In order to use the Control Surface Studio Application, you will need
- A Computer running either MacOS or Windows operating systems
- A connection to the Internet.
- A Remotify user account. An account will be automatically created when you purchase Control Surface Studio. There is a field in the checkout page where you can enter a username.
Installation
After purchasing CSS, you will be able to download it from the my account page (login to the website using your new user account). Select the version of CSS for your operating system.
Once the download is complete, in your downloads folder you will see one of the following:
- CSS3Apple.dmg (Mac M1/M2/M3)
- CSS3Intel.dmg (Mac Intel Chip)
- CSS3Setup.exe (Windows).
Double click on this and follow the onscreen instructions to install the Application as you normally would for your Operating System.
Installation Troubleshooting
If you get an error when trying to install the application, please see our Installation Troubleshooting page.
Broken Layout In CSS After Installation
If you have successfully installed CSS, but the layout looks broken. Also see the Installation Troubleshooting page for details on how to fix this.
Forgotten Password
If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it here.
Updates
To use the Control Surface Studio App, we recommend that you use the latest version available.
When you launch the App, if a newer version is available you will see the message ‘An update is available’ with links to download the update and to the changelog.
Click the download link to immediately download the latest version to your computer. Once download is complete, install the new version and delete the old one.
All script, controller template and settings are stored separately to the application, and will be available when you open the new version of the application.
Purchasing a Licence
In order to generate midi remote scripts into Ableton Live using Control Surface Studio, you will first need to purchase the full version here: Remotify.io/product/control-surface-studio-3.