5
Ableton Live Lite Setup
1.
First, connect Hammer 88 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 seen below:
Next to
Input: Hammer 88
, toggle the
On
button in the
Track
and
Remote
columns.
Next to
Output:
Hammer 88
, toggle the
On
button in the
Track
and
Remote
columns.
4.
Close the
Preferences
window.
5.
To add an instrument or plugin to Ableton Live Lite in order to generate sound, in the
Categories
column, choose
Instruments
or
Plug-ins
.
6.
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 Hammer 88.
Pro Tools | First Setup
1.
Connect Hammer 88 to an available USB port on your computer using the supplied USB cable, and
launch Pro Tools | First.
2.
Open or Create a Project.
3.
Select the
Setup
pulldown menu and open
MIDI Input Devices
. Enable
MIDI Input
from the Hammer
88 by clicking the box next to the Hammer 88.
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 Hammer 88.
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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