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by Richard1965
Thu Nov 21, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Midi Ports being disabled when connecting another USB Device
Replies: 2
Views: 1042

Midi Ports being disabled when connecting another USB Device

This is a bit of a strange one. Having connected a hardware synth into Ableton via the external instrument or a distinct midi track, and having set the Midi to and midi channel, when i power up another synth, the 'midi to' field and midi channel grey out. When looking at the drop down menu, the ...
by Richard1965
Mon Oct 31, 2022 8:58 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Midi Setup for External Sequencer and Controllers
Replies: 2
Views: 2036

Re: Midi Setup for External Sequencer and Controllers

I tried that and it seemed to ignore the 'arm' status and then not play any other track even if the midi input was set to receive from Play. i.e. three tracks set to receive midi from play but only the armed track sounded on playback.
by Richard1965
Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:05 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Midi Setup for External Sequencer and Controllers
Replies: 2
Views: 2036

Midi Setup for External Sequencer and Controllers

Hi All,

I have recently mastered the art of using external synths in Ableton with no real need to understand anything in depth about Midi except for Lives midi ports. I found myself purchasing a Polyend Play which has so much potential as an external sequencer with 8 audio and 8 midi tracks. I ...
by Richard1965
Fri Oct 29, 2021 8:29 am
Forum: Ableton Live
Topic: Unusually high cpu usage in Ableton 11
Replies: 57
Views: 88295

Re: Unusually high cpu usage in Ableton 11

Just to add my experiences which includes the intervention of Ableton support. I have had similar issues with Live 11 but purely in terms of the GUI not functioning in every way. All faders/controllers/graphics had considerable lag to the point of being unworkable.

The CPU meter was 7% and audio ...