To set up Ableton Live Automap, carry out the following steps:

1. Make sure you have Ableton Live 5.2 or later. If you need to update Live then you can download the latest version from www.ableton.com. Live 6, 7 and 8 are also supported.

2. Connect the SL MkII to your computer and open Ableton Live. Go to the ‘MIDI/Sync’ page of the Live preferences and set the options as shown in the following screenshot:







NOTE: The Input AND Output of the SL MkII in the ‘Control Surfaces’ section must be set to SL MkII (Port 2).

3. Exit the preferences and start using Live!

The Ableton template must be selected on the SL MkII when using it in Ableton Live Automap mode. Once you have followed the above setup instructions the SL MkII will automatically switch to the Ableton Live Automap template and will do so each time you launch Live. Whilst using the SL MkII in Ableton Live Automap mode, you can switch to any other template on the unit (for example to control hardware MIDI devices or Automap-wrapped plug-ins using the Automap template) and then switch back to the Ableton Live Automap template to control Live again.

The pots and bottom left-hand row of buttons on the SL MkII are not assigned to any parameters in Live however they are set to send MIDI CC messages, meaning that you can assign them to parameters in Live as you like using Live’s MIDI learn feature (click on ‘MIDI’ in the top right-hand corner of the Live window).

To select a plug-in in Live for hardware control from the SL MkII, click on the Device Title Bar using the mouse as shown below:







The plug-in parameters will then appear on the left-hand SL MkII display. Use the LEFT-HAND SCROLL buttons to scroll through pages of plug-in parameters. The 8 encoders can be used to control the parameters shown and the top left-hand row of buttons can be used to return them to their default value or, for the ‘DeviceOn’ parameter, toggle the plug-in on/off. To lock the SL MkII to the currently selected plug-in press the ROW-SELECT button for the upper left-hand buttons. The LED next to the button will light to indicate that the SL MkII is locked to a plug-in in Live. Press the ROW-SELECT button for the upper left-hand buttons again to unlock the SL MkII.

How to Trigger Impulse from the SL MkII Drum Pads On the Ableton Live Automap template the drum pads are, by default, mapped to MIDI notes C1-G1. Impulse’s samples can be triggered using the notes C3, D3, E3, F3, G3, A3, B3 and C4. To trigger Impulse from the ReMOTE SL drum pads you must change the note values that the drum pads send out. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Press and hold the EDIT mode button and hit the drum pad whose settings you want to change, then release the EDIT mode button.
2. Set the Note parameter to the new value.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all other drum pads.
4. Press WRITE 3 times to save the settings and then the PLAY mode button to return to Play mode.