New ARTURIA MiniLab MK3 MIDI Controller: TUTORIAL With Ableton Live

Arturia has just updated its incredibly popular MiniLab MIDI keyboard and controller. A new slick design, USB-C, with added multi-function faders and a 5-pin MIDI output along with the 500 curated sounds from Analog Lab, make the new MiniLab Mk3 a versatile, go-to controller. In this video, we go through the key features and show you how easy it is to set it up and use with Ableton Live.
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[@levy_music_ofc]

Please include that you must hold SHIFT + PROG to be in DAW mode. I found this info off reddit, but it helped me not lose my mind :)

[@jezfn5675]

W comment

[@damonhtoo]

Thanks for this. Big oversight since shift+play/stop was working but the encoding knob wasn't.

[@craigleslie3106]

This helped more than you know! Same problem... FIXED!

[@koswimmer1]

wait... wdym with SHIFT + PROG? which is prog?

[@levy_music_ofc]

@@koswimmer1 it’s on one of the pads

[@goffasplace]

I know people say this all the time but this is way better than the Arturia tutorial on Ableton integration. Cheers

[@Noisegate]

Thank you

[@ThePhotokill]

great tutorial. was pausing it every few minutes, then going off and playing with what you showed, then come back and continue with the next part of video. With all the stopping to play every cool new feature, this video took me well over 4 hours to complete!! Thanks, it was really helpful for a new guy who just bought one of these and had no idea how to even get started, now i got ableton up to 8 tracks only (sadly) big chilling! thanks dude

[@GoldenStarXD24]

Even Arturia doesn’t have a concise video like this. AMAZING!! Thank youuuuuu!

[@Noisegate]

Thank you for your feedback..much appreciated

[@TheJmgcuba]

I clicked on this video because I thought badger from breaking bad was nano g a music tutorial

[@jamtart22]

the jam at the end is sick!

[@simonroyjonesuk]

Great tutorial. Evreything I need toget started. Also love everything Arturia do.

[@leondeclercq414]

Thx, this helped me so much. I really appriciate that you made this video. 🙂

[@djmoodfrequency]

Man I was jammin to that clip bro, I just got one of these, I'm excited to use it with Ableton 10, Thanks for your video!

[@levispose1007]

brilliant video. That shift/hold for making chords are a god send!

[@Noisegate]

Cheers

[@Treptat]

Thanks for the tutorial, nicely explained

[@bikash9927]

Great video! Answered some of my questions which was taking time to find the answers.

[@Noisegate]

Cheers

[@cbullwinkel]

Thanks for this tutorial. When starting out with any new device, half the battle is getting everything to work together. Showing your preferences window helped me get the Minilab3 to work right away, because the PC default settings don't recognize the device properly.

[@vibeoinktunes8396]

Good stuff bud! Just ordered one and should be arriving today. Praise Christ 🙌✝️ Cheers!

[@iagowski]

good! good video. it has helped me a lot. I have a problem with the potentiometers on ipad with garageband or minimoog. If I put absolute in the midi control center it never remembers the value that it shows on the screen and always starts from the one that the knob has. If I move the knob with the screen and then manipulate the Arturia, it jumps to the position in which I left it with the Arturia previously. If I use relative it stays in some locked values. I would like to configure the knobs so that they send only to increase the value of the knob or to lower it. thanks for any help!

[@michaelbegelfer8183]

great tutorial thanks bro 😊

[@Noisegate]

Cheers Michael

[@LukatherTV]

Great stuff! How do I load the instance of Analog Lab into Ableton? I'm totally new to Ableton.

[@ComradeMario]

Nice demonstration!

[@Noisegate]

Cheers, thanks for the feedback

[@ComradeMario]

@@Noisegate Already got my hands on one, great keyboard indeed😋😋

[@stanwoods8756]

if you raise up the volume fader it gets to 6db, but I need the max in the fader be 0db, is it possible to change that? I tried from softer center to edit the max volume but it didn't work!

[@sergeysuhina1]

Hello! the other day I bought a midi keyboard arturia minilab 3 and at home I noticed that one key (E) 3 on the left is slightly higher than the rest by about 1mm. Is this cause for concern? how are you with that? Thank you!

[@donepearce]

I'm set with Ableton, and the transport controls (shift + pad) work nicely. But the black knob does nothing. Any clues?

[@stevensieger2197]

How do I automatically activate arm recording if I navigate between track (min 6:05)? I always need to activate the little red button in Ableton to be able play the sounds with the pad. I I do not switch the record am button after navigating to a track I just can still play the sounds where the button in Ableton is activated. Thank you :)

[@MichelleDeLateur]

I don't have an option to select the Analog Lab as a plug in with Ableton.... Any suggestions?

[@Basedard]

What up. I got this setup but it wont take my effects from Analog Lab V and apply them to Ableton live I just hear a generic piano sound played back and not the effects I have in Analog Lab. What up with that?

