Apps for controlling Live with an iOS or Android device
- Live Versions: All
- Operating System: All
There are a number of applications which can control Live with an iPad, iPhone, iPod touch or Android device. Please note that the current versions of Live do not support multi-touch gestures in Windows 8 or any other touch-optimized operating system.
touchAble is full-featured controller app for Live which offers dedicated views and controls for Live's Session View, MIDI Note Editor, Mixer, Devices, Browser, and more.
LK the successor of LIVKONTROL by Imaginando features a Clip Launcher, control over track parameters, a Clip Composer, MIDI Pads and mappable MIDI sliders.
TouchOSC and Osculator (iOS & Android)
Touch OSC offers a level of customization which requires an intermediate-advanced knowledge of both the software and MIDI/OSC (Open Sound Control) protocols, however for those who are up to the challenge, creating custom virtual controllers can be a very rewarding project.
TouchOSC transmits its messages to Live via a program called Osculator.
TouchOSC is available for iOS devices as well as for Android devices.
TouchDAW is a full-featured DAW control and general purpose MIDI control app for Android™ tablets and phones.
Besides control surface emulation, the app brings a number of general purpose MIDI controllers, such as a multitouch keyboard, multitouch launchpads, a MIDI mixer, configureable xy-controller pads and the possibility to link a phone's sensors to MIDI controllers.
V-Control Pro allows you to:
Record and control your DAW remotely while playing your instrument. Mix with multi-touch control from a 16-fader V-Console app on your iPad Pro. Work with Android Smartphones and Tablets. Set up multiple controllers. Manage surround panning from your tablet or phone. Use a laptop to get a large time counter display
DAW Control is a wireless DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) software controller, especially optimized for Apple Logic® and Ableton Live®. DAW Control is compatible with both MAC and Windows.
Built-in presets for main layout: Logic Pro Ableton Live Cubase/Nuendo Fl Studio Layouts: Surface Transport Other software which supports the Mackie Control protocol will work with the "Default Mode" Works without additional server software on OS X "Tiger" and above. Also works on Windows XP, Vista, And 7 with solutions such as Tobias Erichsen's "rtpMIDI" driver