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Mapping drum pads for the drum rack in Ableton

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Submitted by Agreaves on Mon, 02/01/2021 - 01:13
Agreaves
Control Surface Studio User

I need help mapping the drum pads on my Axiom 49 Classic to the drum rack in Ableton.

Thank you

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JohnC
Forum Admin
JohnC - Mon, 02/01/2021 - 21:17
#1

We don't currently have mapping options for Drum pads, these can be setup using the user config (not related to CSS)
You can find details of how to do it on Ableton's website here: https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/206240184-Creating-your-own-C...

Agreaves
Control Surface Studio User
Agreaves - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 01:09
#2

Thank you

Agreaves
Control Surface Studio User
Agreaves - Fri, 02/05/2021 - 14:18
#3

If I use Ableton's method, I cant use it along with CSS's script. How would I go about using them both together?

Thank you

cucaracha
Control Surface Studio User
cucaracha - Sat, 11/20/2021 - 23:12
#4

I am trying to setup the userconfig file for my Maschine MK3. I scoured the web looking for a template of some kind but had no luck. Does anybody have one or can tell me what I am doing wrong? It's loading in Ableton.

# If your controller is connected via USB, replace ControllerName
# with the name of the respective port. Live will then try to
# recognize the ports for you when you select your Instant-Mappings
InputName: Maschine MK3
OutputName: Maschine MK3
# If your controller has pads that send notes, you can use them to
# play the visible pads in your DrumRacks. Just replace the -1 for
# the note (and channel) of the respective pad. The arrangement of
# the pads in the DrumRacks is as follows:
# 1 2 3 4
# 5 6 7 8
# 9 10 11 12
# 13 14 15 16
# (If you leave the channel of a pad at -1, Live will assume that
# the pad uses the global channel)
Pad1Note: C4

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cucaracha
Control Surface Studio User
cucaracha - Mon, 11/22/2021 - 04:20
#5

I did find a work around by adjusting the notes in a template in Control Editor by Native Instruments. However, I would like to automap the encoders as well which can also be done by the userconfiguration.txt.

cucaracha
Control Surface Studio User
cucaracha - Tue, 11/23/2021 - 23:34
#6

Never mind, I just realized CSC studio allows you to pre map encoders for when you load Ableton devices.

picky-picasso
Pro User
picky-picasso - Fri, 01/20/2023 - 08:19
#7

With my Samson Conspiracy, I found that if I didn't map the pads to a session box on ONE mode - i.e. they were midi buttons, but with no mapping in CSS (I think it was the web app at that point, but it should still work) the user config would map the movable drum rack when I switched to that mode.

Of course I REALLY like the ability to play the 16 pads on the screen and if I move it - however I move it - the 16 drums change. eg, I have my V-Drums s AND two banks of 8 pads on my Motor 61 mapped to the 16 spot, so that whatever is showing in the visible rack is what you're playing on the drum kit OR pads. This way I can scroll through 7 different drum kits (the top 3 and bottom row don't scroll in a complete set, so I ignore those.

picky-picasso
Pro User
picky-picasso - Tue, 02/07/2023 - 03:42
#8

No longer works!

Currently the UserRemoteScript kills the MidiRemoteScript!?!? Is there anyway to stop this from happening? I really liked using them simultaneously!

picky-picasso
Pro User
picky-picasso - Tue, 02/07/2023 - 04:49
#9

YES IT DOES!!!

SO here's the method, and it's very simple.

  1. Have a mode or portion of your controller (whatever) that has nothing assigned to the 16 pads in CSS.
  2. Create a normal UserConfiguration.txt for the relevant controller pads.
    Be careful with channel (-1) and note/cc numbers etc.
  3. Save the UserConfig file in IT'S proper folder (%AppData% - Roaming/Ableton/Preferences/User...)
  4. In Ableton, set your remotify (css_) script as normal to your controller
  5. Set the UserConfig name in a SEPARATE controller line, but to the
      same

    controller

Like standard Ableton Magic, when you use that mode or that portion of your controller, you'll get that BEAUTIFUL behavior that you want!!