[@beenay18]

I tries the drum pads, but it has latency. Am I supposed minilab 3 with separate audio interface.

[@les7118]

still no pads color synchro with ableton clips? This feature was released on novation mini launchkey mk3 a lot time ago and how to switch to another layer of pads, they removed "pad" button

[@frankjreda]

Thank you. I couldn't get my MiniLab working with Ableton until I watched your video. The Arturia videos weren't helpful, but yours got things going for me. Much obliged...

[@Noisegate]

Cheers Frank

[@Trevs-Shed]

Can anyone tell me how to record the sounds produced by the Analoglab software in Ableton?

[@theamazingbassonaut]

Question from an absolute beginner who wants to get into making this kind of music: how should I go about in getting that kind of 16th note, fast hi-hat type of beat? Is it something that people generally sample from somewhere or do they hit the pads to get it? I'm assuming it's the former, so is there a general way people get their samples for these fast type beats? I guess this question also applies to jungle/DnB type of beats.

[@RemAtmos]

Anybody know how to get rid of that red rectangle highlight in session view?

[@Trapped42]

ATTENTION WINDOWS SCRUBS the 'preferences' window is at the bottom of your "options" dropdown menu. It took me a little too long to find that 😅

[@shayschreurs5887]

is there a link for midi control center? arturia's website is so disorganized

[@djram2011]

Mine is not connecting but did everything step by step on tutorial. Help?!

[@himboslice_]

Hitting shift+record or shift+stop triggers a midi note. Super annoying, saw other people on reddit with same issue. Do you have a fix?

[@pablosmith5473]

Awesome tutorial with alot of tips and tricks! In DAW-Ableton mode, any idea why all my pads are all black without any light my default and not all white and lit up like in yours? They turn blue and are lit up when switching to Arturia mode, but return turns off back to black when going back into DAW mode. Weird.

[@zayasan6289]

Do you have any instruments or audio loaded in your track? Cause it was like that for me until I put something on the track so maybe try that.

[@asahiwu215]

in DAW , press SHIFT+Pad

[@pablosmith5473]

@@asahiwu215 Nice one! :)

[@ThePhotokill]

Any chance you'll be doing tutorials with this controller? Your Mk2 tutorials were super popular too, and looking for mk3 tutorials, there isn't a lot other than "gettings started". Maybe something with reaper?

[@Noisegate]

We'll look into it

[@AntonKuznetsovMusic]

I wish I could go to the other 8 pads in the drum rack at the press of a button. Is it possible to transpose the pads maybe?

[@Noisegate]

If your Hold Shift and press Pad 2 you can switch between pad banks A and B. Bank B sends other MIDI notes, also on channel 10. All the info is in the manual

[@RohitRoyNair]

Hi dude, thanks first of all thank you for the video, it was a big help in setting up the device. I had a small question, you mentioned the pads change colours according to the track colours on Ableton Live, but the pads remain white on mine. What could be the reason behind it?

[@yigitn]

Same here, did you find the reason dude?

[@DanielHilldrup]

@@yigitn maybe because you were in Pad mode [Shift + Pad] on a midi drum track. mine were white until I changed them by making a user preset within Midi Control Center.

[@Bloo2u]

minilab3 does not appear under control surface

[@BustyStepBro]

Did you find a solution? I am having this issue too

[@Bloo2u]

@@BustyStepBro I just reinstalled it from scratch and it worked with most recent version

[@work4synths]

Can you please confirm if the Minilab 3 can control all parameters of the V Collection plugins (not Analog Lab) automatically or I have to map everything manually?

[@temkox]

Hi! Were you able to? My Minilab didn't "intregate" with ableton

[@nicomarofficial]

I would love to know if you can play direct via midi port external hardware like Novation Circuit OG, Korg Nts1 without the computer or a audio interface. Can it be powered by power bank using the USB-C port?

[@Noisegate]

Yes there would be no issue doing that

[@nicomarofficial]

@@Noisegate thanks for your prompt reply. Great news 😊👌

[@zorro5651]

setting all the minilab 3 ports to both track and sync can cause the minilab to freeze. support sent me a doc that says only set the mini lab in: to track

[@jixal]

Nice thanks, this was happening to me too. I wondered why i had to keep resetting the controller for it to work!

[@marklar97]

Is it possible to assign sliders to something else rather than volume/return tracks and panning?

[@golmunista]

first, check the boxes in the Remote column of the MIDI Ports in Preferences, then go to the upper right corner of the DAW and click on the MIDI button, that'll activate the function to assign any of the Minilab controllers to anything you want in the DAW

[@tonyk.8580]

How did you load the instance of analog lab in ableton? I'm able to use it as a control surface but I don't have that track available.

[@Noisegate]

Open the Live browser, and click on the "Plug-ins" section. In the VST or Audio Unit folder, browse for Analog Lab Drag & drop it in your MIDI track or double click on it.

