I raised the issue with Ableton Support and this was the response:
[Live uses the USB ports to identify the corresponding Midi device.
If there is only one device it doesn't increase counting. As soon as there is the same device twice Live uses the USB port to identify which device is which.
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- Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:06 am
- Forum: Ableton Live
- Topic: How does Live differentiate between MIDI devices with same name?
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- Sat May 18, 2019 8:32 am
- Forum: Ableton Live
- Topic: How does Live differentiate between MIDI devices with same name?
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Re: How does Live differentiate between MIDI devices with same name?
Hi, I have a similar question. I'm using a Korg MicroKey in Ableton Live 9 Standard on a 2015 15" MacBook Pro running High Sierra. I would like to buy an identical Korg MicroKey in order to play two different synths at the same time. Can Ableton differentiate between identical MIDI devices?