Ableton Live / Controller

Ableton Live Control Surface.

experience Ableton with true hardware control.

A dedicated control surface for Ableton Live 11 and 12. The MP Controller follows your device and track selection. Control native Ableton devices, Max4Live instruments, every VST / AU plugin and the mixer with 32 endless encoders and a 15.6-inch touchscreen. No MIDI learn. No mouse.

Track and device selection

Navigate Ableton Live tracks and devices from hardware.

  • Select any device in Ableton and the controller maps to its parameters automatically
  • Open and close plugins on a track from the touchscreen
  • Move through the device chain without clicking
  • Bidirectional sync: tweaks on the controller appear in Live, and vice versa
Automatic parameter mapping

Every Ableton device and plugin, mapped on the fly.

  • Automatic parameter mapping for all native Ableton 11 / 12 devices: audio effects, instruments, MIDI effects
  • Works with every VST2, VST3 and AU plugin loaded in the session
  • Full Max4Live device support, including custom-built devices
  • No MIDI learn, no configuration files. Just install, select, play
  • 32 endless encoders × 4 pages = 128 mappings per device
Mixer control

Mix Ableton Live like a hardware console.

  • 8 tracks per page with on-screen meters
  • Volume, pan, sends, solo and mute on physical encoders
  • Follows Ableton track selection, or stay on the current track
  • Visualize and navigate track groups from the touchscreen
  • Transport control: play, stop, record, loop
Encoders and buttons

128 encoders and 128 buttons per device, across 4 pages.

  • 32 endless physical encoders × 4 pages of mappings
  • 32 customizable buttons × 4 pages of mappings
  • Two ways to assign parameters: touch-drag or browse-and-link
  • Map a single parameter or chain multiple parameters to one control
Custom button graphics

Assign colors and images to every button.

  • Identify your most-used actions at a glance
  • Customize per device, per session, or per project
  • Drop in any image: logos, instrument icons, mode tags
Button behavior

Configure each button to behave like its Ableton counterpart.

  • Toggle, push, or push-and-hold modes
  • Radio-group mode: pressing one button excludes others in the group
  • Continuous press to ramp a value up or down
  • Per-button range, step size, and increment / decrement direction
Plugin windows

Open and close plugin windows without the mouse.

  • Open or close any plugin window from the touchscreen
  • Touchscreen displays the actual plugin GUI alongside encoder mappings
  • See what you are controlling while you are controlling it
  • Fully mouse-less workflow: select, open, tweak, switch
Two control systems, one device

Ableton control surface AND a universal plugin control system.

Switch between Ableton’s native control-surface protocol and the MP Controller’s universal plugin control system right from the touchscreen. Use the deep Ableton integration when working in-the-box, then break out to control any plugin with custom mappings, without unplugging or reconfiguring.

Compatibility and integration

Built for Ableton Live 11 and 12 on Mac and Windows.

The most comprehensive control surface for Ableton Live: hands-on hardware control of native Ableton devices, Max4Live instruments, every VST2 / VST3 / AU plugin, and the Ableton mixer, all in a single device.

The 15.6-inch touchscreen shows the actual plugin interface alongside color-coded encoder assignments, so you always see what you are controlling. 32 endless rotary encoders stay in bidirectional sync with Ableton at all times. No value jumps when switching between devices or loading presets.

Opens as a control surface inside Ableton, or runs as a standalone application alongside your DAW. Plug-and-play setup: just select the MP Controller in Ableton’s Link / Tempo / MIDI preferences. No scripts, no MIDI learn, no configuration files.

Ableton professionals consistently rank this as the best control surface for Ableton Live. Included with the MP Controller at no additional cost.

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