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xh3rv · Post by **xh3rv** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:10 pm

Urs wrote:
xh3rv wrote:
Urs wrote:
Lovely! I'm assuming the top panel stuff is all knobs, everything else is touchscreen? Looks like a really smart, sleek choice.
We got some buttons too, and 8 encoders.

No LEDs as of yet, because no MIDI loopback

My confidence is slowly shrinking though... somehow the guys have discovered a problem mounting the panel onto the casing, or actually building the casing...

Dunno if we make it

I'm sure you guys will avoid a complete DIVAster

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:30 pm

Or just leave the case off and say it's a modular patch panel.

raikard233 · Post by **raikard233** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:18 pm

Frontpanel laser cut or cnc's?

chuna · Post by **chuna** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:31 pm

Urs - Even though that does look pretty bloody cool........

What about Zebra 3??????????

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:51 pm

SLiC wrote:See how Arturia get on with the MiniBrute....

It's been a runaway success at JRR.

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:10 am

Uncle E wrote:
SLiC wrote:See how Arturia get on with the MiniBrute....
It's been a runaway success at JRR.

Hmmm... maybe we should add the Synthacon filter to Diva next then... how does their filter compare to the Livewire Frequensteiner?

atukao · Post by **atukao** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 12:22 pm

Urs wrote: Hmmm... maybe we should add the Synthacon filter to Diva next then...

Yes please, that would be great.

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:18 pm

Ok... the dude that came in from my minijob offer (in Everything Else) is doing brilliant job and it seems that we can indeed show two hardware controllers. One self made in style of synth-project.de for Diva, another one a prototype of a soon-to-be-released ACE controller by Faderfox.

The new MIDI implementation needs more testing and refinement, but it's pretty much everything anyone ever asked for. Full range of 16 channels x 128 controllers, N to M connections, support for both encoder types as well as 7/14 bit resolution, parameter aware values (no more out-of-tune notes), support for DIVA octave/semitone knobs. On top of that a spiffy concept with "pages" like in hardware controllers, which allow for the reuse of controllers in specific settings. The pages concept can be used to build custom user interfaces for specific types of controllers, so even a controller with just 8 knobs could reach 1000+ parameters. In theory. I still got more ideas, but I'm happy that the infrastructure is basically there. No "save with preset" yet, but getting there too.

We'll see...

Oh yes. VST3 on Mac is ready to be shown (but not yet tested fully) and then there's that other thing that some might have spotted

Urs

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:56 pm

Urs wrote:a prototype of a soon-to-be-released ACE controller by Faderfox.

Urs, is this the "hell-freezes-over" thing? It's definitely cool, that's for sure.

MFXxx · Post by **MFXxx** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 11:35 pm

Urs wrote:Ok... the dude that came in from my minijob offer (in Everything Else) is doing brilliant job and it seems that we can indeed show two hardware controllers. One self made in style of synth-project.de for Diva, another one a prototype of a soon-to-be-released ACE controller by Faderfox.

The new MIDI implementation needs more testing and refinement, but it's pretty much everything anyone ever asked for. Full range of 16 channels x 128 controllers, N to M connections, support for both encoder types as well as 7/14 bit resolution, parameter aware values (no more out-of-tune notes), support for DIVA octave/semitone knobs. On top of that a spiffy concept with "pages" like in hardware controllers, which allow for the reuse of controllers in specific settings. The pages concept can be used to build custom user interfaces for specific types of controllers, so even a controller with just 8 knobs could reach 1000+ parameters. In theory. I still got more ideas, but I'm happy that the infrastructure is basically there. No "save with preset" yet, but getting there too.

Urs

Wow great news if I've read this right? My budget this year is getting well slammed! Need to sell myself some more hehehee.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:08 am

Urs wrote:The new MIDI implementation needs more testing and refinement, but it's pretty much everything anyone ever asked for. Full range of 16 channels x 128 controllers, N to M connections, support for both encoder types as well as 7/14 bit resolution, parameter aware values (no more out-of-tune notes), support for DIVA octave/semitone knobs. On top of that a spiffy concept with "pages" like in hardware controllers, which allow for the reuse of controllers in specific settings. The pages concept can be used to build custom user interfaces for specific types of controllers, so even a controller with just 8 knobs could reach 1000+ parameters. In theory. I still got more ideas, but I'm happy that the infrastructure is basically there. No "save with preset" yet, but getting there too.

This is f**king brilliant. I hope other developers follow your lead in terms of more advanced/interactive control surface support.
Do you have any thoughts about communicating values, parameter names, patch names and other information back to a MIDI device? When dealing with control surface SDKs for hosts, there isn't a lot of standardization and I don't see that changing any time soon... but I think it would be beneficial for everyone if controllers and plug-ins could speak a common language in both directions without relying on the host for translation.

lococarlos · Post by **lococarlos** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:42 am

Urs wrote:a soon-to-be-released ACE controller by Faderfox.

Can. Not. Wait!!!

xh3rv · Post by **xh3rv** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 2:28 am

Urs wrote: The new MIDI implementation

Hints have been dropped but the extent of it sounds head-explodingly amazing! I know plenty of KVR-ites have brought up things along these lines as feature requests and, relative to DAWs or hardware manufacturers who get the same feedback from users, u-he looks to deliver. Thank you!!!

aaron aardvark · Post by **aaron aardvark** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 5:01 am

Since NASA has limited funding for Mars missions, I don't know if a keyboard with that many knobs will be allowed in the United States.

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 8:59 am

bmrzycki wrote:
Urs wrote:a prototype of a soon-to-be-released ACE controller by Faderfox.
Urs, is this the "hell-freezes-over" thing? It's definitely cool, that's for sure.

Nope. The Faderfox control is only related to us as far as the specific MIDI functionality is provided. We might bundle some kind of ACE LE with it, we'll see... it's still a prototype as of yet...

Those Hell-Froze-Over-Type-Of-Things are two, maybe three different things and events. One of them has turned out yellowish and is kind of soon-to-be-unveiled, another one will still come at the date disclosed elsewhere and the third one is still matter of terms and negotiation.

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