How to Send MIDI Between 2 Macs via Ethernet (Ableton Live Tutorial)

[@darioschenk6892]

Thank You! Windows tutorial would be great, or Mac to Win ;)

[@michaeldulsky8492]

Thank you so much for this video. I just finished your tutorial. Now my 2 iMac's are in perfect midi sync. Main computer running Pro Tools Studio & Remote Computer running FL Studio 24. Awesome video. God bless you 🙏

[@joshoconnor3216]

Very helpful for my config in using midi very one Mac and sending it to another. Appreciated.

[@ashlb7779]

Great Video. As much as I like the "Link" Protocol. The Hardwired /Switch method is solid. No drifting at all. Ableton & Traktor via Link over a "ad hoc network" normally drops sync after 2 hours. Cheers

[@pedroinfantedj]

hank You! Windows tutorial would be great, or Mac to Win ;)

[@b10296]

🤩🤩 wow great, but a lot of us only have PCs, could you please consider this. Your information is very valuable, there is no similar content on youtube, I love it.

[@rickborousk8655]

There’s a program called CopperLAN which will allow you to connect PC to Mac via Ethernet. I used to run ableton on a Mac and used ableton on a pc as a virtual instrument

[@jephbennett]

@@rickborousk8655 omg, thank you so much for this tip!

[@jairacuna4282]

Hey great video Is it possible to send midi through my Dante network at the same time I’m running audio?

[@MrBeani-ns3zb]

Hi there, thanks a lot for your videos! Very helpful! I managed to sync two Ableton Live on two Macbooks. The only problem I get is that the MIDI clock just stops at bar 1210 and the second machine restarts from bar 1! So when I have (for example) bar 1124 on the first Macbook, the second one is at bar 12 (bar 1261-bar 70, bar 1803-bar 742, and so on). How can I fix that? Thanks a lot!

[@ChrisMutchJones]

Hey! Thanks for these videos, they’re super helpful! I’d like to be able to send midi from Ableton to OBS to trigger visuals. Can you suggest a plugin I can use in OBS that would allow this? 🙏

[@organikarts]

hi, why won't you try an crossover ethernet cable? for two computers you don't need a switch.

[@helpme6546]

Hi there, great tutorial... would you consider doing the same between a Macpro and windows....best of luck to you.

[@fromstudiotostage]

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[@audiostudiocreativo4981]

Do you have a terminal comnd so the midi network stay conected after reboot or sleep etc

[@kanimalkalle]

would it be possible to send from Mac to a PC? I have a pc running visuals in VLC that I would like ableton to midi trigger?

[@jonnycreates]

Hi Will, would this be a similar process to having one computer for Ableton session and another for running VSTs?

[@RVHsounds]

Can you do this with a different cable than Ethernet ?

[@Zaleskee]

thank you for the Video, what can you suggest I do if I would like to synchronize My Cubase project (running on a PC) to a Protools session (running from a Mac). I want to make Cubase the master and Pro Tools the slave. Essentially, I want to press play, stop, rewind, scrub left, right and have Protools follow. The goal is to have Cubase (master) as my sequencer and Protools (slave) to run video simultaneously. I do have a Ethernet Switch and have them both connected via Ethernet. On My PC I am running Cubase 12 On my M1 Mac Studio I am running Protools Studio

[@sharchik916]

How would you do this if instead you wanted 2 "Main Ableton Computer"s as an A & B rig for a Playaudio 1U? If both A/B computers are connected to the same switch that the Remote computer is connected to and they have the same Main Ableton Computer name, will that be fine?

[@valdeloire3494]

Thanks you for this great video. Coukd you help me to résolve a problem? I'd like to send program changes from my ableton live to my friend's ableton live. We have an electro group and we have two ableton live connected in midi via our sound cards. I'm the master and he's the slave! The synchro works perfectly. However, I'd like it to send him a midi message when I make a scene change so that the change is made automatically for him. Would you have a solution for this? Possibly without using max4live. If not, it's OK, I'll take it anyway... Thanks in advance Florent

[@pascalmacaigne]

thanks for the tutorial. Something baffles me though and I cant find the answer anywhere: Why does the "IAC Driver" AND "Network (name_of_session)" BOTH appear. If IAC is the driver behind the name_of_session connection , then it shouldn't appear? Or is there any use for it? Selecting "IAC Driver" instead of Network fails to transmit/receive data. Anybody knows what it is for?

