Line 6 POD Studio & TonePort MIDI Setup Guide ... - zZounds.com

3•2
MIDI Setup Guide: Controlling Ableton Live
*It is actually only necessary to turn on the MIDI In “Remote” option to allow Live to receive MIDI
controller data from the selected device. However, to allow Live to receive MIDI into a MIDI track
you do need to turn on the “Track” option. You need MIDI track input to utilize KB37 as a keyboard
controller, and/or to route MIDI control data directly to POD Farm 2 and other Plug-Ins that offer
direct MIDI control.
Close the Preferences dialog - this completes the MIDI input device configuration steps.
Ableton Live Controller Mapping Preset
The easiest way to get started using your UX2/UX8/KB37 as a controller device with Ableton Live
software is to select the Ableton Live preset in the Line 6 Controller Mapping dialog. This preset
loads the following MIDI controller settings (UX2 will display only Footswitch controllers, and UX8
only Footswitch and Expression Pedal controllers):
Note to Line 6 GearBox users... This preset has all the GearBox Control fields set to “None”, which means
your device will not transmit any commands to the GearBox standalone application. You can change the
GearBox column settings to control GearBox and Ableton Live or another DAW software simultaneously
if you like - please see “MIDI Control Configuration” on page 2•1 for details.
If you are using the Live Lite - Line 6 Edition version, the following settings of this preset are “premapped”
already for you in the software. (If you are using a full Ableton Live version, we’ll show you
how to map these controllers yourself in the next sections).
Footswitch Controller Behaviors - With this Ableton Live preset loaded, the Footswitches provide
the following behaviors for hands-free control:
• Footswitch 1: Toggles the Live transport between Play/Stop functions.
• Footswitch 2: Toggles the Live transport Punch Record function.