To play software instruments and control functions in Ableton Live, you can connect a wide range of available MIDI controllers such as MIDI keyboards and pad controllers.

The MIDI Note Editor allows you to add, move and adjust MIDI notes to make your musical ideas come to life. To view the MIDI Note Editor, first open the Clip View by double-clicking on a clip …

Ableton Live's MIDI Settings enable sending MIDI messages into and out of Live, including notes, control messages, and clock data, and can be configured as needed for your devices.

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The MIDI Ports table lists all available MIDI input and output ports. To use an input port for remote control of Live, make sure the corresponding switch in its Remote column is set to ”On.”

In order to transform notes or generate notes using a MIDI Tool, open the Transform or Generate panel, select a tool from the Transformation/Generator Selector chooser and tweak the …

A list of MIDI devices will be listed under the MIDI Ports section. For the device you want to use for mapping, ensure that the Remote option is enabled in the Input column.

MIDI Live's MIDI Settings Understanding MIDI files Using hardware synthesizers with Live Using third-party MIDI Tools Synchronizing Live via MIDI Retuning MIDI notes for a different Tuning …

MIDI files can be used on a Live MIDI track, but require an instrument to produce sound; the MIDI data of a MIDI file can play a internal Live instrument device, a virtual VST or AU instrument or …

The selected track will be armed automatically for MIDI input from your connected MIDI device. MIDI can be recorded using the Record button or the MIDI Capture button.