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2018/10/20 20:24:32 (permalink)

Problems with connecting RolandA-500 Pro to Ableton

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Thanks for taking the time to read my post. I have been fiddling for hours now trying to get this right. I have properly installed my A-500 for my Mac High Sierra with drivers and accompanying editor. CTRL map 12 is what I have selected. The keys, octave and transpose buttons are all working fine. The main problem is that the faders, knobs and play/pause buttons are not working in Live. I can see Live picks up the input when I twist the knob or slide the fader, but no visible effect is happening. I am also kind of confused by this preferences screen. What do I have to select for the MIDI keyboard, since it has multiple entries for the A500?
 
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    Re: Problems with connecting RolandA-500 Pro to Ableton 2018/10/21 00:09:39 (permalink)
    Most people here probably don’t know Live very well, and don’t use Macs at all. It’s mostly a peer to peer support forum focussed on what was Cakewalk Sonar and is now just “Cakewalk” under new ownership. Cakewalk was once owned by Roland years ago and so some Roland hardware, and Roland-made hardware “Cakewalk” got included.

    I suggest searching and asking about this problem in the Ableton forums, this might be some use to get you started - https://forum.ableton.com...ic.php?p=609432#609432

    Though it’s a very old thread as you’d expect from a controller dating back over ten years. The A-X00 series controllers were made by Edirol originally, then Roland bought Edirol and re-branded them. I have an A-300 but haven’t used it in a long time because of the poor aftertouch, and never with Live. I remember it wasn’t the easiest of controllers to set up but reliable once programmed.

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    Re: Problems with connecting RolandA-500 Pro to Ableton 2018/10/21 15:48:53 (permalink)
    thanks, im gonna try my luck!
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    Re: Problems with connecting RolandA-500 Pro to Ableton 2018/11/04 15:28:35 (permalink) ☼ Best Answerby Jordy14 2018/11/20 21:34:10
    Control Map 19 is the default for Live.
     
    Setup your A500 to Live as you have done. It should be Roland A Pro , A-PRO 2 , A-PRO across the board. Then set your A500 to map 19. Then do a dump.  Should work now.

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    Re: Problems with connecting RolandA-500 Pro to Ableton 2018/11/04 17:48:21 (permalink)
    The thing to remember about the A-PRO is that the driver uses two MIDI input ports in the host DAW.  One for the keys, and one for the control surface.
     
    If your keys are working, but not the faders for example, you need to complete your DAW setup to use both ports.
     
    I have the A-300PRO, but have not used it with Live, so don't have specifics on the setup for that, but this dual port requirement can be a stumbling block for users even with Windows and Cakewalk.  Works great once you figure it out.

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    Re: Problems with connecting RolandA-500 Pro to Ableton 2018/11/11 14:09:52 (permalink)
    Thank you kind people ;) I will try this in a week!
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    Re: Problems with connecting RolandA-500 Pro to Ableton 2018/11/20 21:34:52 (permalink)
    ah, you legend! that did the trick. Weirdly enough CTRL map 19 is not listed in the manual as the one for Ableton. Ah well, got it now :) 
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