{"id":1749203,"date":"2019-03-26T19:55:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T19:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1749203"},"modified":"2021-02-01T17:37:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:37:20","slug":"live-daw-controller-setup","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/live-daw-controller-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up a DAW Controller in Live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 240%; font-weight: bold; color: #333333;\">Live DAW controller setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#ffe46e\" class=\"has-background\"> Live supports a variety of DAW controllers. If you are setting up a DAW controller for the first time, we recommend reading <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/daw-control-surface-getting-started-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Getting Started with DAW Controllers<\/strong><\/a> first and then following the instructions below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DAW controllers (control surfaces) need to be configured within Live before they can control it. That means you\u2019ll need to select the controller\u2019s protocol and port settings within Live. If you\u2019re not sure how to change the protocol (mode) of your MIDI device, check its user manual for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Third-party-control-surfaces-with-Live\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">Third party control surfaces with Live<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-Ableton DAW controllers may require additional installation. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/help.ableton.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/209072009-Installing-Third-Party-Control-Surfaces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">installing third-party control surfaces and remote scripts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f1f0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div style=\u201dpadding: 10px;\u201d>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open the <strong>Live<\/strong> menu and select <strong>Preferences\u2026<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click the <strong>Link\/MIDI tab<\/strong> and select your controller\/protocol and its MIDI ports:<ul><li><strong>Control Surface:<\/strong> Select a device\u2019s preset or configure for Mackie Control.<\/li><li><strong>Input:<\/strong> Select the device\u2019s MIDI input port.<\/li><li><strong>Output:<\/strong> Select the device\u2019s MIDI output port.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>If your device is natively supported <em>(selectable)<\/em> by Live, it can be set to receive Live\u2019s preset dump. Ready the controller <em>(check the controller\u2019s user manual to learn how)<\/em> and click the <strong>Dump<\/strong> button to synchronize its button layout with Live\u2019s preset.<\/li><li>Enable the controller\u2019s input and output port <strong>Track<\/strong> and <strong>Remote<\/strong> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/help.ableton.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/209774205-Live-s-MIDI-Ports-Explained\" target=\"_blank\">MIDI port switches<\/a>. Only enable <strong>Sync<\/strong> when syncing to the tempo of another sequencer or drum machine.<\/li><li>Close the <strong>Preferences<\/strong> menu.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" data-gifffer=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/Live-DAW-Controller-Config-Mackie-Control-1024x521.gif\" alt=\"Live DAW Controller Config Mackie Control\" class=\"wp-image-1749413\" data-giffferset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/Live-DAW-Controller-Config-Mackie-Control-1024x521.gif 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/Live-DAW-Controller-Config-Mackie-Control-300x153.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/Live-DAW-Controller-Config-Mackie-Control-768x391.gif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Configuring a control surface in Live<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Additional-resources\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">Additional resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn Live 10: Setting up MIDI\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CWOXblksDxE?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Setting-up-MIDI\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignCenter noUnderline customh5 swheader\">Setting up MIDI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn Live 10: MIDI mapping and key mapping\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l0DM9JbkQBA?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"MIDI-Mapping\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignCenter noUnderline customh5 swheader\">MIDI Mapping<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn Live 10: Arrangement View automation\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbdGxnRfIq4?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Recording-automation\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignCenter noUnderline customh5 swheader\">Recording automation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[55062,72623,55546,231278,58283,57389,55254,56886,84699,53648,34259,54343,34739,228026,34740,54559,55833,231279],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this guide, we will show you how to set up a DAW control surface (or keyboard) with Live. 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