The following article will guide you through setting up the VS-100 to be used with Ableton Live software.
Note: The V-STUDIO 100 Driver must be installed prior to following the setup instructions below. If you have not installed the driver, follow the instructions in the “V-STUDIO 100 Software and Driver Installation” article found in our knowledge base by clicking here.
Ableton Live (Mac OS X)
Audio I/O Setup:
- Select Live in the menu bar and then select Preferences.
- Select the Audio tab on the left of the Preferences window.
- Assign both your Audio Input Device and Audio Output Device to "VS-100 44.1kHz (10 in, 6 out)".
Note: the sample rate displayed will change depending on the sample rate settings of the VS-100. - Click on the Input Config button next to Channel Configuration.
- Click on the inputs you would like to make available to Live’s tracks and then click OK.
- Click on the Output Config button next to Channel Configuration.
- Click on the outputs you would like to make available to Live’s tracks and then click OK.
- Close the Preferences window.
- Select Live in the menu bar and then select Preferences..
- Select the MIDI/SYNC tab on the left of the Preferences window.
- In the Control Surface column, select “MackieControl” from the drop down list.
- Assign the Input and Output in the same row as “MackieControl” to “VS-100 (Control)”.
- Close the Preferences window.
Ableton Live (Windows)
Audio I/O Setup:
- Select Live in the menu bar and then select Preferences.
- Select the Audio tab on the left of the Preferences window.
- Assign your Driver Type to “ASIO” for optimal performance.
Note: the VS-100 is also compatible with the MME/DirectX driver option but will typically have better performance using the ASIO drivers. - Assign your Audio Device to “VS-100”.
- Click on the Input Config button next to Channel Configuration.
- Click on the inputs you would like to make available to Live’s tracks and then click OK.
- Click on the Output Config button next to Channel Configuration.
- Click on the outputs you would like to make available to Live’s tracks and then click OK.
- Close the Preferences window.
- From the Options menu, select Preferences.
- Select the MIDI/SYNC tab on the left of the Preferences window.
- In the Control Surface column, select “MackieControl” from the drop down list.
- Assign the Input and Output in the same row as “MackieControl” to “VS-100 (Control)”.
- Close the Preferences window.