Stop Hitting the Spacebar: Control Ableton/Logic Directly from Your Setlist
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You're the drummer. You have a laptop next to your hi-hat running backing tracks in Ableton. To start the song, you have to twist your body, reach over with a drumstick, and try to hit the spacebar without knocking over your beer. It looks unprofessional and breaks your flow.
The Old Way: Assigning a "start" key to a MIDI pad that you hit with your stick. But you still have to look at the computer screen to make sure the right session is loaded.
The Bandfix Way: Global MIDI Settings.
- Connect your iPad to your laptop via USB or Bluetooth MIDI.
- Configure Bandfix to send a MIDI Start command when you tap "Play" on the setlist.
- Configure it to send a MIDI Stop command when you tap "Stop."
Pro Tip: Use Program Change messages to automatically load the correct Ableton scene for each song when you swipe to it.
Keep your hands on the drums, not the laptop. Download Bandfix