CrossFire by nativeKONTROL

Yes, CrossFire is fully compatible with Ableton Live 12.1 and above. Make sure you are running at least this version before installing.

You need an Akai Fire controller and a compatible version of Ableton Live. CrossFire is a Control Surface script, so no additional plugins or devices are required.

CrossFire is a Control Surface script that maps the Akai Fire to Ableton Live, giving you hands-on control over Drum Racks, step sequencing, clip launching, and track management. It installs into Live as a custom Control Surface and runs directly within the application.

CrossFire includes Step Mode for step-sequencing into MIDI clips with velocity and position editing, Note Mode for playing instruments across various scales and layouts, Drum Mode for playing Drum Racks with 16 Levels and Cycle Sequence functionality, and Performance Mode for launching, duplicating, and deleting clips and scenes.

Absolutely. While Drum Rack control and sequencing are the primary focus, CrossFire also covers clip and scene launching, track selection, muting, soloing, arming, and encoder-based parameter control, making it a well-rounded control surface for general Live use.

CrossFire installs as a Control Surface script within Ableton Live. Full installation instructions are included with your download, and you select it from the Control Surface dropdown in Live’s preferences once the files are in place.

Correct. The Akai Fire was originally designed as a dedicated controller for FL Studio and lacked native Ableton Live support. CrossFire bridges that gap by providing a fully featured Control Surface script built specifically for Live.

Crossfire V1.1.0

– Updated for compatibility with Live 11/Python 3.
– In Step Mode, the 4th Encoder can now be used for adjusting Step Probability.
– Added MUTE_BUTTONS_USE_TRACK_COLORS option to User Preferences. When set to
TRUE, the Mute Buttons in Performance Mode will reflect Track colors.
For existing users, you’ll need to add this option to User Preferences manually. To do that, just
add the following line at the bottom of your User Preferences file:
MUTE_BUTTONS_USE_TRACK_COLORS = TRUE
– Added SWAP_PERFORMANCE_MODE_FEATURES option to User Preferences. When set to
TRUE, the features of Performance Mode will be swapped such that the secondary set of features
will be will be accessible by default and the primary set of features will be accessible when ALT
is held or locked.
For existing users, you’ll need to add this option to User Preferences manually. To do that, just
add the following line at the bottom of your User Preferences file:
SWAP_PERFORMANCE_MODE_FEATURES = TRUE
– Various other minor improvements.

Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.

.alp Files – These are Ableton Live Packs and will either install directly into the Packs Section of the browser of Ableton Live or ask you to save them to your hard drive. For packs that install to the library, when you double click on them you will see a pop up window asking you to confirm that installation is ok as the files are described as “Legacy”. This is fine and you are ok to proceed, the packs are created using the format for an earlier version of Live and so remain compatible with the current version.

Control Surface Scripts – Please refer directly to the supplied user manual for installation instructions, due to the changes in the Python language used by Live across versions of 10, 11, 12 and 12.1 you will need to ensure you have installed to the correct location and used the correct files as instructed and supplied.

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