I am using Ableton to send MIDI note on/off to trigger clips and to send FX control info to Liberation and find it quite time consuming - is there an easier way to do this?
I also need to use Ableton to trigger lights via Lightkey at the same time which uses MIDI to trigger DMX. Is there a way I can do this with the Timeline feature or is that just for Liberation?
Thanks
Hi Mike,
I’m guessing you’re using the MIDI Send / Receive system for this?
If so, a much easier approach is usually to sync Liberation to Ableton using MIDI Clock, and then build your show directly in the Liberation timeline. That way you don’t need to map lots of MIDI notes just to trigger clips.
One thing to note though: the timeline doesn’t currently support live FX control, so you’d need to bake any effects into the clips themselves rather than triggering them separately via MIDI.
To answer your second question - there’s currently no straightforward way to send MIDI out of Liberation. However, you can control DMX devices directly from within Liberation itself.
It’s not fully documented yet, but there have been a few forum posts about it recently, so it’s worth having a search. There’s also an overview here:
Hope that helps!
Seb