[@tonyk.8580]

@@Noisegate I must have missed a download or something because my "Plug ins" tab is completely empty. Thanks for the reply.

[@oskie66skye]

That is cool.

[@dylanwillyams]

if ur in the states guitar center has black versions. have seen only one video showing them off. they look sweet. wish i woulda known before i got the one off amazon.

[@bensimpson901]

LEROY BROWN 4 LIFE!!!

[@theoz-swede7975]

I don't see minilab 3 in control surface in Ableton 11.0

[@ThePhotokill]

in the settings i had to turn on VST3 in the settings to see it in the plugin window before i could live record

[@renatagomes_]

@@ThePhotokill how did you do that?

[@MC-qz4vw]

You need 11.2

[@lalaie]

@@MC-qz4vw I don't want to upgrade ableton for several reasons. Do you know how to implement the script that arturia has on the web for ableton, so that it can detect the minilab 3?

[@nashmichaeld]

He man, my main encoder knob doesn’t cycle through scenes and shift turning doesn’t move across the columns. And my sliders do nothing…Does your controller app have different settings?

[@stevensieger2197]

Hi, You have to be in "prog-mode". Just press Shift and the "prog"-Pad. Welcome:)

[@nashmichaeld]

Thank you. Ended up figuring it out. So simple. Haha

[@frandes2k]

I have no option of minilab 3 in preferences, just mk 2. I have Ableton Live 11, what could the problem be ?

[@sanathgs3254]

I'm having the same issue!

[@yabiru]

me too, wtf. what version of live do you guys have ?

[@sanathgs3254]

I'm using Live 11.1. Apparently it only works with 11.2.5 and above

[@aaronsoto6007]

I bought this one still learning. Do you happen to know if I can use the Analog v presets to record in ableton? If so, how i do so?

[@Noisegate]

Check this video out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6fMoYmZhJiUZtU

[@renatagomes_]

how did you add the effects of analog lab into ableton live?

[@Noisegate]

Hi Renata, not sure about the question

[@zorro5651]

if you mean how do you get analog lab to show up in the plug ins, then I found them by going to prefs, plug-ins, and used the rescan button at the top plus I also set vst3 plug-in system folders to on, hope that was the question :)

[@dulcelopez7657]

​@@zorro5651 is there a video on that, that's where I'm stuck. Idk how to get the sounds from analog lab to ableton

[@lalaie]

Does anyone know in which folder to put the minilab 3 script for ableton live so that live detects the midi controller (windows)?

[@kinonico]

[From Ableton website] Manually create a folder called “Remote Scripts” within your User Library The default User Library location: Windows: \Users\[username]\Documents\Ableton\User Library Mac: Macintosh HD/Users/[username]/Music/Ableton/User Library Place the unzipped remote script into the "Remote Scripts" folder you just created.

[@Diamond2009now]

This is all cool. But how do you get there? How do you set up instruments , i find it very complicated and lost. 1st my new MK3 Keylab Essential 49 does not load the instruments seamless. I Have a iMac MiniM1 . I tried using Garage Band, that is a different story. Anyway, need more step to step setting up the Arturia with Ableton Live 11. can you do a video step by step in how to load the instruments on each track or channel? Please. Or is there a video already available , please forward the link. Thank you.

[@notstevelam]

there are literally TONS of videos that show you this lol. or just read the manual?

[@lalaie]

I bought the minilab 3 and it doesn't work properly. The mapping that is supposed to be built in doesn't work. I put it in DAW mode (I use Ableton) and holding shift I try to hit play, stop, record, etc. but it doesn't work. Instead of performing those functions, it sounds the virtual instrument of the MIDI track I have loaded. I can't switch from one scene to another with the black knob. Any idea what's going on? I've read that it's because I don't have the latest version of Ableton Live 11, but the problem is that I can't update it. Would anyone know how to map from the MIDI Control Center so that I can use the loop, stop, play, record, volume, send A, send B, Pan, change scene with the knobs, etc. (like most people do by default)? The truth is that I don't think I can return it because I have activated the codes... help please :(

[@maciekolejniczak3757]

have the same situation....nothing works...

[@PeteSaJut6499]

I'd love to see one with other daws, like FL studio

[@florianrameau3546]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXiwcoSEoqlshrM There you go :)

[@user-rh4sj6lk8w]

One thumb up is not enough 👍👍

[@PavanMS87]

Somehow the worflow seems a lil confusing to me, may be i'll be better off with buying Launchky Mini Mk3?

[@Algorithmic_deity]

its not working for me at all

[@mihaiserbanescu2017]

i think my minilab is not integrated with ableton, because for some reason it just doesn't work

[@dgkompoitsos]

What version of Ableton are you working with? Some say that you should run Ableton Live 11.2 and above.

[@mihaiserbanescu2017]

@@dgkompoitsos I updated it, it just doesnt work at all!