - coding language ?
How can a single pc provide power for all these stuff
What software you use for your upload
Thanks
I think ableton has made this part pretty self-explanatory. Of course, you would want to assign each channel to each different instrument. The fun part is when ableton can't read the instrument and you have to map out each key to specific buttons filling in the piano roll manually. I'm trying to use two keyboards to act as a piano so I can have 4 octaves across. And ... I guess I have to hunt down a midi mapping tutorial. Everytime I click the midi button or key button at the top right... there's no highlighted piano roll keys. Now, i did see 2 small arrows talking about going left or right... that was interesting. Maybe if I smash my face against this keyboard more it might start making more sense?