Ableton/Live/UG/17 Routing and IO/03 External MIDI In-Out/02 Playing MIDI With the Computer Keyboard

• 17.3.2 Playing MIDI With the Computer Keyboard

  • Turn on the computer MIDI keyboard with the Control Bar button, Options → Computer MIDI Keyboard, or M.
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  • The middle letter row plays the white keys starting at C3; the row above plays the black keys.
  • Z and X shift the octave; C and V change velocity in steps of 20.
  • Between C3 and C4 the middle row lines up with Impulse's sample slots, for playing drum patterns.
  • While on, it takes over keys used for other shortcuts. Add Shift to reach single-letter shortcuts, such as Shift+S for solo.