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Midi-Controller keys+endless rotary knobs. Recommendations?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:58 am
by EddyTheEagle
Hi,
I currently own edirol pcm-r30 (
http://www.rolandus.com/products/detail ... ID=PCR-M30) for controlling Live. A great controller, but it has one disadvantage: it does not have "endless" rotary knobs. When doing a gig, the lack of endless rotating knobs bothers me, because I cannot start filter settings at the programmed setting in Live, but they start at the point where the rotary knob is situated. (Sorry, I do not know how to explain exactly)
Is there a controller outthere that has both keys and endless rotary knobs. I know I can buy a Behringer BCR-2000, but I'd like to have both integrated.
TIA
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:38 am
by Pitch Black
The Novation ReMotes (2,4&5 octave) have 8 standard knobs and 8 endless rotary controllers (as well as 24 buttons, 8 sliders, a joystick and a touchpad)
Very happy with my ReMote 25.

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:59 am
by Cache
korg microKontrol.
keys + endless knobs
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:00 pm
by Machinate
the encoders on the microKontrol aren't endless in Live, though, right?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:33 pm
by EddyTheEagle
Exactly my question. Are they endless in Live? Live does not support sysex, so I am not sure if Live can send, for example, the cutoff value to an endless rotary knob. Or doesn't it work that way?
Please, anyone? (Yes, I am new to this....

)
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:56 pm
by ploy
microkontrol endless knobs work well with a little help from
http://www.wthor.com/microkontrol/
maybe there will come a day live supports the native mode.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:09 pm
by ewik
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:23 pm
by Cache
sounds like that little program does the trick.
i'm going to try it out tonight. pm/mail me to find out how successful it is. sounds good on paper.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:39 pm
by John Sweet
I don't think Novation has proper endless rotary implementation anywhere across their line.
Check this out:
http://www.novationmusic.com/answerbase ... php?id=200
"The Remote does not incorporate MIDI feedback."
The X-Station doesn't, either. Can't send relative messages, can't listen to MIDI output from Live. This means you're still in for an increment jump.
I always hear good things about doepfer & the BCR2000 for endless. Maybe things will get better at NAMM on the 19th. Anybody know any more about new Faderfoxes?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:04 pm
by EddyTheEagle
Exactly how does Live send the knob value to the controller? Live doesn't support sysex right? So how do you configure Live to send the values?
Is there someone out here who has any experience with this?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:09 pm
by Machinate
just set the controller as the output as well as input. Works well. it's just plain old midi being sent back again.
BCR2k by behringer works great with this, no external software needed.
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:59 pm
by ploy
Cache wrote:sounds like that little program does the trick.
i'm going to try it out tonight. pm/mail me to find out how successful it is. sounds good on paper.
it does, everything on the
microkontrol works fine except the display-change (no feedback) but i don´t need em anyway. and i like the keys, especially for drum-programming they are wonderful and not that kinda pseudo-piano like many others. just designed for synths/sound-editing.
doepfer´s pocket dial also is a great deal for endless knobs and it´s made very solid. great as sucking on a lemon. easy to switch the table, four buttons for four setups (which makes it easily a 64 endless).
those both controllers is all i take and need (
live 5 is my only sequencer, so they really do work with it endlessly

).
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 9:09 am
by EddyTheEagle
Is there any tutorial on how to set up Live with a controller and how to send a value to a specific knob on the controller?
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:32 pm
by EddyTheEagle
Please, anyone?
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:48 pm
by plain
Eddy with my bcr as long as the template has the assigned channel number and the cc # (Created template by user) all i do is load up that song and press the midi button twice and all the values are there..
it's nice....the problem is making all these retarted templates..