Control Ableton Live from your iPad.
Use your iPad as a dedicated control surface for an Ableton Arrangement View live set. Markerlist lets you navigate songs and sections, control playback, run loops and stay on stage.
Your Ableton set stays on the Mac.
Markerlist does not ask you to rebuild your live set on the iPad. Build the show in Ableton Arrangement View, keep your locators, and use the iPad as the control surface.
Arrangement View
Use the structure you already created in Ableton — songs, sections and locators — instead of rebuilding the show in another app.
One browser window = one device
Open Markerlist in your iPad browser. Each opened browser window counts as one device.
No plugin
Markerlist runs externally. You do not load a Markerlist plugin or Max for Live device into the Ableton project.
From Arrangement View to the stage.
Build your show in Ableton, then use the device you already have with you to control it.
Build
Prepare songs, sections and locators in Arrangement View.
Open
Open Markerlist in your phone or iPad browser.
Control
Navigate and control playback from the stage.
Perform
Keep the Ableton computer where it belongs.
Phone, iPad or computer.
The control interface runs in a browser on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Currently, only the host computer running Ableton must be a Mac.
Frequently asked questions
Does Markerlist work on iPad?
Yes. The control interface runs in a browser, so an iPad can be used as a control device on the same local network.
Do I need an app from the App Store?
No. Markerlist's control interface is browser-based.
Can I use several iPads or other devices?
Yes, depending on your plan. Each opened browser window counts as one device.
Does the iPad replace Ableton?
No. Ableton continues to run on the host Mac. The iPad is used as the live control surface.