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Alright, so Im slightly new to this, and I figured I'd get a little more detailed help in the newbie forum. So here goes...

I got an MPD24, and it actually doesnt suck, meaning I get no knob glitching or anything, so Im happy. I want to actually do DJing with this thing in a live setting rather than using Live as a DAW. I wanted to set up the triggers on the board to do normal things like navagation through the clips, and then when I get to a clip, I wanted to use the knobs to control the zoom in and out of the track, and adjust the cue point with another knob/looping and such. The problem is that there is no way to use the midi mapping capability to these complex commands.

I have started to use Bome's Midi Translator to do some of these things, like navigate clips, launch them with the little transport controls on the bottom of the device, and bring either clips or tracks into view. The problem comes into play that I cant use Bome and Live's mapping at the same time. I would gladly go only to Bome but then I cant do things like use the faders on the MPD to control cue levels, and faders.

Altogether, is there a way to get these more ellaborate commands through the Live Mapping?

You know what, nevermind. Seeing that either no one knows, or no one gives a fuck (I dont mean you Luxdivon). Either way, if anyone knows of a way to map those functions in live I'd love to know, but I have found a temporary solution for those who might be curious.

I realized that I had a Nostromo n52 in my closet that I had picked up for gaming. It is shit when it comes down to Counter Strike, and my hands are already trained to the keyboard. Although, It has a great editor to map keyboard buttons as well as make your own macros, which (I havent tried yet) should be able to cover all the functions I would need it for. Its got a d pad so I can cycle through the clips with ease, and even has this fatty red button above it that I will use for the overdubbing.

Its like 30 bucks the last time I checked, and I dont want another device, but it will work for now. As for the MPD, I am going to use that for effects, and use the faders for (obviously) the faders on the screen. With the saved relestate now, I can put that Glitch VST to better use, lol.