Hey Rahul,
Just wanted to chime in with a couple things as well:
- You do get a lot more flexibility when sending MIDI from SP standalone → Ableton than you do with SP plugin → Ableton. This is because Ableton strips outgoing MIDI channel information from plugins. Here is a an old thread on that topic. It’s talking about the v1 plugin, but the same applies for v2.
- If you’re on a Mac, you might consider creating an aggregate device with your Scarlett 18i8 + EVANS Portal. I do this occasionally if I want to run my vocal mic through the converters of another interface while also recording sensor audio from the Portal. Aggregate devices can be a bit finicky and I wouldn’t recommend using them live on stage, but it might solve your problem of limited inputs.