Ableton/Live/UG/25 Racks/07 Using the Macro Controls
- A Rack can show up to 16 Macro Controls; new Racks show eight. Buttons in the view column add or remove visible Macros, and the count is saved with the Set.
- The Map button in the Macro view turns on Macro Map Mode: mappable parameters get a coloured overlay, Map buttons appear under each Macro, and the Mapping Browser opens.
- To map, click a device parameter, then a Macro's Map button. The Macro takes the parameter's name and units. Set the range with Min and Max in the Mapping Browser; Min above Max, or Invert Range, inverts it. Click Map again to finish.
- A mapped parameter is greyed out, controlled by the Macro, though clip envelopes can still modulate it.
- Edit or delete mappings in the Mapping Browser while Map Mode is on.
- A Macro with several parameters reverts to a generic name (such as "Macro 3") and a 0–127 scale unless all share the same units and range.
- Macros can be renamed, coloured and given info text from the Edit or context menu.
- The Rand button in the title bar randomises every mapped Macro.
- Exclude Macro from Randomization in a Macro's context menu protects it. Macros mapped to Volume in Instrument Rack presets are excluded by default.
- Variations store snapshots of a Rack's Macro settings — for capturing sound design states, comparing mix settings, or jumping between settings for builds and drops while performing or recording.
- Open them with the Show/Hide Macro Variations button. New stores the current state as "Variation 1", "Variation 2" and so on; rename, duplicate or delete from the Edit or context menu.
- Launch Macro Variation recalls one; Overwrite Macro Variation replaces it with the current state.
- Exclude Macro From Variations in a Macro's context menu keeps it unchanged when variations launch.
