The MiniLab MKII has eight memory banks and number 8 is dedicated to working with Ableton Live and is setup to automatically control certain aspects of Live. I especially like the integration with Ableton Live. The keys are a lot nicer than the Alesis MIDI keyboards I tried previously, and it has a lot more knobs and pads to work with. In short, hit record, and play your controller.Last year I bought an Arturia MiniLab MKII and it has turned out to be a great mini MIDI keyboard controller for the price. MiniLab doesn't record sequences, so in this case the Ableton manual has your answer. Then how do I record and loop them on the midi controller and in ableton.

The manual explains the different pad modes. Set your pads to 'note mode' and load a drum rack on your track. My next issue is that I don't know how to program beats to the beat pads on the minilab so I can manually drum. (if you don't find it, we can do some troubleshooting, but trying not to throw too much at you all at once) Go to Plugins in the Navigation bar (or alternatively search for 'Analog Lab' in the search bar). I've messed around with both programs but I don't understand how to get the analog lab sounds into ableton.Īnalog Lab can be loaded as a plugin in Ableton. Read the Minilab Manual (you'll have to scroll down a bit): I've been watching instructional videos all day but still can't seem to figure it out :/ I hope this kind of made sense. I find that I barely get to touch the midi when attempting to lay down a track in ableton. The minilab is set as the controller in ableton so I don't really understand.

I can use the ableton sounds in ableton but those don't connect to my midi controller or I can use analog lab sounds that work on my controller but aren't coming through in ableton. I've messed around with both programs but I don't understand how to get the analog lab sounds into ableton.

Minilab comes with the midi controller, ableton lite and analog lab. Here's the problem, I'm an absolute beginner literally started learning ableton this week. I'm psyched but when I plugged it in I realized I know nothing. I got an arturia minilab mk II for Christmas.

Arturia minilab ableton setup