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Hi,
I'm basically still a noob at music production. I have an MPD32 and i REALLY, really want to start using it more hands on. I want to use the pads for launching/stopping clips on banks A & B, bank C for one shot samples and D for FX triggering clips. but then there is also a problem of selecting instrument racks for macro controls. for which i thought i would use pad bank D. I basically want to stop using the mouse as much as i do. I also want to understand more on how to use the S buttons (shift i guess). I want to learn how to access sends on a particular track, how to jump to a particular return fx to control its parameters, stuff like that.
Is there anything i need to know about cc/midi messages? Because i don't know squat about that. I have been to MIDIorg, and read stuff, but not grasped it completely.

And one last thing, is the Novation Remote Zero SL Mkii a good buy?

billz270 wrote:Hi,
I'm basically still a noob at music production. I have an MPD32 and i REALLY, really want to start using it more hands on. I want to use the pads for launching/stopping clips on banks A & B, bank C for one shot samples and D for FX triggering clips. but then there is also a problem of selecting instrument racks for macro controls. for which i thought i would use pad bank D. I basically want to stop using the mouse as much as i do. I also want to understand more on how to use the S buttons (shift i guess). I want to learn how to access sends on a particular track, how to jump to a particular return fx to control its parameters, stuff like that.
Is there anything i need to know about cc/midi messages? Because i don't know squat about that. I have been to MIDIorg, and read stuff, but not grasped it completely.

And one last thing, is the Novation Remote Zero SL Mkii a good buy?

With the zero SL you could probably set up lots of banks of Midi CCs to achieve this.
But IMO better is if you use something like Select Track Control to control the mix paramaters of each track and use the 8 macros on device racks for your FX also via STC. The Zero SL with its Automap is well suited for this as well.

There is a whole thread here on STC and wiffbi the maker of this awesome tool is usually very helpful in thread.

Highly recomended!