fvan-wij/Ableton_remote_control

Basic interface to control Ableton with my phone. Useful when recording drums, synths, etc.

Ableton_remote_control

Basic web-interface to control Ableton and my phone simultaneously. Useful when recording drums, synths, etc.

Dependencies

• Flask (Python)
• Scamp (Python)
• loopMIDI (https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html)

How to set it up

0. Git clone this repository
1. Configure virtual MIDI channel
   • Install loopMIDI
   • Add a new loopback MIDI-port with the name 'Remote Control' in loopMIDI
2. Configure Ableton
   • Add a new midi channel in Ableton
   • Set input type to 'Remote Control'
   • Go to Ableton->Preferences->Link/MIDI and enable track & remote control for both input and output of 'Remote Control'
3. Set up the webserver and midi-map incoming midi signal to Ableton record
   • run 'python ./app.py'
   • Go to Ableton, right-click edit MIDI-map on record button
   • Go to localhost:8000, and press the 'start recording' button. The rec button should now be midi-mapped to Ableton's recording button.

To dos

• Automate the configuration steps
• Add toggle for metronome
• Integrate phone-camera recording