Native Instruments M32, A25, S49 setup with Ableton Live

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In this video I show you how to map the knobs and buttons on your Native Instruments keyboard to control any Ableton instrument or effect, AND any third-party instruments. I also show you how to map the buttons on your S-series keyboard to buttons in your third-party plugin. This works with all Native Instruments keyboards including the M32, A49, A61, S49, S61, and S88. You will be able to map the knobs to any 8 controls in Ableton instruments, effects, and third-party plugins like Omnisphere, Nexus 2, Serum, U-he plugins, Arturia plugins, and more. I show you step by step how to setup your keyboard in Ableton. This is a how to instructional video from start to finish. If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below!

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[lesthedog]

Ableton has changed a bit since this video was made. I found the config file in my user folder:
11.X.X/User Remote Scripts
I think the Library might be a hidden folder by default so you might need to show it via the Finder view options in your user folder.

The config text file contents is a little different too, but the principle is still the same. I just pasted the Input/Output names directly under GlobalChannel.

One important thing to note is swapping to MIDI mode on the Kontrol by pressing Shift+Plug-in(MIDI), which I missed first time I watched. You need to do this to activate the knobs for an instrument/macro.

[Augnos]

I've been trying to get my komplete kontrol devices to work with ableton for like 3 years now. I didn't realize how much I needed to watch this video T_T

[coyley]

Alright, who are the ones who gave this a thumbs down? This video is about as good and helpful as a video can be. Do people watch this and finally, successfully map their M32 knobs in Live then go and give it a thumbs down? Why, people, whyyy!!

[dddderek]

You are always so light and joy filled that I find myself watching your videos sometimes just to feel uplifted. So thank you so much for creating this beautiful, uplifting, educational content. 🙏

[JustinJulien-tptg]

God Bless you Sanjay. I pray your continue to prosper in what you do. Very helpful!

[djphinesse]

Thanks I really needed this one. My m32 felt useless not being able to control anything besides komplete Kontrol.

[JamesBermingham]

The channel that keeps on giving. Just got my M32 today and will implement this today with Live 10. Top man Sanjay thank you 🙏 👍

[pablothello]

One of the most useful video I've seen so far. I just saved my money instead of buying a dedicated small keyboard/controller for Ableton's racks. Thank you Sanjay :)))

[akcarl]

This has been extremely helpful. I was pretty discouraged when I didn't have "complete control" over the komplete kontrol midi keyboard. Your video was absolutely amazing thank you once again

[xavier___]

wow, i really got my s61 to work after following this tutorial, it took a few fanagling but i did it, it now stops, plays, records, adjusts tempo, works with the knobs, and my favorite of all can control the mixing board, cant wait to program plugin specific stuff as well, THANK YOU!

[lachlanrussell]

Never gets old Sanjay! Still loving your videos, because they’re still the most succinct explanations on the internet!

[timnoble]

The most clear instruction around. Thanks Sanjay

[leonkaveto]

Finally the knobs more than just good looking. Thanks a lot!

[velanche]

Ha! I spent about the last month, on and off, learning what you've shown in this video. I have to say, by far, really well explained and visualized; perhaps the most straightforward I've seen yet, and I had to go through a number of videos, documentation, forums, support, and also loads of good 'ol trial-and-error to get things working for me. I'm just starting to work though the last part of your video on third-party plugins. Well done, sir...and thank you!

[gazells]

Amazing, thanks so much! Weird that Native Instruments didn't implement this out of the box, though.

[lscx]

THANK YOU for this! I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out why the knobs wouldn't map to Ableton. In response to someone else's observation below, there are actually 32 MIDI maps (4 pages of 8 knobs each) on the M32 controller. You hit shift+midi and then hit the M or S button to select the page you want. I went further with your file edit like this. I tested this with 10 tracks. 1-8 controlled the volumes of the first 8 tracks, but what about 9 and 10? Both are controlled by the encoder 9 and 10 which are on the second page of the midi mappings on the M32, knobs 1 and 2, so it seems to work. It's a little hodge podge that you have to pick the page every time you want to switch what you are controlling, but then again, it's a $130 keyboard not a $1300 keyboard. Here's how I edited the file to include all 32 knobs:

Encoder1: 14
Encoder2: 15
Encoder3: 16
Encoder4: 17
Encoder5: 18
Encoder6: 19
Encoder7: 20
Encoder8: 21
Encoder9: 22
Encoder10: 23
Encoder11: 24
Encoder12: 25
Encoder13: 26
Encoder14: 27
Encoder15: 28
Encoder16: 29
Encoder17: 102
Encoder18: 103
Encoder19: 104
Encoder20: 105
Encoder21: 106
Encoder22: 107
Encoder23: 108
Encoder24: 109
Encoder25: 110
Encoder26: 111
Encoder27: 112
Encoder28: 113
Encoder29: 114
Encoder30: 115
Encoder31: 116
Encoder32: 117
EncoderChannel1: -1
EncoderChannel2: -1
EncoderChannel3: -1
EncoderChannel4: -1
EncoderChannel5: -1
EncoderChannel6: -1
EncoderChannel7: -1
EncoderChannel8: -1
EncoderChannel9: -1
EncoderChannel10: -1
EncoderChannel11: -1
EncoderChannel12: -1
EncoderChannel13: -1
EncoderChannel14: -1
EncoderChannel15: -1
EncoderChannel16: -1
EncoderChannel17: -1
EncoderChannel18: -1
EncoderChannel19: -1
EncoderChannel20: -1
EncoderChannel21: -1
EncoderChannel22: -1
EncoderChannel23: -1
EncoderChannel24: -1
EncoderChannel25: -1
EncoderChannel26: -1
EncoderChannel27: -1
EncoderChannel28: -1
EncoderChannel29: -1
EncoderChannel30: -1
EncoderChannel31: -1
EncoderChannel32: -1

[sinatrabone]

"You're a wizard, Harry."

And by Harry I mean Sanjay C. You're a wizard. And this is magic.

[walkinbird]

Dear Sir, could you please make a video about this topic but on Logic pro X? That'd be really really helpful!!

[CreativeRamy]

I just bought the m32 and this is a life saver! Thank you my man for this video!

[darrellthayden]

I solved the issue had to delete previous versions of Ableton correctly name as you said in your video, and after watching your helpful video saved me a day of crawling the walls

excellently presented many thanks

its all working ")