jrp Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 HiOn the MIDIBOX LC Faq page the minimum requiraments include a lot of buttons and stuff.Wouldn´t it be possible to ommit a lot of these things?Eg, in my case it would be cool to remote just the basic functions, since i mix analog and use my sequencer just for recording and cutting.So what i like to have is:Transport functions, Scrub wheel,Locator buttons,Zoom buttons,Record, mute and solo buttons for 8 or 16 channels.Channel switch buttonMaybe this could even be handy without an LCD, just with leds showing if a channel is on or off or in recording mode. Don´t know if cubase or logic can tell the MBox what Leds have to be on or off...So can i build the thing with the LC software and just ommit the elements i don´t need?That is motorfaders, encoders, unneeded Din Dout modules.Possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Possible?Yes and NoYes:Transport functions,Locator buttons (ADD, NEXT, PREVIOUS),Zoom buttons,Record, mute and solo buttons for 8 channels (for 16 channels you'll need a second lc),Channel (and/or Bank-) switch buttonNo:Scrub wheel (a JogWheel yes, scrub no)You can omit the elements you don't need.But if you don't use display(s) you won't know which channels are active at the momentDon´t know if cubase or logic can tell the MBox what Leds have to be on or off...Yes, Cubase tells the LC everything .... (what a Mackie-Controller must know).You can do mostly of your setup. You'll just have to custimize the firmware a little, just to tell the MIDIbox what you have and what not. Don't be afraid ... thats mainly no problem.greetsDoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted July 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 ThanksA jog wheel is what i ment...CoolWell, about the lcd: If my sequencer project contains 24 audio chanels and i rarly use any more this should be not so hard. All i would need is a 3 leds showing me which set of 8 chs is on my controller at the moment.I don´t use fader groups and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Well, about the lcd: If my sequencer project contains 24 audio chanels and i rarly use any more this should be not so hard. All i would need is a 3 leds showing me which set of 8 chs is on my controller at the moment.Thats the point. As far as i know, there is no message from the host to show in 3 leds which channels are active....I think, the LC itself don't know also which channels are under active control.greetsDoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted July 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Well, this could be so nice...But one day... waiting for the time when interfacing finally works as the user excpects...maybe midi is overcomemaybe often what it can do is just not usedmaybe steinberg just isn´t there yetmaybe i should shut my mouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Well, don't put your head in the sand.Maybe there is a way to do it. When I say: "I don't know how to do this..." this does NOT mean it's impossible. Maybe someone else can help you finding a solution for your problem.greetsDoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 Well if it can be displayed on the LCD I'm sure it can be made to display on LED's... I'd like to help but I wouldn't know LC from my elbow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 Hi stryd_one,it can't be displayed on LCD. On LCD you'll see track names in the selected order, transmitted from the host.There's no LCD Screen, where it says "You'll know see channel 1 to 8 or 10 to 18".greetsDoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 So the app sends track name without track number? :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 Yes. (as far as I know).It just transmittes the name of the track. I mean, that is what I see. greetsDoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 so when you move a fader it sends the track name to identify itself? I'm just trying to figure out how tracks are specified and communicated to each end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted July 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 i don´t know, but i think that can´t be it. In all sequencers you can have many tracks with the same name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 That is your homework ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Rabbit Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 so when you move a fader it sends the track name to identify itself? I'm just trying to figure out how tracks are specified and communicated to each end...There is no identification of tracks. The whole intelligence is in the host. In a 8-Fader setup, the host just tells the controller what Track-Names to display on the 8 faders - When you switch the bank, the host again sends the new tracknames to the fader-controller but the controller does not know which 8 tracks of the DAW project he's controlling.Greets, Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Thanks Roger :)Sounds like it aint gonna happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 There is no identification of tracks. The whole intelligence is in the host. In a 8-Fader setup, the host just tells the controller what Track-Names to display on the 8 faders - When you switch the bank, the host again sends the new tracknames to the fader-controller but the controller does not know which 8 tracks of the DAW project he's controlling.Thanks Roger,thats what I wanted to tell all the time.greetsDoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 i see. think now i understand this. Thanks!Ok, so if i want to do this i´ll have to go for two 2*40 displays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Yes.or a graphical LCD.greetsDoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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