Using Multiple Midi Controllers in Ableton Live

How to use all your midi controllers at once and prevent them from stepping on each other's toes in Ableton Live. This is essential to any given live setup as usually only one midi controller won't have access to all the parameters you'd like to control at once.

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[DopamineOverload]

There needs to be more tutorials like this. A lot of people don't just have one single midi controller, such as Push 2. All the videos I've seen.... hardly anyone is covering this subject.

[PioPeterDsouza]

Tried looking for this all over. Finally!!! Thanks for making it look easy! 😊✌👍

[MrZuchiS]

Well explained and straight to the point, awesome tutorial man!

[RJuna]

Once again you saved the day my man! Now I can use my keystation 49 for synths and my mpd32 for effects, many thanks brother.

[jonr]

Excellent. Clear, concise explanation with examples actually shown on screen. Perfect demo. Thank you, and subscribed :-D

[dmmusicstudios]

Excellent video. Right to the point and good helps with clear instruction.

[BravosReviews]

Perfect exactly what I needed to know. Thanks for getting straight tot he point also😊

[robinmuller]

Amazing. Best tutorials ever. Thank you

[eleones]

Great video! Better than reading the manual. I'm planning to add MIDI controlled sliders to my setup soon and wasn't sure how to patch it in with my keyboards and Push 2.

[-_AjB_-]

Morning. I'm your newest sub.
New laptop arriving today.
Ableton Live
Bought APC mini
Bought Akai LPD8
Own midi kybd and usb mixer
Own blue yeti usb mic
Own Boss GT-1 (usb out)
Woke up wondering how the hell am I going to get connected..
You're the man

[DJFusia]

Thanks bruv ! Much appreciated the help !!!!

[whalenbrinton]

so helpful! thank you very much kind sir!

[troytrellman]

I use the M-Audio Keystation 61 and an Akai APC Key 25. The Akai, when octave shifted, covers the bass notes and has the triggers and the Keystation covers everything else. Kind of like having an 88 Key with triggers but a lot less expensive.

[flubby]

Thanks a lot man. You save me brother.
God bless you 🤜🏿🤛🏿

[BrEaKiNg_Brad]

like was earned by intro sound. well done

[MelodyMonroe]

Ohhhh still so many questions! But thanks for sharing.

[reaktiv]

Nice and clear thank you! My main issue is now making the 4 sequencers of my keystep pro controlling each one an hardware synth one 4 different midi channels to work together with the Push 2 sequencer, which has no different midi channels so big conflicts ...
It's kinda tricky! I think I ll just have to work one either the Push or either the keystep pro. Two at once is over complicated

[jaredmaly]

hey so im using a MOTU 828 MKII interface which has 1 midi I/O but now want connect more than one device to the midi out on the interface. Do I need another interface with lager midi routing options? or could i just get a splitter and run everything though the MOTU?

[cadelegat]

This is awesome! How do you set up those midi effects for the channels?

[yaseimaremusic]

Thanks a lot for this tutorial. It's super helpful to see how to choose channels in Session View. Do you possibly have an explanation (or a helpful link) of the cables, the multiport USB thing, and how you route all of them through the interface? I'm trying to set up a situation just like this but haven't used multiple controllers before. Thanks so much -Matt