Arturia Keylab 61 mk3 - Pads in Ableton Live Midi device

Hi I habe a problem with Ableton Live Midi Mapping and Arturia Keylab 61. I want to make an individual Midi Mapping on a pad of Keylab. But i jumps back and makes a red square around something. What happened? How can i make individual mapping on special pads for example start a back track Song of a scene in Ableton or to turn off and on one sound in a scene of Ableton?

Each pad on the KeyLab can send either a MIDI note or a MIDI CC (Control Change).

You need to set the right settings in your Midi Control Center for what you want to do with the KeyLab. In this case you want a CC since you want to toggle things, not play notes. Try it out and let me know if you get it to work!

Hi i have the Keylab 61 and not the KEylab essential - ok i have both controller keyboards :slight_smile: all works fine with the key lab essential mk 3 but not with my new key lab 61
I have the following settings and do not know with midi control settings and i am little afraid to change everything.

Do i have to change TYPE from Note to “what?”

or do i have to change “color” - do not think so :slight_smile: :blush:

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I am happy for any help

Hi @ElGrabolo ,

The Switched Control setting send CC (Control Change) messages that can be assigned to a parameter somewhere in a target.

Ok, i found the settings in Ableton - not in Arturia Settings

You need DAW and MIDI for your controller - in my case KeyLab MK3
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and enable “remote” - i do not know for what i need sync

and now i can set MIDI settings by learning mode of Ableton to whatever i want to

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