Ableton / 2 midi controllers

clubfoot · Post by **clubfoot** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:46 pm

Does anyone have experience of using more than one controller at a time with Ableton? Just wondering if this is feasible. Is it possible to get Ableton to respond to different controllers simultaneously?

Does it require configuring the MIDI channels or can 2 USB devices just be connected? Or do you just need the 2 going into some MIDI adaptor?

Any tips appreciated

jspr · Post by **jspr** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:55 pm

I have a Faderfox Micromodul DJ1 Midi controller for Traktor and Ableton Live.

Those are modular with a Midi cable (NO USB!) so you can connect more Faderfoxes to eachother to make a massive Midi controller.

http://www.faderfox.de

clubfoot · Post by **clubfoot** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:11 pm

I was gonna write "(non modular system)" in the original post.

I'm aware of the Faderfox setup. I was thinking along the lines of unrelated controllers. For instance, when I saw Portable playing last week he appeared to be using this http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/CS32MIDI/ and a Faderfox. Would these just want to go thru a MIDI interface and that's the job done? Would certain MIDI channels need assigning or would Ableton recognise commands from both?

jspr · Post by **jspr** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:32 pm

i guess every Midi command is unique once linked to eachother. But i'm not sure....i'm a total noob in Midi actually.

clubfoot · Post by **clubfoot** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:38 pm

kiwi wrote:i guess every Midi command is unique once linked to eachother. But i'm not sure....i'm a total noob in Midi actually.

yeah me too, I get a little confused with which commands are going where.

nikaj · Post by **nikaj** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:09 pm

i use the o2 and triggerfinger together with no problems.

Unclean · Post by **Unclean** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:26 am

I have U-33e & U-16 connected to USB of my notebook, and Ableton is not able to run both...

But with MIDI interface (soundcard, or something) it'll work....I think :]

kujoma · Post by **kujoma** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:38 pm

and Ableton is not able to run both...

Try to active the midi in / out for usb device (1,2,3) or the midiport. Be sure to have everything turned on. That it'll work.