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How to use Mode and Shift functionality
Last updated on June 20 2018
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What are Modes?
Put simply, Modes enable you to give each input on your MIDI Controller multiple functions. To illustrate this better, here's an example. You have a midi controller, lets take Korg's "Nano Pad 2" for example, it has 16 pads which means you can perform 16 actions with it.
Note: This is only available in Remotify Pro. In the free version, mappings can only be added to 'mode 1'.
Rather than needing a gigantic midi controller to access all of the controls you need in Ableton Live, utilise Modes!
You can set upto 16 separate modes in Remotify, which means you can add upto 16 different functions for each input on your controller.
Now you can get a lot more out of your equipment!
How do I switch to different modes?
To do this you have 2 options, you can use either a “mode activation” button or a “shift” button. They both do the same thing (access another mode) but they do it in slightly different ways.How does the mode activation button work?
How does the shift button work?
tip: make the shift button a toggle if you would like to stay in your shift mode without having to hold a button down at the same time.
As an example, I like to use this for switching between “tempo control” and “tempo fine control”.
I use the same encoder for both but hold a shift button down for when I want to increase or decrease the track tempo in smaller amounts.
What is Mode 0?
Mode 0 is different to all of the other modes. This is the mode that's always active and runs alongside whichever other mode you have active. This allows you to add controls that you don't want to change when you switch modes. A good use for Mode 0 is to set your Mode Activation and Shift buttons to Mode 0 so that they're always available. One drawback to note is that as Mode 0 is always active, you will only be able to assign 1 control to an input that uses this.
