Record, edit, and launch clips and scenes with follow actions and creative MIDI generation tools.

Customizable MPC-style pads with built-in arpeggiator and chorder.

Build your own MIDI controller with a set of rearrangeable and freely assignable sliders, knobs, buttons, and toggles.

Interactive pad with a built-in LFO and ASR envelope for a highly playable environment.

Create your own sets of chords, play them on pads, strum them and arpeggiate them.

Two sets of keyboards with loads of scales, a built-in arpeggiator, and assignable X, Y, and Z position modulations for highly expressive performance.

This is the Ableton Live specific mode. View and edit your session, and assign LK’s various controls to Ableton Live parameters.

Use this mode to send generic MIDI output to external gear or software.

In Live mode, Matrix puts your Ableton session at your fingertips. Launch clips, trigger scenes, play notes, and even tweak device racks - all without touching your computer.

In MIDI mode, Matrix becomes a standalone sequencer for other apps, software and hardware. Build complete songs or evolving live sets with flexible clip sequencing. Tie it to your preferred hardware with an extensive midi mapping and dedicated controller support.

Create, name, color, and organize your tracks, clips, and scenes. With transport controls, volume, pan, and arm options

Lock into the right key every time. Choose a scale from the list or design your own, then fold the keyboard so only in-scale notes are visible—perfect for staying in tune. LK’s built-in app presets make sequencing your favorite apps effortless, showing only the available sounds you can play.

Generate melodies and chords on the fly with a single tap. Stay worry-free with automatic scale alignment, so every note fits your song. Want variation? Use Mutate to transform your clips into fresh melodic ideas in seconds.

Humanize your patterns with swing and timing variation, or tighten them up with quantize. You can edit your midi clips like a pro: chop, duplicate, transpose, mirror, and more—all within LK’s Composer.

Draw, edit, and copy/paste MIDI automations directly over your notes. Rename lanes, move data across clips, and keep your creative flow uninterrupted.
*only available in MIDI MODE

Structure full songs or keep loops evolving with Follow Actions, both for clips and scenes. Add Clip Actions to trigger playback, arm tracks, or send custom MIDI messages when clips are played or stopped. Chain them together for total session control.
*only available in MIDI MODE

In Live mode, the drum pads mirror the Drum Rack for the selected track. See pad names, switch tracks, arm instruments, and start playing right away.

No theory required. Pick a chord, hit a pad, and get beautiful results. Turn on the built-in arpeggiator to transform your chords into evolving patterns with adjustable mode, steps, and gate.

Go beyond on/off triggers. Assign pads with radial or linear value ranges to unlock expressive control, adding depth to your performance.

Rename and recolor pads to match your workflow. Design a custom setup that feels like yours.

Easily assign controls to any Ableton Live parameter for hands-on mixing, effects, and device control.

Switch to MIDI mode and send custom CC messages however you like, with custom range and toggleable snap value.

Rename and recolor controls, and save/export layouts to reuse across devices.

Map the X, Y, and Z axes to up to three destinations, all from a single gesture.

Use the envelope generator to define attack, sustain, and release values, giving your movements dynamic expression.

Choose whether the node snaps back to center, resets to zero, or stays in place for sustained control.

Add movement with the built-in LFO. Modulate the pad’s position in multiple directions with sine, square, or saw waves.

Pick a root note and chord type, and the grid generates a full row of playable chords. Add multiple rows with different chords for transitions and tonality modulations. Save and load presets for quick access to variations and different setups.

Select a chord and strum its notes individually using the side lines, just like playing strings on a guitar.

Turn chords into flowing arpeggios with built-in controls for rate, sync, steps, and gate.

On bigger screens you have two stacked keyboards, each with easy key range selection. Pitch bend, mod wheel, hold, and panic buttons put performance control at your fingertips.

Activate MPE to turn the Keyboard into a fully expressive MIDI controller. Glide between notes, shape sounds with finger position (X, Y, Z), and unlock new levels of dynamics and articulation.

Turn held notes into evolving arpeggios with adjustable rate, sync, steps, and gate.

Never hit a wrong note, choose from preset or custom scales, and the keyboard will only show the notes that fit your song.