{"id":11598,"date":"2022-08-01T15:53:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swub.de\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=11598"},"modified":"2022-08-01T17:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T15:01:08","password":"","slug":"keyswitch-expression-map_installation-of-a-m4l-device","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.swub.de\/en\/software\/support\/article\/keyswitch-expression-map_installation-of-a-m4l-device\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation of a M4L device"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>External Location<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You just drag it from your <strong>Finder<\/strong> or <strong>Windows Explorer<\/strong> into a track and go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, make sure that the file of the KeySwitch &amp; Expression Map is stored well on your hard drive and you cannot delete it accidentally because it has been still in the dowload folder, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KeySwitch-and-Expression-Map_Manual-and-User-Guide_How-to-install-a-M4L_Max-for-Live_Device_in-Ableton_Windows-Explorer-1024x588.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KeySwitch-and-Expression-Map_Manual-and-User-Guide_How-to-install-a-M4L_Max-for-Live_Device_in-Ableton_Windows-Explorer-1024x588.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.swub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KeySwitch-and-Expression-Map_Manual-and-User-Guide_How-to-install-a-M4L_Max-for-Live_Device_in-Ableton_Windows-Explorer-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.swub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KeySwitch-and-Expression-Map_Manual-and-User-Guide_How-to-install-a-M4L_Max-for-Live_Device_in-Ableton_Windows-Explorer-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/www.swub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KeySwitch-and-Expression-Map_Manual-and-User-Guide_How-to-install-a-M4L_Max-for-Live_Device_in-Ableton_Windows-Explorer.png 1319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Ableton&#8217;s User Library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you can copy the file in the <strong>User Library<\/strong> of Ableton. Like this you have direct access to it in the category <em>Max For Live \/ Max MIDI Effect<\/em> of the <strong>Ableton Browser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KeySwitch-and-Expression-Map_Manual-and-User-Guide_How-to-install-a-M4L_Max-for-Live_Device_in-Ableton_User-Library.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KeySwitch-and-Expression-Map_Manual-and-User-Guide_How-to-install-a-M4L_Max-for-Live_Device_in-Ableton_User-Library.png 426w, https:\/\/www.swub.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/KeySwitch-and-Expression-Map_Manual-and-User-Guide_How-to-install-a-M4L_Max-for-Live_Device_in-Ableton_User-Library-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the paths of the User Library:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>Windows:<\/strong> \\Users\\[username]\\Documents\\Ableton\\User Library\\Presets\\MIDI Effects\\Max MIDI Effect<\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Mac:<\/strong> Macintosh HD\/Users\/[username]\/Music\/Ableton\/User Library \u2026<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>External Location You just drag it from your Finder or Windows Explorer into a track and go. However, make sure that the file of the KeySwitch &amp; Expression Map is stored well on your hard drive and you cannot delete it accidentally because it has been still in the dowload folder, for example. Ableton&#8217;s User<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"doc_category":[367],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-11598","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-quick-start"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":118,"total_views":"509","reactions":{"happy":"4","normal":"0","sad":"1"},"author_info":{"name":"swub","author_nicename":"swubhome","author_url":"https:\/\/www.swub.de\/en\/author\/swubhome\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Quick Start","term_url":"https:\/\/www.swub.de\/en\/software\/support\/category\/quick-start\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"betterdocs-category-thumb":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"swub","author_link":"https:\/\/www.swub.de\/en\/author\/swubhome\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"External Location You just drag it from your Finder or Windows Explorer into a track and go. 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