A midi controller is a midi enabled hardware device capable of transmitting midi note or cc data with any of the following tactile parameters.
Ableton live mixer midi controller.
Ableton live is more fun and feisty when you add a hardware controller turning the software into more of an instrument.
Triggering clips notes and drums as well as.
Keyboard encoders buttons dials or sliders.
Akai professional s portable midimix solves this problem completely.
Livecontrol 2 ipad based on lemur from liine livecontrol 2 gives access to all important functions to perform with live e g.
By ronan macdonald 19 november 2014.
Ableton push 2 ableton s own controller is fantastically well integrated and makes ableton 10x more fun best for budget buyers.
For instance you could use a midi controller to play notes in midi instruments or to adjust the filter cutoff frequency in a device.
It helps you focus more on your music and less on your laptop by providing 16 buttons 24 knobs and eight faders all of which integrate seamlessly with live to give you total hands on control.
As well as the expected clip launching and mixer control you get a keyboard and drum pads comprehensive live device and plugin tweaking device browsing a multipoint xy pad and a template editor for building your own control surfaces.
Ultimate control over ableton live launch control xl is the ultimate controller for ableton live.
9 of the best ableton live midi controllers.
Jam in session view tweak sends and fx and discover new approaches that help you stay in your flow.
No setup or installation is required just plug in forget your mouse and get creative.
Akai professional apc mini there are better akai s on the market the mpc series but for the money apc mini is a great buy.
The on site mixing problem solved.
I will be uploading a video every day this week with a new kind of control.
After 6 years of touring and playing live with ableton live night after night i figured it was time to put together this article.
Many pick up the live push combo on day one of their musical mission.
The most essential hardware element to an ableton live setup is a midi controller.
Dedicated ableton live controllers these high quality hardware controllers were co developed with ableton to deliver seamless integration with live.
Touchable is full featured controller app for live which offers dedicated views and controls for live s session view midi note editor mixer devices browser and more.
Ableton is a very special daw that is used by not only producers but also touring musicians.
There are midi controllers built specifically for ableton and we are going to highlight the best options.
Here are our picks of the best live controllers available in 2020.