As Steinberg silently switched off the use of a joystick as panner, I was constantly searching for a solution. Followed many topics here, but the results were not satisfying. Even finding a commercial solution that is not too pricey and available, I thought the Leo Bodnar PCB could do that job.
Using Nuendo 14 and I’m on Windows.
I’ve attached to X-Y potentiometers (search in eBay for “360 Degree 2-axis Sealing 2D 10K Electric Joystick Potentiometer Won’t Reset” or similar).
For the moment it’s a bit complicated to get the joystick data into MIDI and into Nuendo.
A virtual midi port has to be created. I use loopMIDI. Create a new port named MIDIJoystick or whatever you like. The port is started automatically after booting the computer. ( loopMIDI | Tobias Erichsen )
You have to assign all CC commands to MIDIPort (“MIDIJoystick”)
Don’t forget to push active in fjoy.
Then read the Nuendo manual carefully, chapter “Remote-Controlling Nuendo”
Generate a script by using the script editor with graphical layout.
Now I can pan left to right, front to rear and up and down.
Open issues:
The Leo Bodnar PCB offers 12bit. But I did not manage yet to get it in a better resolution.
The rotary encoders do not work as expected. My goal is: to assign one encoder to ROT Z. Because it is endless. And it has a knob that could be used for resetting. But the midi-remote script editor has nothing useful. The encoder can be turned back and forward, gives pulses like hitting a button or a key on a keyboard.
The Raspberry Pi Pico 2 can be programmed to act as a USB Midi device. This would eliminate the need for all the additional software. There’s also a couple Arduino boards that support USB Midi MIDIUSB | Arduino Documentation
Good idea. But needs programming (maybe programming skills too).
This one could be an option. An Arduino Nano is a small one. But it is 7bit only (analog). Nano should give 8 analog in and probably enough digital ins.
It looks fantastic, although I’d prefer to have the fader on the right side of the box. (… for me, the right hand is always firmly planted on the mouse, while the left hand is available for other tasks. )
Is this a motorized fader? And I assume that it simply follows the channel selection on screen?
I’ve read somewhere about it, but it wasn’t available, even no price indication. So I decided to use the material I had collected over the time and was avaiable in my workshop.
But using the fader for UP-DOWN and the Joystick for X-Y is ok. Not much more is woking in my solution at the moment.
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