[@SantiagoDeluchi-vz5kg]

YOU ARE THE MAN

[@yeicobandresalbornozguasca322]

Hi, I’m having problems with this method, the problem is when Machine A reach the 1024.1.1 compass it just doesn’t sync never again with the machine B. But before of this specific compass everything works great. Any advice??

[@MrLuisnu]

Hi. Nice video. Thank you. It is possible to test midi information between 2 MAC without using Ableton?

[@fromstudiotostage]

Yes! Just a RTP MIDI Network

[@HOVA09]

Can u do Windows to Mac ??

[@redlobsta1]

How would I "sync" two versions of Ableton (one on PC and one on MAC?) I tried doing Ableton Link (where the Mac is hardwired to the PC via ethernet) - the start/sync/stop works but the timing is so off.

[@lianadavis4315]

How would you create Midi its own network? I think that's the solution for our disconnecting issue.

[@fromstudiotostage]

Use a seperate network switch

[@Nelward64]

yo just some feedback I came here searching how to do this specifically with macs via ethernet so you dont have to spend the first 2:00 explaining what you are about to explain

[@filtersequence2322]

Just to clarrify, can I do this without being connected to the internet? If not, is there a way of doing this using MIDI cables? I have a second mbp which handles the visuals and I'd love to be able to send midi from my main Ableton mbp. Many thanks

[@fromstudiotostage]

Great question! It only requires a network, no internet needed

[@AliveFamilyChurch]

My other machine has a recycling symbol next to it and not a green circle. Do you know why this is?

[@fromstudiotostage]

maybe it's eco friendly?

[@VolterSvainber]

Please Windows tutorial bro😅!)

[@alexpatri2087]

Love it!

[@hixrat]

Can I have my computers networked to send midi via ethernet cable and still connect to the internet via wifi at the same time or is it best practice to disable wifi? I want to have my midi network connections for rehersal but there are some service elements that are downloaded Sunday morning during rehersal and added to propresenter.

[@fromstudiotostage]

Deff. Best practice to disable if possible. If needed just hardwire into your network instead of Wi-Fi

[@jv411e]

How do I keep the music playing on the slave computer if the master stops?

[@fromstudiotostage]

don't slave the computers together. Split control from a single MIDI controller.

[@tkelong3569]

You didn’t show it working, so how do I know this works? And what exactly are we looking at? Are you syncing these 2 Lives so that when the play or record button is pressed on either, the other also syncs and plays or records?

[@fromstudiotostage]

Try it yourself and see what you think. This is sending MIDI between two different computers, lots of uses!

[@craigmarvinjohnson]

Can you run ethernet directly computer to computer without a network device in between?

[@verstaerker]

yes

[@desebeth]

Epic dude

[@acidtechno]

🙏

[@WesWookBeats]

Can you cut out the switch and direct connect?

[@braginocreations6674]

I was able to directly connect without a switch, but we needed to get a crossover ethernet cable. The regular ethernet cable is only a one-way solution. The crossover cable is bi-directional.

[@WesWookBeats]

@@braginocreations6674 good stuff, appreciate the info 🤘

[@jephbennett]

@@braginocreations6674 Sharing info like this is SO helpful! thanks , you got a new sub, and have helped many more people than just myself and Wes! YOU ROCK!!

[@braginocreations6674]

@@jephbennettmy pleasure. We’re all in this together. Rock on!!

[@alanbg2278]

As I understand it, to run Live on 2 computes concurrently, you would need 2 licenses .

[@fromstudiotostage]

nope! It comes with two authorizations for that very reason

[@alanbg2278]

@@fromstudiotostage From the Ableton Live Enduser License Agreement " Ableton grants You a personal, limited, non-exclusive license to use and/or copy the Ableton Product in accordance with this EULA for use on (a) Your computer or file server for local use within Your network, provided that the Ableton Product is only used on one device at a time; and (b) Your compatible Ableton hardware." 🤔Is this per authorization or per license then ? Confusing ...