Value Scaling vs. Pick Up Mode
There is one more thing to be aware of on the MIDI Sync tab in your Preferences menu. You will see a Takeover Mode
1.When set to Pick Up the knobs and faders will only start moving there counterpart on screen when that particular knob or fader moves past the location of the on screen knob or fader.
i.e., Fader 1 on the MPD or MPK is all the way down. You open Ableton and Fader 1 in the software is halfway up. When set to Pick Up the fader on screen will not move until the fader on the MPD or MPK goes past the halfway up point. It will “Pick Up” from this point and move along with the fader on screen.
2. When set to Value Scaling it will do the opposite.
i.e., Fader 1 on the MPK49 is all the way down. You open Ableton and Fader 1 in the software is halfway up. When set to Value Scaling the fader on screen will move as soon as you move the fader on the MPK49 without waiting for the fader to be halfway up. So rather than waiting for the fader on the MPK49 to pass the point where the on screen fader is set, it will move immediately from its original location by the amount the fader on the MPK49 was moved.
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