AI Routers

One account gets you AI models from every big company: Claude, Gemini, GPT and more. Add some credit, then switch models whenever you like. You pay only for what you use. Not sure which? Use OpenRouter.

What You Need

Download Max for Live DeviceProducer_Pal.amxd — for Ableton Live

• Ableton Live 12.3+ with Max for Live. Live 12.4 or later is recommended. On Live 12.3 these don't work:

  • writing clip automation (reading and clearing it still work)
  • loading a sample into Simpler
  • the Library tool (searching your library and listing plug-ins)
  • finding a preset by name outside a device's own presets (packs' drum kits, Sounds racks, custom folders)
  • opening a plug-in's editor window

  Use the version of Max bundled with Live, or make sure your standalone Max is up to date.

1. Install the Max for Live Device

Download Producer_Pal.amxd, the Producer Pal Max for Live device.

Open User Library (under Places) in Live's browser, go to Presets → MIDI Effects → Max MIDI Effect, and drag Producer_Pal.amxd into that folder:

Drag it from the Max MIDI Effect folder onto a MIDI track:

It should display "Producer Pal Running" or something isn't working.

Then finish the installation: click Finish installation… on the device (or Open Chat UI, then Settings → Installation), and click Install there to add the remote script (clip automation, undo, plug-ins).

Restart Live, then choose Producer Pal as a Control Surface in Settings → Tempo & MIDI, with Input and Output left as None.

More in Finish the Installation.

2. Get an API Key

An API key is a password-like code that lets Producer Pal use your account. Pick one router:

OpenRouter

An AI router with hundreds of models from every big AI company.

1. Create an OpenRouter account and add credits.
2. Get an OpenRouter API key
3. Settings to use in step 3:
   • Provider: OpenRouter
   • Model: e.g., anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5, google/gemini-3.8-flash

Vercel AI Gateway

Vercel's AI router: hundreds of models from every big AI company, at each company's own prices.

1. Create a Vercel account.
2. Add a payment method. The gateway won't answer any request until a card is on file.
3. Open Create API Key, enter a name, and click Create API Key. Copy the key right away: Vercel won't show it again.
4. Settings to use in step 3:
   • Provider: Vercel AI Gateway
   • Model: e.g., anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5, google/gemini-3.8-flash

3. Connect

1. In the device, click "Open Chat UI". The chat opens in your browser, and so do its settings the first time.
2. Fill in the settings listed above. For an online AI, paste your API key too. Then click "Save".
3. Click "Quick Connect". It says "Connect to Ableton." for you:

Keep an eye on cost

Online AI charges for what you use. Long chats with the smartest models cost the most, so check your balance on the service's website now and then.

Your API key is stored encrypted in your browser. If you share this computer, delete the key from settings when you're done.

Check It Works

Once connected, the AI confirms it can see your Live Set. Try a first request that doesn't change anything:

What tracks are in my Live Set?

It should list your tracks. If it can't connect or gets something wrong, see Troubleshooting below.

Troubleshooting

If it doesn't work, see the Troubleshooting Guide.