Ableton LIVE AKAI MPD16 DrumPad REMOTE CONTROL SURFACE MAPPINGS

This document describes how to setup and use the Remote Control Surface Mappings for the AKAI MPD16 DrumPad controller in Ableton Live 6.

It uses the ableton live python api and is based on http://bl0rg.net/~manuel/fcb1010-mappings/

installation

First, download the installation files from MPD16.zip
Unzip the zip file and copy the folder MPD16 into the Ableton Live's "MIDI Remote Scripts" folder.

After the folder was copied, plug-in your MPD16 and connect it to the computer. Then start Ableton Live. Open up the preferences panel and go to "MIDI Sync" panel. Select MPD16 as your control surface (if MPD16 does not appear in the list, verify that you have copied the MPD16 folder to the correct location as described above), and configure the input MIDI port and the output MIDI port accordingly.

Midi CC, notes and channels can by step up in consts.py

mode of operation

Bank A

(bank led OFF) controls clips on the 14 first tracks on active scene and switches between scenes.

MPD16 must be set to MIDI channel 16 (press 3sec "16 levels" button on the MPD16, then press pad #16). I keep other channels free (for bank A) for quick and dirty classic midi learn Live automation.

clip track 1	clip track 2	clip track 3	clip track 4
clip track 5	clip track 6	clip track 7	clip track 8
clip track 9	clip track 10	clip track 11	clip track 12
	fire scene	prev scene	next scene

Bank B

(bank led ON) controls clip recording and playing and to switch between tracks and scenes. these mapping are active on all midi channel (for bank B only)

toggle clip	arm track	previous track	next track
record on a empty clip	mute track		prev scene
	solo track		next scene
			fire scene

Volume Slider

the MPD16 slider (press the "active" button on the MPD16 first) controls the volume on the selected track. this mapping is active on all channels

contact

feel free to contact me for any suggestions and bug reports.

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