Ableton Forum

Hello all.

I got a serious question.

Today i got my AKAI MPK49 - all set up, its all working perfectly.

i just got one wish.

when i make music i use the overdub button (the yellow one at the top) a lot. this is the button you press when to actually record. so you could listen and play without recording. its good to try some things out. especially when i build my drum patterns i use that feature i lot.

now im wondering why this isnt automatically connected to the MPK. there is a Record Button, but this is for Recording in the arangement view. And if i press that button while playing i Overwrite my previous notes. so thats not what i want.

im really wondered.. this happens to me in other areas a lot.. i common user feature which i think is totally normal and everybody needs it / is using it and its missing!

So, i tried to assign the OVR button manually by pressing cmd+m. This works for all knobs and for the keys but it doesn't work for the "record" button in the middle of the controller, it just turns it on, not off again.

so there must be a configuration for every midi controller in live somewhere where i can make just adjustments what to do when which midi note/control is received? i did something like that back with my old akai mpk mini.

that is so sad i thought i can now record without using mouse and keyboard...

Why cant you use one of the other buttons for overdub? All taken?

We all have VERY different desires for what the perfect midi controller would be.
Nothing works perfectly.. Usually..

I personally went through at least 15 different midi controllers before I found the right one.

i cannot use the buttons at all i can only use the faders, knobs pads and keys for assigning .. i guess the buttons sending different kind of signals.. but yes your propably right with the wishes and desires everybody has about a midi controller. 15 is really a lot i hope you didn't lose that much money .. which one did you like which one you didn't? must be intresting comparing the quality of different manufactors..

The s1-s8 buttons should send CC-signals and be assignable to whatever you like inside live.
You might want to check the keyboard manual.

About all my controllers, its not so much if I liked them or not, but if they could do what I needed them to do. And when I didnt really know what I wanted them to do, money started flying..
Eventually I figured it out. Only took me 6 years