3rd Party Controllers

Discussion about: tracktion.com

[Read Rules Below!] How Important is the direct support of 3rd party control surfaces?

Very Important - support as many as possible above all other features
70
40%
Important - support the most popular, but there are some equally important things to do
69
40%
So So - I wouldn't complain if you added a few but there are a few other features I'd like to see first
23
13%
Not Important - All other new features should be implemented before you add support for more controllers
11
6%
 
Total votes: 173

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1. Yes

2. Yes

3. US-428

4. Nothing that hasn't been said before :)

Steve

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1. No (awaiting new computer)

2. Yes

3. UC16, Novation Remote 25 audio

4. Voted "Important"

Tom

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1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Korg MicroKONTROL
4. If you need the specs, I've got the documentation on implementing Korg's native mode. It's pretty straight forward (as I've got some hack code working), and would allow microKONTROL users to take advantage of it's "endless encoders" which are only functional when in korg's native mode. :)
ModuLR / Radio

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1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Behringer Nano BCN44 (hey, I've run out of cash, okay?!)
4. For me actual support would be nice but no essential - after all it's only got 12 discrete controls!

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1. Yes. But not the boxed version (yet)

2. Yes.

3. Behringer BCF2000, Kenton Spindoctor (which i'd sell if anyone wants it, 'cos i don't use it), M-Audio O2 which has buttons and knobs

4. I'd vote so-so, but mainly because the BCF2000 can be set to run in MCU emulation mode, so I can already use it to drive Tracktion's playback controls, and gets feedback for the faders etc. So i'd rather something else was worked on, but I realise that's a bit selfish. If I couldn't use the feature, i know i'd want to. Oh, and I'd love an MCU, but at £699 for the MCU, or £125 for the BCF2000, i'm afraid that decision was made for me ...
Last edited by chico.co.uk on Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"my gosh it's a friggin hardware"

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1. Yes
2. Yes
3. M-Audio Oxygen-8
4. I'd like to echo RonC'c comments (my sentiments exactly):
rpc9943 wrote:
4. If anything you could at least support automatable transport. it would be the easiest fix for now. Just like you assign things, you can assign a midi button to control any plugin, why not just make another folder that sets other settings, such as <Transport> "play, ff, pause, rewind, record automation, record, etc" and even have a scrub "jog shuttle left, right" assign. i think this should first be implemented, and then after that you can work on other features. But this idea I have would probably be highest priority in order for users to be able to be happy to use their controllers. Or you should hire one man whose really knowledged in controllers and have him work on extensions for it.

RonC
Proprietor of Fine Music and Hot Sauce...

www.theFPband.blogspot.com

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1. Yes
2.Yes
3. Edirol PCR-50 (Usually, sometimes 49)
4. It's not important to the way I work.
Pythagorean perennialist.

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1. yes
2. yes
3. m-audio keystation pro 88
4. none

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1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Tascam FW-1082
4. It seems to work fairly well. More flexibility with control assignments would be welcome but this may be more of a Tascam driver issue. Perhaps Mackie and Tascam could work together on this?

Marc

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1. Yes.

2. No

3. [edited*] Evolution MK-461C, Contour ShuttlePro

4. I have T2, a normal MIDI keyboard with knobs & sliders, and a Contour Shuttle Pro... hard to see any benefits from a dedicated control surface.

* I thought my controllers don't count :)
Last edited by .jon on Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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1. Yes

2. Yes

3. Edirol PCR 30

4. I haven't tried using midi learn for Traction control. It would nice to be able to use the sliders for mixing and other automation. It's nice the way Reason launches and automatically knows what controller is in use.

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1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Behringer BCR2000
4. Works like a charm in "fake" Mackie Mode (except for the last firmware update, which messed up the solo/mute commands - I will have to investigate)
piaznest.com

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1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Contour Shuttle Pro, Tascam DM24, Yamaha 01-V

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1.Yes
2.sort of
3.edirol pc30 (getting ready to buy a mackie control, perhaps)
4.Ditto valley. I'd rather see you guys get things working really well with two options (mackie control, and perhaps behringer or something less $) than get some functionality for tons of surfaces. Buying the appropriate surface is part of my investment in tracktion.
You seem to be "out of luck" like Billy Bob was out of luck when Angelina was riding his face. --Pough

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1.y
2.y
3.evolution mk425
4.I'd like a basic setup guide and some explanation of the theory plus some basic examples of what to do. Also a complete list of things I can control in T2 and the technical midi data info in a nice easy to understand chart.
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