Usine as control surface for Ableton
Posted: 20 Apr 2026, 14:19
I have a live playing requirement to uses some Ableton Live instruments alongside my VSTs.
Resampling to another VST supported format would be a nightmare,
But I cannot manage without my Usine SDK User midi control module (sliders, knobs etc.) This mainly sends midi to Usine hosted VSTs (but also a few wires to effects).
If I was to run the VSTs in Ableton, how could I send midi (and OSC ?) messages to control
the VSTs in Ableton ? (Note I have Ableton Live standard so Max for Live is not available (and too expensive)).
Ideally 16 midi channels to each channel strip in Ableton.
Can I run Usine with No Audio (to reduce CPU hit) and still process midi ?
I've also seen this https://github.com/ideoforms/AbletonOSC but I suspect you would need Max for Live to do anything with it.
Has anyone done something like this who can offer advice / ideas ?
Thanks,
Simon.
Resampling to another VST supported format would be a nightmare,
But I cannot manage without my Usine SDK User midi control module (sliders, knobs etc.) This mainly sends midi to Usine hosted VSTs (but also a few wires to effects).
If I was to run the VSTs in Ableton, how could I send midi (and OSC ?) messages to control
the VSTs in Ableton ? (Note I have Ableton Live standard so Max for Live is not available (and too expensive)).
Ideally 16 midi channels to each channel strip in Ableton.
Can I run Usine with No Audio (to reduce CPU hit) and still process midi ?
I've also seen this https://github.com/ideoforms/AbletonOSC but I suspect you would need Max for Live to do anything with it.
Has anyone done something like this who can offer advice / ideas ?
Thanks,
Simon.