does anyone know how to...

Im using an m-audio axiom 61 controller. It's got 8 pads (among other things) that I like to use for sample firing/scene shifts in ableton live. Does anyone know how I can set up the controller so that I can "flip through" sets whereby I shift to the next set of 8 scenes/samples/whatever without changing anything else (knob settings, fader settings, etc.) ? do I just make a preset where the pads send different messages on the controller itself?

also, is there a button in Live for moving to the next scene that i just havent found yet? because I feel like there must be a better way to go about things than simply starting the next scene manually.

  Chernobyl 2 said:

Im using an m-audio axiom 61 controller. It's got 8 pads (among other things) that I like to use for sample firing/scene shifts in ableton live. Does anyone know how I can set up the controller so that I can "flip through" sets whereby I shift to the next set of 8 scenes/samples/whatever without changing anything else (knob settings, fader settings, etc.) ? do I just make a preset where the pads send different messages on the controller itself?

 

also, is there a button in Live for moving to the next scene that i just havent found yet? because I feel like there must be a better way to go about things than simply starting the next scene manually.

i had the same question a while back when i ran out of knobs. basically you should be able to change the midi channel of your controller - ableton 6 allows multiple midi numbers to be assigned to different parameters so its just a case of changing the midi channel and assigning the knobs/fader to the same as they are on your original midi channel and so having those pads freed up for something else. i dont actually recommend doing this for knobs carelessly as i had some problems with a rushed live set in which, for example, there was volume and modulation amount assigned to the same channel and so when scrolling back to a different midi channel there would suddenly be 50% modulation on everything etc...

hope this helppps

'ere we go, it's dead easy:

1. Click on the Midi learn

2. Click on the up or down button (which one you want to assign the button to). Then press the pad on your midi controller

  mcbpete said:

'ere we go, it's dead easy:

 

1. Click on the Midi learn

2. Click on the up or down button (which one you want to assign the button to). Then press the pad on your midi controller

 

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!

thanks, I never noticed those buttons (the scene shift ones i mean).