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How to Control Waves Plugins with MIDI in Ableton Live

Jun 24, 2024

Learn how to control Waves Plugins using MIDI in Ableton Live.

  1. Create a new audio track.
    Create a new audio track
  2. Load a Waves plugin from your plugin list and open it on the audio track.
    Load a Waves plugin from your plugin list and open it on the audio track
  3. Create a new MIDI track and assign its output to the audio track. If needed, select your Waves plugin in the bottom box.
    Create a new MIDI track and assign its output to the audio track. If needed, select your Waves plugin in the bottom box
  4. Open the Waves plugin, right-click on the parameter you wish to control and click Learn.
    Create a new MIDI track and assign its output to the audio track. If needed, select your Waves plugin in the bottom box
  5. Send MIDI control information to the plugin in one of these 2 ways:
    1. Use a MIDI controller – Arm the MIDI track for recording, then move the knob/fader on your controller.
    2. Program it into the MIDI track – program MIDI CC information into a clip on your MIDI track and hit Play.
  6. Now, the parameter you selected on the plugin is controlled by MIDI Control information.

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