It would be of great benefit to allow multiple actions for eg a button
eg
“Focus on send levels/selected track”
Action 1; jump to mixconsole (because its modal…which it shouldnt be for remote!!!)
Action 2; Unfold sends rack
Action 3: Select “Sends” mapping page on Midi Remote and begin edit
OR
“Isolate Workspace”
Action 1 : (User) select a couple of tracks you would like to focus on eg Guitar, Vox and backing)
Action 2: Store current visibility config (to a defined temp loaction eg Vis Config 1 which I use)
Actions 3: Isolate these tracks by turning all others off and carry out work on a very uncluttered space
When finished, recall previous work state
Just really basic stuff
NO I am not coding api for a purchased product of this price, cmon???
Hi @Martin.Jirsak
I realise a lot of things can be done with code. As mentioned, I have wasted too many years of control surface programming instead of making music so I am in no way going to enter into anymore coding…Im burnt out from it and music is my release from that stress…hope that makes sense.
Based on much of the work I have done with other software, it would be helpful to gain insight into a lot more intense professional user workflows to simplify a lot of this. Im just trying to help by adding some missing pieces
Of course and reasonable if u r ok to trade fiddling instead of doing art
Ive prob 10 years at most left to do professional music…the last thing i want to do is waste time doing something ive already paid for
If you study the Live Object Model code in it…the sooner you will get what im saying…cubase has a long way to go to be even close and i say that with respect having used cubase since v1.0 You dont know what you dont know…
But…
if programming means that you can make more creative art with it, then it makes sense, I think.
By the way, I’ve been fiddling around with the Roland MC-500 since before Cubase became a big thing. So I know what you’re talking about.
Now to MIDI Remote: My perception is that there are two kinds of musicians: some fiddle more with technology and others just want to make music (= fiddle with notes and beats). If both kinds get together, that’s the best thing for both, isn’t it? And I have the impression that this works quite well here in the forum.
I think you can create your second example without programming, by just creating a macro that executes all 3 actions and binding that macro to the midi remote button. But this method wouldn’t be able to change the mapping page of the midi remote.
I totally agree which is why I got into creative process automation season where I research left/right brain and creative connection. Hardware controllers became my focus because as I understood that building and programming them like an instrument, greatly improves creativity…It took me a couple of months in reality to get the Chinese hardware guys to even get what I was saying ie with behavioural gesturing
Then we sound a similar vintage…although the MC was for rich people…I was only able to afford alesis mmt 8…but it did the job
Yes I love both…but its time to take what I have and apply only music now…especially…I have had 3 years intense review of mix and wish I had of known this level 20 years ago…was too busy fiddling lol
Thats sounds great but have not really seen anyone do something on that level for another
You know, Im not even after my own thing; there is a clear brief that is all about the right/left brain thing and using a common MCU language of a small controllers eg iconpad/xtouch min/korgnano.
(excuse my prototype desk Im working on…just a template)
Modal control with a focus on direct 1st tier access. I started using midi remote editor thinking it would be like remotify etc but its nowhere near it…Im not prepared to code it…can def do a project brief; Id be happy to pay money for it if others are willing to put in.
Be aware; to do it properly,
the buttons need to have a minimum gesture of quick press, single press,press and hold, double press behaviours.
The encoders also need those plus press and hold, but this should all be pretty simple for a good coder, in python I was using multi threading to handle the callbacks
2 shift buttons
Window focus to pull the mix window up as the rack commands dont respond without that and return back to previous window states, I dont know if the API does window handles etc
Well, that was meant more in the sense that someone who programs, programs for himself and then posts it here for others. If he then receives positive feedback, he is motivated to continue programming for himself and others.
You are invited to the PreSonus FaderPort 2 (2018) midi remote script thread. There you can get a complete script for free. You only have to buy the Controller. Then you will benefit from my fiddling. Doesn’t that sound interesting?
TBH I have tried a lot, I mean a lot of control surfaces. In the end I had to break it into 3 phases so that it was useful (Mini Keyboard but mainly only for text input and using other progs)
Razer keypad with gesturing basically runs most of the function with all 1st tier access tools (see below)
The small fader iconpad does all the ‘eyes closed’ feel stuff related to texture and front to back
Finally is the actual mix/levels for final passes on an old BCF2000 but for this the monitor changes from near field to mid field on ATC’s/HS5 depending on the mix; this is only really vol/pan and moving it around. I did FOH for a long time so it really teaches response to the music vs set and forget but all in realtime…you dont get a 2nd chance live
(Kore controller is dedicated to control room/monitor switching/level presets/reference track management ie all the output as well as Totalmix)
Realtime mix often means I isolate at least 2 or 3 main tracks or subgroups and mix them by feel so a single fader is unfortunately no use to me in mix context but Im still really interested in seeing your handiwork
