It’s actually a very simple process but this is often the point where people not familiar with the process are left wondering: why is Ableton MIDI mapping not working? Setting your equipment up correctly is super important. How to setup up your midi controller / keyboard ready for midi mapping in Ableton Live We will go through the steps involved in creating MIDI mappings but first and most importantly, you need to make sure that your equipment is setup correctly inside Ableton. Or if you want to control the various parameters of a virtual instrument or device then you can map it to those. Originally developed back in the 80s, Musical Instrument Digital Interface (or MIDI for short) is a communication standard for musical hardware which allows separate pieces of equipment to “talk” to each other by sending performance data back and forth.Ībleton’s built in MIDI mapping engine allows you to select what each button/knob/pad on your MIDI controller/keyboard will control inside Ableton when you press/turn/tap it, allowing you to take any controller or keyboard which sends MIDI data, connect it to Ableton and create a set of custom controls, specific to your own unique workflow requirements!įor example, lets say you want to focus your attention on mixer controls, you can map your MIDI controller to functions like track volume, panning & mute. But to make sure we’re on the same page, let’s just quickly go over what MIDI actually is. If you’ve been producing or performing music for any amount of time, I’m sure you’ve heard the term “MIDI”.
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Full list of Ableton MIDI Mapping options.