Asign track select to knob

[faultylines]

Hi,

Is there a way to map a midi keyboard knob to cycle backwards AND forwards through tracks? (selecting tracks)

I want to use 1 knob for this just to be clear. As far I can see on midi remote you can only assign one button to forward and a separate one to backwards

[mlib]

You should be able to accomplish it using JavaScript in MIDI Remote utilizing a “customValueVariable”.
I would strongly recommend using an encoder sending relative MIDI CC as opposed to a potentiometer.

For inspiration, I wrote a simple script to use an encoder for the Jog left/right functions.
With a little bit of tweaking you should be able to alter it to your needs.

Midi remote mapping to Jog Wheel?

@digitallysane I played around a bit with the API and was able to successfully map an endless encoder (on a DJ TechTools MIDI Twister) to the Jog Left and Jog Right functions. I’m posting the script as-is below if you want to have a look. Remember you will have to make adjustments to have it work with your hardware.

JS Script

var midiremote_api = require('midiremote_api_v1') var expectedName = "Midi Fighter Twister" var deviceDriver = midiremote_api.makeDeviceDriver('DJ T…