record MIDI cc from external synth

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Dr_Phantom
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record MIDI cc from external synth

Post by Dr_Phantom » Fri Sep 30, 2016 8:33 pm

Hi all,

After many years of using Cakewalk, I now switched to Ableton Live 9 (standard). I have a couple of synths and rack-devices that are connected via MIDI to Ableton. Playing and recording MIDI notes is a piece of cake. However for 2 straightforward things I really can't find an answer:

1) How can I record MIDI cc messages from the synth?? For example, when I move some buttons/knobs on my JP-8080 nothing is recorded! Same from the controls on my Yamaha synth although the MIDI notes are recorded ?

2) In the Session View I can draw MIDI control values for a MIDI clip (i.e., a MIDI track with a specified MIDI in and MIDI out... so everything is sent to the external MIDI device). However in Arrangement View, I can't draw these MIDI controllers (or at least I can't find it).

Any help or feedback is much appreciated!!

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