User Manual

CHAPTER 26. MIDI AND KEY REMOTE CONTROL 460
Once your remote control setup has been dened in the MIDI/Sync Preferences, giving MIDI
controllers and notes remote control assignments is simple:
1. Enter MIDI Map Mode by pressing the MIDI switch in Live's upper right-hand
corner. Notice that assignable elements of the interface become highlighted
in blue, and that the Mapping Browser becomes available. If your Browser is
closed,
Ctrl
Alt
B
(PC) /
Alt
B
(Mac) will open it for you.
2. Click on the Live parameter that you'd like to control via MIDI.
3. Send a MIDI message by pressing a keyboard key, turning a knob, etc., on your
MIDI controller. You will see that this new MIDI mapping is now listed in the
Mapping Browser.
4. Exit MIDI Map Mode by pressing the MIDI switch once again. The Mapping
Browser will disappear, but you can always review your mappings by entering
MIDI Map Mode again.
26.2.2 Mapping to MIDI Notes
MIDI notes send simple Note On and Note Off messages to Live's interface elements. These
messages can produce the following effects on controls in Live:
 Session View Slots  Note On and Note Off messages affect clips in the slot according
to their Launch Mode settings.
 Switches  A Note On message toggles the switch's state.
 Radio Buttons  Note On messages toggle through the available options.
 Variable Parameters  When assigned to a single note, Note On messages toggle the
parameter between its Min and Max values. When assigned to a range of notes, each
note is assigned a discrete value, equally spaced over the parameter's range of values.
Hint: Session View slots can be assigned to a MIDI note range for chromatic playing: First
play the root key (this is the key that will play the clip at its default transposition), and then,
while holding down the root key, hold one key below the root and one above it to dene
the limits of the range.