BCD2000 Ableton 7 Jog Wheel - track selection

I apologise in advance if theres a thread on this here already..

I am looking at using MT with my BCD2000 to choose tracks in Ableton.

I usually use two audio tracks in session view. So I want to be able to scroll down in each audio track with the left(audio 1) and right(audio 2) jog wheels... any ideas how I can achieve this please?

Thanks!

Hi razza...

Abelton Live has a native function for assigning a MIDI controller to scroll up and down the session view (each row is called a 'scene').

The most simple solution would be to map your MIDI controller through MT to the scene selector.

A more complex, but potentially more powerful solution, would be to use MT to translate the two different BCD2k jog wheels (which I assume use relative MIDI signals ie +1/-1) to keyboard commands...

For example;

Left Jog/+1: (Left Up)
Left Jog/-1: (Left Down)
Right Jog/+1: (Left Right Up)
Right Jog/-1: (Left Right Down)

If you give me more info on your Live template I can help you more. I would need to know which tracks you are using in Ableton (#1 and #2 for example) and I would need to know more detailed info on the MIDI transmitted by the jog wheels on the BCD2k since I don't have one.

Let me know.

Hiya Joe

Many thanks! Maybe I can email you the template I use, if you PM me your address... would that be ok?

Many thanks!

razza wrote:Hiya Joe

Many thanks! Maybe I can email you the template I use, if you PM me your address... would that be ok?

Many thanks!

Sure. Send me your template via email (you can find my address at the bottom of my post - the email button).

If you'd rather not send me your whole template, a screenshot would do just fine. All I really need to know is how many tracks you're wanting to use, and their positions.

Also, I assume you're using MT Classic?

On its way mate thanks! I have the trail version of pro, until I get to learn it and actually use

Razza...

What I posted below is rather simple, but it should work just fine with the setup you have.

Simply create the 5 translators as shown, and 'Capture MIDI' for each one using a control on your BCD2k.

To capture MIDI;

* Right click on new translator and select 'Edit' (or Ctrl+E)
* Click on the 'Incoming' tab (or F6)
* Click the 'Capture MIDI' checkbox
* Move your jog wheel slowly until it registers a value in the message trigger box
* Uncheck the 'Capture MIDI' checkbox
* Repeat for every other translator, next time moving the jog wheel the oposite direction, then using the other jogwheel

Let me know if you need further assistance.

Have fun.

Thanks so much !!! That's amazing!