linking a MC 307 with osX

rarossel · Post by **rarossel** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:06 am

hello, can anybody help me out here? I want to link a 307 with ableton on a Emac with osX 1.2. I use a midiman uno interface. I don't know how to link the two??

Alex Reynolds · Post by **Alex Reynolds** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:43 pm

Use a MIDI cable?

As Live does not output MIDI notes, did you want to control the groovebox with another program on the eMac?

Or did you want to use the groovebox to control Live, i.e. using the 307 as a "controller surface" to trigger clips etc.?

Pop off an answer and we can try to help.

Regards,
Alex

rarossel · Post by **rarossel** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:47 pm

I wanted to record all the sounds from the groovebox into Live, but if it's possible it would be perfect if I also could use the 307 to control Live!

Thanks,

Ramon

Alex Reynolds · Post by **Alex Reynolds** » Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:59 pm

Plug the 307 into an audio inlet on the eMac, either via microphone jack or a USB/Firewire audio adapter.

You can route your sound modules into Live by choosing In/Out View from the View menu in Live.

Select "Live In" and choose the In Channel that your device is patched to (microphone or audio adapter inlet). (Think of this as telling your stereo to listen to your turntable.)

Then enable the Arm Record switch for the track. (Think of this as aligning the needle over the record before dropping the needle to get sound.)

Then record with the Record button. (You've now dropped the needle.) Run your 307 sequence to record the sound into Live.

Hit stop at some point and use the clip editing tools to get a rough loop going.

Rinse and repeat with additional tracks as desired.

This is probably explained better in the manual somewhere.

-Alex