A way to independently control Live with laptop/Push2?
Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:40 am
Hey everyone,
I have a question and have not been able to find the answer through searching the forums, the Ableton website or looking through the manual. It's certainly possible I missed the information BUT here is my query:
I have been getting together with a friend to make/play music together. I am hoping one person can fiddle around on the laptop/keyboard creating fun synth patches and programming drums, while the other person fiddles around on a Push 2 creating fun synth patches and programming drums. The idea is we are both creating tracks/devices/midi into ONE instance of Ableton Live Studio but working concurrently on separate devices - i.e. laptop and Push 2. However, the problem is when one person is fiddling around on the laptop, it changes the Push 2 screen to that device. And the opposite is true - when fiddling around on the Push 2 and adding devices/tweaking parameters, it changes the focus of the laptop display.
So my question is this - is there a way to "lock" the two devices to have them control/display independently while still building on the same instance of Live?
I'm really invested in making this work, so please if things do not make sense ask me clarifying questions and I will do my best to answer clearly.
Thank you so much for your time and attention. Fingers crossed someone out there has the solution~!
Cheers,
J
I have a question and have not been able to find the answer through searching the forums, the Ableton website or looking through the manual. It's certainly possible I missed the information BUT here is my query:
I have been getting together with a friend to make/play music together. I am hoping one person can fiddle around on the laptop/keyboard creating fun synth patches and programming drums, while the other person fiddles around on a Push 2 creating fun synth patches and programming drums. The idea is we are both creating tracks/devices/midi into ONE instance of Ableton Live Studio but working concurrently on separate devices - i.e. laptop and Push 2. However, the problem is when one person is fiddling around on the laptop, it changes the Push 2 screen to that device. And the opposite is true - when fiddling around on the Push 2 and adding devices/tweaking parameters, it changes the focus of the laptop display.
So my question is this - is there a way to "lock" the two devices to have them control/display independently while still building on the same instance of Live?
I'm really invested in making this work, so please if things do not make sense ask me clarifying questions and I will do my best to answer clearly.
Thank you so much for your time and attention. Fingers crossed someone out there has the solution~!
Cheers,
J