DrivenByMoss: Bitwig extension for many hardware controllers (version 26.6.1)

[mattarmstead]

Hi

Using bitwig 3.2.1 and push 2. Installed to bitwig extensions folder. I can add generic midi controller and can here sounds from pads. But I can’t get anything to light up. Any idea why?

Thanks

Matthew

[moss]

Hi

Using bitwig 3.2.1 and push 2. Installed to bitwig extensions folder. I can add generic midi controller and can here sounds from pads. But I can’t get anything to light up. Any idea why?

Thanks

Matthew

You need to add the Ableton Push not the generic midi controller. If it does not show up you put the file in the wrong folder.

[mattarmstead]

I have all files in extension folder. No Ableton in controller menu

[moss]

I have all files in extension folder. No Ableton in controller menu

Can you please post a screenshot of your folder and the full path?

[mattarmstead]

Thanks

Screen shot attached.

Matt

[AFranke]

Another thing I realized. I'm running the SL MK3 sequencer (slave) in sync to Bitwig (master). I press play in Bitwig an it starts up its sequence together with BWS and runs as expected, but if you switch from track view to device view and vice versa, the hardware sequencer of the SL stops running while BWS goes on. This is a absolute show stopper, isn't it?

Addition: Sometimes it comes to hanging notes while the sequencer stops unexpected. The Seqencer also sometimes stops running if I switch between the green mode where I can select a device and purple mode where I can select the device pages.

I am afraid I cannot do anything about it. Don't think that Novation tested this use-case intensively.

Hmm, that's funny, because in Ableton Live this Problem does not exist. So it seems to me there is a problem with BWS or the script. Is there a way to debug this in any way and get it fixed? The same problem exist on pushing the Opions button btw.

Finally I found a solution. If send the MTC signal to the DIN Midi in of the SL MK3 and not via USB Midi it seems all works fine. No problem in my Studio, but not so nice in mobile (laptop) situations. Shit happens...

[moss]

Thanks

Screen shot attached.

This looks good. Do you have OneDrive activated on your PC? If this is the case your Documents folder might be somewhere in OneDrive. I remember reports about this but could not find the solution.

[mattarmstead]

Dunno I will take a look and get back to you

Thanks

[mattarmstead]

No that didnt fix it. I uninstalled onedrive. Do I need to do anything other than unzip the files to the extension folder? Thats all I have done.

[moss]

No that didnt fix it. I uninstalled onedrive. Do I need to do anything other than unzip the files to the extension folder? Thats all I have done.

I don’t think that uninstalling OneDrive is enough. Please contact Bitwig support, I am pretty sure they know how to fix the folder.

[AFranke]

Hi,
wouldn't it be nice to have the LEDs of the Keys (wich are showing the actual scale etc.) on the Novation SL MK3 follow the track colors in BWS? Like in its sequencer mode, this would be very nice I think. Is this possible?

Best regards.

[AFranke]

Next problem with mapping parameters to a device page. Mapped the midi channel selector of a hardware device to a device page. If I move the knob it shows and set up wrong values.

The right Values should be:
Keep Channel,Ch 1,Ch 2,Ch 3,Ch 4,Ch 5,Ch 6,Ch 7,Ch 8,Ch 9,Ch 10,Ch 11,Ch 12,Ch 13,Ch 14,Ch 15,Ch 16

What the script show in the display:
Ch 1,Keep Channel,Ch 1,Ch 2,Ch 3,Ch 4,Ch 5,Ch 6,Ch 7,Ch 8,Ch 9,Ch 10,Ch 11,Ch 12,Ch 13,Ch 14,Ch 15

What the script sets up in the hardware device:
Keep Channel,Ch 1,Ch 2,Ch 3,Ch 4,Ch 5,Ch 6,Ch 7,Ch 8,Ch 9,Ch 10,Ch 11,Ch 12,Ch 13,Ch 14,Ch 15,Ch 16

Any solution for this, Jürgen?

Best regards

[moss]

Hi,
wouldn't it be nice to have the LEDs of the Keys (wich are showing the actual scale etc.) on the Novation SL MK3 follow the track colors in BWS? Like in its sequencer mode, this would be very nice I think. Is this possible?

Best regards.

The light guide is sadly not programmable.

[srzorro]

Hi Jürgen,
I wrote to you earlier regarding issues with the visual values of the SL MK3 being laggy. Have you found what could be wrong? I'm using a macbook pro 2017 15' inch with OS Mojave with the latest version of bitwig. I made a video showing the issue.

Best regards!

[moss]

I wrote to you earlier regarding issues with the visual values of the SL MK3 being laggy. Have you found what could be wrong? I'm using a macbook pro 2017 15' inch with OS Mojave with the latest version of bitwig. I made a video showing the issue.

I can reproduce it and already looked into it. The issue is related to sysex messages sent by Bitwig but only for certain devices. I have a similar issue with the Akai Fire which I am working on which renders the device useless. Strangely it does not happen with the Push 1, which also uses sysex for the display. It is not a general issue of Macos since it works fast on my Reaper port, which uses the same code (but a different MIDI layer).
I am in touch with Bitwig about the issue but I am not sure if there is a solution soon or at all.