For video guides and more tutorials, select SL MKIII here.

To set the SL MKIII up with Ableton Live 12 please connect your SL MKIII to your computer via USB, power your SL MKIII, open Ableton and then follow the setup steps below.

1. Open Options > Preferences.
2. Go to the Link / Tempo & MIDI tab.

3. Set the Control Surface to SL MkIII.

4. Set the Input and Output to MIDIIN2 (Novation SL MkIII) and MIDIOUT2 (Novation SL MkIII).

5. Under MIDI Ports, tick the Track, Remote and MPE boxes for all SL MkIII In ports.
6. Tick Track and Remote for all SL MKIII Out ports except Out: MIDIOUT5 (Novation SL MkIII).
7. Leave all boxes unticked for Out: MIDIOUT5 (Novation SL MkIII).

Note that enabling MPE for the input port means that all MIDI channels are in use, so it's not possible to set a track to discretely respond to one MIDI channel. You may wish to disable it if not using Polyphonic Aftertouch data from the pads.

For more information on Live's MIDI preferences and the functions of Track, Sync, Remote and MPE, please see Ableton's knowledge base: Live's MIDI Preferences – Ableton.

For video guides and more tutorials, select SL MKIII here.

To set the SL MKIII up with Ableton Live 12 please connect your SL MKIII to your computer via USB, power your SL MKIII, open Ableton and then follow the setup steps below.

1. Open Live > Settings….
2. Go to the Link, Tempo & MIDI tab.

3. Set the Control Surface to SL MkIII.

4. Set the Input and Output to Novation SL MkIII (SL MkIII InControl).

5. Under MIDI Ports, tick the Track, Remote and MPE boxes for all SL MkIII In ports.
6. Tick Track and Remote for all SL MKIII Out ports except Out: Novation SL MkIII (SL MkIII to CV/Gate).
7. Leave all boxes unticked for Out: Novation SL MkIII (SL MkIII to CV/Gate).

Note that enabling MPE for the input port means that all MIDI channels are in use, so it's not possible to set a track to discretely respond to one MIDI channel. You may wish to disable it if not using Polyphonic Aftertouch data from the pads.

For more information on Live's MIDI preferences and the functions of Track, Sync, Remote and MPE, please see Ableton's knowledge base: Live's MIDI Preferences – Ableton.

For video guides and more tutorials, select SL MKIII here.

To set the SL MKIII up with Ableton Live 11 please connect your SL MKIII to your computer via USB, power your SL MKIII, open Ableton and then follow the setup steps below.

1. Open Options > Preferences.
2. Go to the Link / Tempo / MIDI tab.

3. Set the Control Surface to SL MkIII.

4. Set the Input and Output to MIDIIN2 (Novation SL MkIII) and MIDIOUT2 (Novation SL MkIII).

5. Under MIDI Ports, tick the Track, Remote and MPE boxes for all SL MkIII In ports.
6. Tick Track and Remote for all SL MKIII Out ports except Out: MIDIOUT5 (Novation SL MkIII).
7. Leave all boxes unticked for Out: MIDIOUT5 (Novation SL MkIII).

Note that enabling MPE for the input port means that all MIDI channels are in use, so it's not possible to set a track to discretely respond to one MIDI channel. You may wish to disable it if not using Polyphonic Aftertouch data from the pads.

For more information on Live's MIDI preferences and the functions of Track, Sync, Remote and MPE, please see Ableton's knowledge base: Live's MIDI Preferences – Ableton.

For video guides and more tutorials, select SL MKIII here.

To set the SL MKIII up with Ableton Live 11 please connect your SL MKIII to your computer via USB, power your SL MKIII, open Ableton and then follow the setup steps below.

1. Open Live > Settings….
2. Go to the Link / Tempo / MIDI tab.

3. Set the Control Surface to SL MkIII.

4. Set the Input and Output to Novation SL MkIII (SL MkIII InControl).

5. Under MIDI Ports, tick the Track, Remote and MPE boxes for all SL MkIII In ports.
6. Tick Track and Remote for all SL MKIII Out ports except Out: Novation SL MkIII (SL MkIII to CV/Gate).
7. Leave all boxes unticked for Out: Novation SL MkIII (SL MkIII to CV/Gate).

Note that enabling MPE for the input port means that all MIDI channels are in use, so it's not possible to set a track to discretely respond to one MIDI channel. You may wish to disable it if not using Polyphonic Aftertouch data from the pads.

For more information on Live's MIDI preferences and the functions of Track, Sync, Remote and MPE, please see Ableton's knowledge base: Live's MIDI Preferences – Ableton.

For video guides and more tutorials, select SL MKIII here.

To set the SL MKIII up with Ableton Live 10 please connect your SL MKIII to your computer via USB, power your SL MKIII, open Ableton and then follow the setup steps below.

1. Open Options > Preferences.
2. Go to the Link / MIDI tab.

3. Set the Control Surface to SL MkIII.

4. Set the Input and Output to MIDIIN2 (Novation SL MkIII) and MIDIOUT2 (Novation SL MkIII).

5. Under MIDI Ports, set Track and Remote to On for all SL MkIII Input ports.
6. Set Track and Remote to On for all SL MKIII Output ports except Output: MIDIOUT5 (Novation SL MkIII).
7. Leave all fields Off for Output: MIDIOUT5 (Novation SL MkIII).

For more information on Live's MIDI preferences and the functions of Track, Sync and Remote, please see Ableton's knowledge base: Live's MIDI Preferences – Ableton.

For video guides and more tutorials, select SL MKIII here.

To set the SL MKIII up with Ableton Live 10 please connect your SL MKIII to your computer via USB, power your SL MKIII, open Ableton and then follow the setup steps below.

1. Open Live > Settings….
2. Go to the Link / MIDI tab.

3. Set the Control Surface to SL MkIII.

4. Set the Input and Output to Novation SL MkIII (SL MkIII InControl).

5. Under MIDI Ports, set Track and Remote to On for all SL MkIII Input ports.
6. Set Track and Remote to On for all SL MKIII Output ports except Output: Novation SL MkIII (SL MkIII to CV/Gate).
7. Leave all fields Off for Output: Novation SL MkIII (SL MkIII to CV/Gate).

For more information on Live's MIDI preferences and the functions of Track, Sync and Remote, please see Ableton's knowledge base: Live's MIDI Preferences – Ableton.