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Ableton Live Lite Setup
1.
First, connect Keystation 88 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 88, toggle the On button in the Track and Remote columns.
Next to Output: Keystation 88, 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 88 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 88 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 88 MK3.
Note: In order to use Mackie Control, the Keystation 88 MK3 must be in Mackie Control mode, Please see
the
Directional Buttons and Transport Controls
Control.
Pro Tools | First M-Audio Edition Setup
1.
Connect Keystation 88 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 88 MK3 by clicking the box next to the Keystation 88 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 88 MK3.
Note: Windows users will need either an external soundcard (such as the AIR 192|4) or a low-latency ASIO
driver.
section for assigning the Keystation 88 MK3 to Mackie
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