The $10 Ableton Footcontroller

cool shit dude, nice job

I like it !! I build triggers out of found objects & metal parts I form into crazy triggers with piezos. Check out my one man band-- all live -no tracks ,just some LFO;s that sound like loops & a couple of synth tricks. Is it that a piezo device ?

did you just assing keyboard keys and put the keyboard on the floor with the unused keys removed or does the keyboard send midi signals with a virtual cable thing?

Hi Michael, and thank you so much for uploading this super useful information!!!

I direct and sing in a vocal band, currently using a Boss RC-2 Looping pedal for live performance, but I'm running out of tracks! Can I use Ableton and the QWERTY keyboard setup to simply activate/deactivate prerecorded tracks while on stage? Or to apply real-time effects to my voice while singing live?

Yep, you can map any of those midi controllable parameters to a key on the keyboard, and then activate them via a single button.

Hey, thanks a lot. We are a three piece band (a drummer, a keyboard/synth player and an engineer/vocalist). We were trying to figure out solutions to do complex pieces (multiple keyboard parts) during our live performances, and this video inspired our solution.

You rock!

could you use this easily live? Like on stage, to trigger backign tracks?

You can. I do.

Heh. It kinda sound likes "Dead Souls" by Joy Division.

Thank you so much! I was just about to shell out 150$ to pick up a midi foot controller, even though all i really wanted to do was trigger loops with ableton. I already made mine, and it works great! I also gorilla glued foam pads to the keys for easier playability. Thanks again, youre a life saver!