Here are our picks of the best live controllers available in 2020.
Ableton live mixer midi controller.
I would say that this is actually the most popular daw for live.
Akai professional s portable midimix solves this problem completely.
Ableton push 2 ableton s own controller is fantastically well integrated and makes ableton 10x more fun best for budget buyers.
Ableton is a very special daw that is used by not only producers but also touring musicians.
Keyboard encoders buttons dials or sliders.
9 of the best ableton live midi controllers.
Livecontrol 2 ipad based on lemur from liine livecontrol 2 gives access to all important functions to perform with live e g.
Dedicated ableton live controllers these high quality hardware controllers were co developed with ableton to deliver seamless integration with live.
A midi controller is a midi enabled hardware device capable of transmitting midi note or cc data with any of the following tactile parameters.
With akai professional s famous build quality and cutting edge engineering it combines a high performance mixer with 8 individual line faders and a master fader 24 control knobs arranged 3 per channel and 1 to 1 mapping with ableton live ableton live lite is included.
I will be uploading a video every day this week with a new kind of control.
Akai professional apc mini there are better akai s on the market the mpc series but for the money apc mini is a great buy.
It helps you focus more on your music and less on your laptop by providing 16 buttons 24 knobs and eight faders all of which integrate seamlessly with live to give you total hands on control.
No setup or installation is required just plug in forget your mouse and get creative.
Ableton live is more fun and feisty when you add a hardware controller turning the software into more of an instrument.
It s the de facto controller for live.
Many pick up the live push combo on day one of their musical mission.
As well as the expected clip launching and mixer control you get a keyboard and drum pads comprehensive live device and plugin tweaking device browsing a multipoint xy pad and a template editor for building your own control surfaces.
Touchable is full featured controller app for live which offers dedicated views and controls for live s session view midi note editor mixer devices browser and more.
There are midi controllers built specifically for ableton and we are going to highlight the best options.
For instance you could use a midi controller to play notes in midi instruments or to adjust the filter cutoff frequency in a device.
The most essential hardware element to an ableton live setup is a midi controller.
Triggering clips notes and drums as well as.
By ronan macdonald 19 november 2014.
Ultimate control over ableton live launch control xl is the ultimate controller for ableton live.