Any way to scroll loops via MIDI controller?

jaco · Post by **jaco** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:50 am

Hi guys,

is there any way I could scroll down my big loops page (in the Live set view) without using the keyboard and the mouse?

I mean: can I assign to my Evolution UC33-e buttons the function to go up/down/left/right across the scenes and tracks?

Everytime I edit effects etc...I need to mouse-click on the loops to start "travelling" with the keyboard arrows again and this is time spending and I have to leave the knobs affecting the live performance...

thanks in advance to those who will help me!

Giacomo

ikke · Post by **ikke** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:29 pm

yep
you need bomes midi translator
you need to assign midi push buttons to keystrokes... One to UP, one to DOWN, one to LEFT and one to RIGHT and one to ENTER
then let bome run and open live

jaco · Post by **jaco** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:51 pm

cheers...I'm now downloading it

it seems it's a software you can use to send "coded" messages isn't it?

I'll let youknow...in case I can't work it I'll ask for some advices!

jaco · Post by **jaco** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:36 pm

did it...bome midi controller is easy and quick...

but it seems that my problems are the same, since my UC33 buttons do work as my keyboard arrows but I still need to click the mouse button on one of the loops to start moving across...

it seems there's no keystroke to select the tracks/scenes once you're working on some effect or other...so you'll always need to select the "loops environment" to start moving between them...

anyone has a solution?

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:42 pm

alt + up will get you there, but depending on how far "down" into the clip edit window you are, it may require an extra up arrow or two (i.e. i think that if you are editing a clip loop brace or something, that the first alt+up will focus on the clip edit area as a whole (??))

i wonder if it would be possible to intentionally put too many 'up's, followed by a 'down' - because repeatedly hitting alt+up will get your focus eventually to the track name fields. then one down arrow will get your focus on the session grid.

so:

alt+up+up+up+down

?

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longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:45 pm

also, there is an existing midi control for scrolling up/down scenes, which appears in the master channel in midi mapping mode. a little box with a number in it, which you can assign to a rotary, or there are scene up/down buttons if you prefer. then the only issue is left/right

i'd recommend using that rather than bome translating the up/down

also, you should be able to achieve left/right function under mackie emulation, which then shouldn't depend on focus in the same way (i think)

Meef Chaloin · Post by **Meef Chaloin** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 3:09 pm

longjohns wrote:also, you should be able to achieve left/right function under mackie emulation, which then shouldn't depend on focus in the same way (i think)

thats correct (at least it seems to be the case when i use it)

obeyendevor · Post by **obeyendevor** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:28 pm

the left and right you assign keys to the top bar. (audio 1, audio 2, etc.. )

jaco · Post by **jaco** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:52 pm

mmmh...mackie emulation...never heard about it...

how does it work?

jaco · Post by **jaco** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:59 pm

fine!

...the alt + up way is good...

I'll assign this keystroke to bome and push a single button to jump on the loops area...then I'll travel with the other buttons...that's it!

it seems I only need to press it once and it goes up anyway so it's good...

thanks to everyone! I'm much happier now!

p.s. Is alt+up mentioned somewhere?did I miss it on the manual?