In this tutorial I will describe how to make the Perfect MIDI Sync between two Ableton Live computers. I will use two Windows XP systems, but it is also possible to do this between a Windows XP and Mac OS X system. For more background information regarding MIDI Sync options and MIDI Time Code you can read my previous blog posting about this. And best of all, the MIDI Sync will be free.
While I’ve been trying to fuse Traktor Scratch Pro and Ableton Live using MIDI sync I knew that Ableton and Serato had a partnetship going on. Today the result has been announced in the form of Bridge.
MIDI Syncing Ableton Live or any other software application with another MIDI source has always been a challenge. For some time OverSoft and I have been tying to sync two Ableton Live systems. But also Native Instruments Traktor Scratch Pro is on the sync list. After a number of tests and different configuration settings in both hardware and software, I think I’ve found all the ingredients to get the perfect MIDI sync.
After the success of the APC 40, AKAI has a new MIDI controller ready for Ableton Live: The AKAI APC 20. Smaller than the APC 40, but still looking very functional.
Since my sessions in Ableton Live are starting to become pretty large it is easy to lose the overview. Especially in my acapella sessions it is for me important to quickly find the acapellas with a certain Harmonic Key. So I use colors to differentiate the various Harmonic samples.
I wish everyone a happy new year. I hope that 2010 will be an exciting year and that the DJ & music evolution will continue in all it’s forms as it did in 2009.
In search for remix material of the Fireflies track I ran into a raggaeton remix from steffwell4.
The 10 year anniversary of Ableton is bringing us a lot of goodies just before the holidays: big amounts of discount, the release of Max for Live and a special Lite and Intro Edition of Ableton Live. On top of all that they also released 10 Free Ableton Live Packs from 10 different artists.
Just a few more days and 2009 is history! Like every year, a lot of people will celebrate this from all over the world. At that same moment a lot of DJs are playing all night long with at 12 o’clock the New Years Eve Count Down for 2010.
Yesterday evening I called OverSoft to plan a new Ableton Live MIDI synced session. Since he has upgraded his MacBook Air for a pretty heavy MacBook Pro and also ordered a Novation Launchpad.