iCon Platform M+ (n/a) USB MIDI DAW Controller

Product Information

All versions of Ableton Live, from Intro to Suite, are able to be utilized in collaboration with any equipment that sends MIDI data. This is applicable to all releases of Live, such as 9, 10, and 11. As the Platform M is a MIDI enabled tool, it will be completely compatible with Ableton Live. ALVA offer a collection of durable audio products built to the highest standards. Forming a perfect complement to the products from our partners from RME, there's an extensive selection of professional cables and a range of other items designed to make studio or on-stage life easier. Icon Platform M + (+ Platford D2) does not respond to changes in Control Mode: User Defined. I have installed Active Firmware V1.06. PC: WIN 10 64bit. This tutorial will show you the whole process of how to operate the Icon Platform M+ with Ableton Live. It will cover the steps of connecting, setting up and midi mapping the Platform M+. Article Contents Note that if you’ve already been using the Platform M+ as a DAW Controller, it will need to be removed as a control surface in your DAW. This will stop any control data confusion between the controller and your DAW.

Class-compliant with Windows XP, Vista (32-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit & 64-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit) and Mac OS X Moving the physical control on your Platform M+ will now move the position of the corresponding parameter in Ableton. Unlike a mixer which has inputs and outputs for connecting analogue and digital sources (e.g. mics, instruments, effects and other studio equipment), a DAW controller doesn’t pass any audio itself – it’s simply there to send control messages to any supported recording software, which responds to the movements you make via the controller. When you’re finished mapping, press the MIDI Map Mode button again to disable it. The Limitations of midi mapping the Platform M Every component is built to the highest of standards, guaranteeing high-end sonic performance and maximum durability for studio recording, mixing and mastering applications.

Features

As soon as you turn on the Platform M+, press the illuminated “Select” button above channel 7 until the red LED over channel 4 is lit. User Defined mode is now selected. The Icon Platform M+ is also modular, meaning that you can start with a single unit and add the Icon Platform X+ expander units to create a controller with up to 32 channels.

In our tutorial video, we show you how pairing some the commands in MIDI2LR can be combined with the Platform M+ to create a controller that mirrors Lightroom’s “Basic Tone” panel. Designed to work either alongside the Platform M+, the Icon Platform X+ allows users to expand their setup in banks of 8 motorised faders, for up to 32 channels in total. Dear all, I just want to share an info that might be useful if you consider the use of ICON Plaform M+ and Platform X+ with Ableton Live 10. Finally, Icon produce a support app called iMap, currently available for Windows, with an OS X version to follow. This assists with firmware updates and controller assignments for the user-definable preset. I bought this unit to augment a platform M which I have been using for a year. I want to like this; the hardware quality is good. But it is tremendously let down by:Once you have connected the Icon Platform M+ to Ableton Live by following the steps above, you can now MIDI map the physical buttons, pads, keys etc on the device to the corresponding functions in Ableton Live by doing the following: Zoom Horizontal/vertical buttons active) - Two modes, switch between them by pressing Both Buttons at the same time. There is no visible change until you then select one of them to activate it. At which point the Midi Remote surface will show different functions in the lower right After you have connected the Icon Platform M to Ableton Live with the aforementioned steps, you can now use MIDI mapping to link up the physical knobs, pads, keys etc on the device to their corresponding features in Ableton Live: Lauten Audio design and manufacture high quality studio microphones with a unique and distinctive character. You can create your own custom Ableton midi mappings easily, which allows you to control much of the functionality in Ableton Live with your Platform M. Does the Icon Platform M come with ableton Live included?