M-Audio Keystation 49 MK3 Guide D'utilisation page 5

Ableton Live Lite Setup
1. First, connect Keystation 49 MK3 to an available USB port on your computer using the
supplied USB cable, and launch Ableton Live Lite.
2. Next, open the Ableton Live Lite Preferences window. Choose your Audio Device in
the Audio tab. This will be dependent upon the audio interface that you are using.
MAC: Select Live > Preferences
PC: Select Options > Preferences
3. Select the MIDI/Sync tab. Within the MIDI Ports section, adjust the settings as listed
below:
Next to Input: Keystation 49, toggle the On button in the Track and Remote columns.
Next to Output: Keystation 49, toggle the On button in the Track and Remote columns.
4. Next, at the top of the window under Control Surface, choose MackieControl from the
drop-down list in row 1. Under the Input column in Row 1, choose Keystation 49 MK3
(Port 2). Ensure the third drop-down menu in Row 1 under Output is set to None. The
Transport control (Play, Stop, and Record) on the Keystation 49 MK3 controller will now
control and correspond with the Transport functions in Ableton Live Lite. In addition, the
Directional buttons on the Keystation series controller will now control selecting tracks
and triggering clips.
5. Close the Preferences window.
6. To add an instrument or plugin to Ableton Live Lite in order to generate sound, in
the Categories column, choose Instruments or Plug-ins.
7. In the Name column just to the right of the Categories column, locate the Instrument or
Plug-in of your choice. Click-and-drag the instrument to a MIDI track in Ableton Live Lite
to load the instrument.
The Instrument can now be triggered with Keystation 49 MK3.
Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition Setup
1. Connect Keystation 49 MK3 to an available USB port on your computer using the
supplied USB cable, and launch Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition.
2. Open or Create a Project.
3. Select the Setup pulldown menu and open MIDI Input Devices. Enable MIDI Input from
the Keystation 49 MK3 by clicking the box next to the Keystation 49 MK3.
4. Select the Setup pulldown menu and open Playback Engine. Choose your audio device
from the Playback Engine pulldown menu.
5. To create a new Instrument track, select the Track pulldown menu and select New.
6. In the New pulldown menu, select Stereo, and then Instrument Track.
7. In the newly created track, add an Insert to your track by clicking in your track's Inserts
A-E and selecting Multichannel Plugin > Instrument and select the instrument you
would like to use, such as Xpand!2 (Stereo). The plugin can now be triggered with
Keystation 49 MK3.
Note: Windows users will need either an external soundcard (such as the M-Track 2X2) or a
low-latency ASIO driver.
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