Arturia MiniLab Mk II for Bitwig

Setup

• Place minilab-mk2.control.js into ~/Documents/Bitwig Studio/Controller Scripts.

• Choose the controller script from Settings -> Controller -> Add controller manually.

• Select Arturia MiniLab mkII as input and output each.

• Open Arturia MIDI Control Center, change each knob to Option: Relative #1, save as preset and load onto the device memory.

• On the MiniLab, press shift and select the corresponding memory slot.

Usage

• Pads 1 to 8 function as normal MIDI notes / drum pads.

• Pads 9 to 16 (after pressing the pad selector) function as following:

  • Pad 9 & 10 (white) – Scroll between tracks.
  • Pad 11 & 12 – Unassigned.
  • Pad 13 (blue) – Toggle metronome.
  • Pad 14 (green) – Toggle play/pause.
  • Pad 15 (yellow) – Stop playback.
  • Pad 15 (red) – Toggle recording.

• The knobs are divided vertically and function as following:

  • Knob 1 & 9 control pan and volume of the currently selected track. Click the knob to reset.
  • Knob 2, 3, 4 & 10, 11, 12 are freely assignable in Bitwig.
  • Knob 5, 6, 7, 8 & 13, 14, 15, 16 control the macros of the currently selected device.

Contact

• bequadro