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How does some one set focus to the “sample display”? I want to be able to zoom in and out with my midi controller, but the buttons will only work if I have clicked on the “sample display” first.

A_Guy wrote:How does some one set focus to the “sample display”? I want to be able to zoom in and out with my midi controller, but the buttons will only work if I have clicked on the “sample display” first.

there is a button that does this, in midi-map mode there is an area you can select, its at the bottom of the vertical track-column in session-view. there are a few buttons there, exposed in the midi-map mode. one of those buttons is a clip-select button.

im sorry. i just cant find it.

OK i think i found where you are talking about, it does make the tracks wave form apear below. Problem is that i still cant use the + and - buttons to zoom in and out.

only way i have found to do this is to actualy click on the wave form and then press the + and -

surely there must be a way to select the wave form with out a mouse.

...use Bomes midi translator... map to send 'Alt+downarrow+downarrow'..

then u can use + - to zoom

on a mac i use midistroke to convert a midi message to the keystroke shift+tab then i assign the same button on my controller to track select then i can switch between clip and track view

3dot... wrote:...use Bomes midi translator... map to send 'Alt+downarrow+downarrow'..

then u can use + - to zoom

bingo.. although, i have mine mapped to 3 downarrows in midistroke as 2 sometimes didnt work.

timothyallan wrote:

3dot... wrote:...use Bomes midi translator... map to send 'Alt+downarrow+downarrow'..

then u can use + - to zoom

bingo.. although, i have mine mapped to 3 downarrows in midistroke as 2 sometimes didnt work.

...actually I think you're right ... it's 3 down arrows....!!!

Bome's is such a great tool...

...here's a good one...

Alt+E+ 19 Downarrows + Rightarrow +Enter = No record quantization

Alt+E+ 19 Downarrows + Rightarrow + 1 Downarrow +Enter= 1/4 note quant

Alt+E+ 19 Downarrows + Rightarrow + 2 Downarrow +Enter= 1/8 note quant

etc.

that's classic

too bad I couldn't found a good way to map the OVR button..
..or to select the loop brace...

then it would be perfect for me...

gotta reach for the mouse for these 2...suckz

the loop brace one is a huge pain, but if you map some relative encoders to the loop start/end number fields, and 2 buttons to loop start/end buttons, you will always get a quantized loop brace you can move around and resize.

timothyallan wrote:the loop brace one is a huge pain, but if you map some relative encoders to the loop start/end number fields, and 2 buttons to loop start/end buttons, you will always get a quantized loop brace you can move around and resize.

yep.... I actually got all the clip params mapped...
still selecting loop brace and OVR would really make me happy I use those a lot

3dot... wrote:gotta reach for the mouse for these 2...suckz

But that's also mapable in MT right?

nope

hangon - OVR is MIDI and KEY mappable - is that not what you mean? I have OVR mapped to my / key and use it all the time