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Ableton Live Lite Setup
1.
First, connect Hammer 88 to an available USB port on your computer using the supplied USB cable, and
launch Ableton Live Lite.
2.
Next, open the Ableton Live Lite Preferences window. Choose your Audio Device in the Audio tab.
This will be dependent upon the audio interface that you are using.
MAC: Select Live > Preferences
PC: Select Options > Preferences
3.
Select the MIDI / Sync tab. Within the MIDI Ports section, adjust the settings as seen below: Next to
Input: Hammer 88, toggle the On button in the Track and Remote columns.
Next to Output: Hammer 88, toggle the On button in the Track and Remote columns.
4.
Close the Preferences window.
5.
To add an instrument or plugin to Ableton Live Lite in order to generate sound,
column, choose Instruments or Plug-ins.
6.
In the Name column just to the right of the Categories column, locate the Instrument or Plug-in of your
choice. Click-and-drag the instrument to a MIDI track in Ableton Live Lite to load the instrument. The
Instrument can now be triggered with Hammer 88.
Pro Tools | First Setup
1.
Connect Hammer 88 to an available USB port on your computer using the supplied USB cable, and
launch Pro Tools | First.
2.
Open or Create a Project.
3.
Select the Setup pulldown menu and open MIDI Input Devices. Enable MIDI Input from the Hammer
88 by clicking the box next to the Hammer 88.
4.
Select the Setup pulldown menu and open Playback Engine. Choose your audio device from the
Playback Engine pulldown menu.
5.
To create a new Instrument track, select the Track pulldown menu and select New.
6.
In the New pulldown menu, select Stereo, and then Instrument Track.
7.
In the newly created track, add an Insert to your track by clicking in your track's Inserts A-E and selecting
Multichannel Plugin > Instrument and select the instrument you would like to use, such as Xpand!2
(Stereo). The plugin can now be triggered with Hammer 88.
Note: Windows users will need either an external soundcard (such as the M-Track 2X2) or a low-latency ASIO
driver.
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