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# Enable MPE support

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### Overview

Current fully supports MPE with the standard +/- 48 semitone pitch bend range.

The flexible Keyboard modulator panel offers additional customization options for each MPE value, allowing you to customize how Current responds to your performances.

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To enable MPE in Current, follow these steps:

1. Ensure MPE support is enabled in your DAW.
2. Click on one of the keyboard modulators on the right side of the modulation control bar to open the keyboard modulators.
3. Click on “MPE” on the far right of the modulator panel to enable MPE in Current.
4. Assign the desired MPE modulators to parameters. Note that MPE modulators are not pre-assigned.

MPE mode is locked by default, so loading a preset never changes it. Set it once per instance and it stays that way, even when a preset was saved in the other mode.

In the standalone app, you can also enable **MPE** from the MIDI section of the Audio/MIDI Settings window. See [Standalone App](/current-manual/current-manual/standalone-app.md) for more info.

Your DAW may require you to manually enable MPE mode. Follow these steps to enable MPE in Ableton Live:

1. Connect your MPE-capable hardware, controller, or phone app with your computer.
2. Open Live’s Preferences: Link/MIDI.
3. Activate the MPE button for each device.
4. Right-click on Current's "Device Title Bar" in Ableton and select "Enable MPE Mode"

For more information on enabling MPE in Ableton, see [MPE in Live 11 and later FAQ](https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019144999-MPE-in-Live-11-and-later-FAQ).

Other common DAWs MPE Support Guide:

* [Logic Pro X](https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/use-mpe-with-software-instruments-lgcp8f599497/mac)
* [Bitwig](https://www.bitwig.com/stories/a-full-review-of-mpe-84/)


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