

For instance a drum, bass and guitar track might comprise a single scene. These clips can be arranged into scenes which can then be triggered as a unit. The Session View offers a grid-based representation of all of the Clips in a Live Set. MIDI triggers notes on Live's built in instruments, as well as third party VST instruments or external hardware.



triggered) or played back in a pre-arranged order. Live utilizes audio sample or MIDI sequences, referred to as Clips, which are arranged to be played live (i.e. Live's user interface is composed of two 'Views' – the Arrangement View and the Session View. Live itself was not prototyped in Max, although most of the audio devices were. They released the first version of Live on Octoas commercial software. Switch banks by pressing SHIFT.Ableton co-founders Gerhard Behles, Robert Henke, and Bernd Roggendorf developed Live from homemade software that Behles and Henke had created to facilitate their live music performances as Monolake. Once the X1 is configured it will work that way until you change the configuration (so you don't need the Controller Editor every time) Then, File | Open and select the mapping file supplied here. To map the buttons you must configure the X1 by running the Controller Editor application.Ĭhoose Traktor Kontrol X1, from the drop down and press Connect. Now you can MIDImap the KNOBS to whatever controls you want in Ableton Live yourself to be saved in your Ableton Live Set. (Each will require Admin password and a reboot.) To use the Kontrol X1 as a MIDI controller with Ableton or other MIDI software, you need to perform the following steps:ġ Download and install the X1 driver from Native InstrumentsĢ Download and install the Controller Editor application from Native Instruments In addition to implementing 2 banks of 16 buttons, the LEDs have also been configured to turn on while you press the buttons. To switch to the second bank, just press the SHIFT key on the X1. Press it again to change back to the first bank. The Ableton Live Packs for the LIVE REMIX CONTESTS have a rack with 32 sounds which map onto 2 banks of 16. This makes it convenient when downloading Mad Zach's Soundpacks as the drum racks will be map nicely onto the X1 without requiring any further effort. This mapping changes the 16 buttons at the bottom of the X1 to send MIDI messages similar to the MIDI FIGHTER (3D).
