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Setting up ableton live (windows), Setting up apple logic pro x, 2 setting up ableton live (windows) – Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Groove Production Studio (Black) User Manual

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3.6.1.2

Setting up Ableton Live (Windows)

Ableton Live must be configured for advanced integration with MASCHINE.

Installing the MIDI Remote Script

The MIDI Remote Script allows Ableton Live to recognize MASCHINE as a control surface. It

must be copied into Live’s MIDI Remote Scripts directory:
1.

Ensure that Ableton Live is not running.

2.

Navigate to the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Native Instruments\Host

Integration\Ableton Live\

3.

Copy the

Maschine_MK3

folder to the clipboard.

4.

Navigate to the MIDI Remote Scripts folder in Ableton Live’s installation directory:

C:\Pro-

gramData\Ableton\Live10\Resources\MIDI Remote Scripts

5.

Paste the folder you have copied to the clipboard into the

MIDI Remote Scripts

folder.

Configuring Ableton Live for MASCHINE

Once the MIDI Remote Script and the Instrument Rack file are installed in the correct loca-
tion, you need to add MASCHINE as a control surface in Ableton Live's preferences.
1.

Launch Ableton Live.

2.

In Ableton Live, go to the

Preferences

and open the

MIDI

/

Sync

tab.

3.

Assign a free

Control Surface

slot to

MASCHINE Mk3

by selecting it from the drop-down

menu.

4.

Leave both the

Input

and the

Output

for the

MASCHINE Mk3

control surface set to

None

.

3.6.1.3

Setting up Apple Logic Pro X

Apple Logic Pro X is automatically configured for advanced integration with MASCHINE once

you launch the respective application for the first time after installing the MASCHINE soft-
ware. Ensure that the controller is connected and switched on before launching the applica-
tion.
A dialog asks you to confirm this after launching the application:

Basic Concepts

Host Integration

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