Controlling Ableton with the iPhone

Novation’s Automap for iPhone software may be one of the most affordable new products to be announced at LIMS (it’ll cost just a few pounds) but it’s also one of the more intriguing.

In short, it takes the Automap technology that the company has already implemented into its SL and Nocturn hardware controllers and puts it on your iPhone or iPod touch, enabling you to adjust your music software’s controls in the palm of your hand.

As well as enabling you to tweak plug-ins, the new app can also put you in control of your DAW, and looks to have considerable potential as a live performance tool. Although there’s certainly novelty value attached to this thing, it’s no toy, either.