Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By Schnooker Fri Mar 06, 2026 5:08 am
Hi!

I have an Erica Synth's Steampipe, which is connected to the Live 3 via midi & audio (audio is connected into the phono jacks).
I've got midi and audio successfully playing in the Live 3, and I'm trying to route them into Ableton, but I cannot get the Steampipe audio into Ableton.
I should add that I'm using the Live 3's speaker as a monitor - along with headphones.
I have everything playing beautifully, apart from no Steampipe audio appearing in Ableton.
I've tried both standard midi & audio tracks, and the External Instrument option in Live, but I cannot get Live to receive any audio from the Steampipe.
I've installed the driver from the In-Music app, and added extra audio tracks on both the Live 3 and Ableton, but I just can't figure this out.

Any help would be amazing.
TY
By Schnooker Fri Mar 06, 2026 5:14 am
UPDATE!!

Ok, I've just figured out the key is in the routing page on the Mixer's IN/OUT options - BUT, I'm now getting a ton of feedback.
Is there a way to do this without the feedback - a way to route into Ableton?