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This page covers connecting and using Ableton Live with ControlRoom. First we’ll provide an overview of the basic steps, then we’ll go into each one in detail below.

Overview

Assumptions

This guide assumes that you:

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ControlRoom Hub

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If you have not completed the above steps, please visit the ControlRoom Setup Overview

Detailed Setup Instructions

Connect Ableton Live to the Hub

ControlRoom Hub is a lightweight easy-to-use Mac/PC application that runs on your DAW computer. You can use the Hub to configure your ControlRoom settings and map MIDI controls for your DAW. The Hub is the middleman between your VR headset and your DAW, facilitating all the necessary two-way communication over your local wifi network.

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ControlRoom connects simultaneously with Ableton Live in 3 ways:

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Native Control Surface (VR Console for Ableton’s built-in mixer)

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General MIDI Device (Map VR MIDI tools to anything in Ableton)

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Assumptions

This guide assumes that you:

If you have not completed the above steps, please visit the ControlRoom Setup Overview

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Detailed Setup Instructions

Note

Please note, ControlRoom Hub must be running to maintain the connection with Ableton Live. It can be minimized, but not closed.

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titleStep One: Set Up VR, and the Hub to VR Connection

Make sure you have completed the steps in Setting Up VR.

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titleStep Two: Set up the Hub for Ableton Live

  1. In the Hub, navigate to the settings menu by clicking the gear icon.

  2. In the DAW dropdown, select Ableton Live.

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  3. Open the DAW subpage, and in the Tracks dropdown, select the number of tracks (8 or 16) you’d like your VR Console to display from your Ableton sessions.

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The Console is limited to 8 tracks in the Quest version of ControlRoom

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titleStep Three: Configure Ableton Preferences

  1. Launch Ableton Live

  2. Open Ableton Preferences and navigate to the Link/Midi page

  3. Open one of the dropdown menus under Control Surface and choose ControlRoom.

    1. Leave Input and Output set to None

  4. In the MIDI section, configure the settings as follows:

    1. Turn on Track and Remote for Input: ControlRoom Out 3

    2. Turn on Track and Remote for Output: ControlRoom In 3

  5. Close the Ableton Preferences window.

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Once these steps are completed, click here to learn how to use ControlRoom with Ableton Live.

 

TL;DR

  1. Connect Ableton Live to ControlRoom Hub

  2. Use the VR Console to control Ableton’s built-in mixer

  3. Use the VR Spatial Mixer to control the Channel and Master AU/VST3 plugins

  4. Use the Hub to manually map MIDI tools to control anything in AbletonEnsure you have installed the Hub/Plugins and the VR app, and connected VR to the Hub.

  5. Connect Ableton to ControlRoom Hub

  6. Once these steps are completed, Using ControlRoom with Ableton Live

Have more questions about this process? Check out our FAQ page.

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