Ableton Live - Control Surface Mappings
Rather than other devices, it has a dedicated control surface memory, allowing to switch from normal to control surface mode in a fraction of second.
To use the Minilab MkII as an Ableton Live control surface, you have to:
- Select Minilab MkII in Ableton Live preferences > MIDI > Control Surface
- Set the Minilab MkII on the dedicated control surface memory (memory 8)
Then, here are the functions that will be mapped on your Minilab MkII when using the memory 8:
CONTROL |
MAPPING |
KNOB 1 KNOB 2 KNOB 3 KNOB 4 KNOB 5 KNOB 6 KNOB 7 KNOB 8 KNOB 9 KNOB 10 KNOB 11 KNOB 12 KNOB 13 KNOB 14 KNOB 15 KNOB 16 PAD 1 to 8 PAD 9 to 16 |
LIVE – Device control LIVE – Device control LIVE – Device control LIVE – Device control Selected TRACK – control send A Selected TRACK – control send B LIVE – control RETURN A level LIVE – TRACK scroll left/right LIVE – Device control LIVE – Device control LIVE – Device control LIVE – Device control Selected TRACK – control PANNING Selected TRACK – control LEVEL LIVE – control RETURN B LEVEL LIVE – SCENE scroll up/down Control CLIPS first row Control CLIPS second row |
If you quit the memory 8, you will be able to use your Minilab MkII functions normally, like:
- Finger drumming on a drum rack with the pads
- Controlling your V Collection synths parameters with the encoders.
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CONTROLS |
ABLETON LIVE MAPPING |
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Main encoder |
Browse scenes |
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Left / Right arrows |
Browse tracks |
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Knobs 1-8 |
Panning tracks 1 to 8 |
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Sliders 1-8 |
Volume tracks 1 to 8 |
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Knob 9 |
Not available |
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Slider 9 |
Controls volume for master track |
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Buttons 1-8 |
Focus on track 1 to 8 |
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Button 9 |
Switch sliders mode to control Send A |
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Next button |
Shifts focused track to the next one |
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Previous button |
Shifts focused track to the previous one |
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Bank |
Set Next and Previous buttons to shift 8 tracks forward / backward instead of one. |
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Pads 1-4 |
Controls tracks 1 to 4 MIDI clips (First row) |
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Pads 5-8 |
Controls tracks 1 to 4 MIDI clips (Second row) |
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CONTROLS |
ABLETON LIVE MAPPING |
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Main encoder |
Browse scenes |
|
Left / Right arrows |
Browse tracks |
|
Knobs 1-8 |
Panning tracks 1 to 8 |
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Sliders 1-8 |
Volume tracks 1 to 8 |
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Knob 9 |
Not available |
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Slider 9 |
Controls volume for master track |
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Buttons 1-8 |
Focus on track 1 to 8 |
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Button 9 |
Switch sliders mode to control Send A |
|
Next button |
Shifts focused track to the next one |
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Previous button |
Shifts focused track to the previous one |
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Bank |
Set Next and Previous buttons to shift 8 tracks forward / backward instead of one. |
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Pads 1-4 |
Controls tracks 1 to 4 MIDI clips (First row) |
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Pads 5-8 |
Controls tracks 1 to 4 MIDI clips (Second row) |
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Pads 9-12 |
Controls tracks 1 to 4 MIDI clips (Third row) |
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Pads 12-16 |
Controls tracks 1 to 4 MIDI clips (Fourth row) |