Hello, I have the Minilab 3 from Arturia
And I would learn more with Ableton Live 12 Lite, what is your best tips?
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Hello, I have the Minilab 3 from Arturia
And I would learn more with Ableton Live 12 Lite, what is your best tips?
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I've been using Ableton since version 2 (around 2003) and making music for even longer. My number one tip is to learn by trial and error. Click on anything and everything, see what it does as much as possible. Even if it seems like you're "getting nowhere". Of course, search on Google and watch/read tutorials for specific things you want to learn, but figuring things out on your own leads to a more ingrained understanding, so that Ableton becomes very intuitive.
Other than that, keep the little "info view" window in the bottom left of Ableton open (it's collapsible) and refer to it often. It will display info and tips on almost anything you hover over.
The Minilab is an excellent MIDI controller. Good purchase! If you haven't already, I would recommend starting by loading an Ableton Instrument into a MIDI channel and learning how to assign the Minilab to that channel as well as assigning its knobs and faders to parameters of the instrument (or other parameters in Ableton).
Hope that helps. If you have any specific questions, I'd be happy to help. Have fun!
Thanks a lot Mikey! Yes, I already seen some tutorials about Ableton and MiniLab 3, and seen this small info view at the bottom left of Ableton. Thanks!
I've got a problem with my MIDI input > Ableton, I think, because in my second computer, I can listen my notes (callback)
Preferences -> Link, Tempo, MIDI as well as Preferences -> Audio would be the first 2 places to check to make sure things are setup correctly. I would just refer to Ableton's manual for this, or the MiniLab 3 might have some basic instructions as well.
Otherwise,
Check if Ableton is receiving a MIDI signal at all: top right corner, little tiny square. This should light up when you press a key or turn a knob.
Check if the specific track itself is receiving a signal. Same idea. Press a key and you should indicator light up. You should also see your MiniLab 3 in the dropdown for 'MIDI From', but 'All Ins' will amount to the same thing if you only have one controller attached. (Set the track's 'Monitor' to 'In' to make it always listen for your keyboard.)
Alternatively you can 'arm' the track: click the 'record' button if the track 'Monitor' is on 'Auto'
The 'Monitor' setting just controls when you hear the track's input, which will make more sense once you start recording. If none of this helps, send some screenshots or more detail.
okay edited I can see the square at the top right now, but I don't have a song when I play the piano.
It's the good input and output, my song is connected with mic with jack input
The input here is for audio and is irrelevant for MIDI. In fact its probably best to set that to No Input to avoid feedback. The output is relevant, or course, where you'll hear sound (computer speakers or headphones in your case).
If you follow the steps from my last comment and are sure you're getting a MIDI signal, then, drag and drop an Ableton Instrument into the MIDI channel and you should be good to go. Start playing keys on your MiniLab and you should hear something.
If you're still not getting sound, happy to help (just be patient with my delayed replies!) but I highly encourage you to troubleshoot and figure it out as it is such a great way to learn any DAW.
@thomasbnt How's this going, have you made progress?
Hello! Sorry for delay, I test that now!
Awesome thanks you @mikeydorje !
Excellent! If you have more questions or want any tips as you get more into it, please ask!
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