VOLUME/PAN Cntlrs FOR MIDI TRACKS --- PLEASE!! ( MIDI CC#7)

[DiamondCasanova]

Dear Ableton,

I have been spending the past few days with one of your tech support people.
He's been very pleasant, but doesn't seem to grasp my problem.

I have recently spent $3K US building a Core i7 computer to run your software.
I am the owner of a $2K Access Virus TI and a $400 APC-40.

The Virus TI, whether I run this as an external hardware synth with analog audio into Ableton or as a VST with audio streaming over USB, can produce up to 80 voice polyphony with 16 parts multi-timbral (MIDI channels 1-16).

I am rather dumbfounded that you do not provide a Volume fader on a "MIDI" track until an audio-producing instrument has been assigned to it.
This Volume fader however does NOT control MIDI Volume (MIDI CC#7) but rather just the master volume of that audio output (software instrument).

So far I have invested $5.4K US to run this program. I am still running the Lite version and would consider upgrading to the Suite (another $750 US).
But until this problem is fixed (or someone points out an easy solution), Ableton is a clumsy tool for me.

SONAR 8.5 has a new grid feature similar to Ableton, but for cross-platform use, Ableton presents a better option.

Multi-timbral sound modules have been around since the 80's. MIDI was ratified in the 80's.
I'm not talking rocket-science here.

There needs to be PAN and VOLUME controls auto-mapped to MIDI CCs just like SONAR.

PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM (or help me overcome this limitation)

Thanks for reading,

Diamond

[iawo]

I agree with you. I posted a request as well.
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=174492

[pepezabala]

midi volume? I would use the velocity plug.