strinxx
2009-06-08 22:39:20
Hi Everybody!
First, I wanna thank you guys for this peace of software, it's actually perfect for what I was looking for. If it only can handle the Houston controller, too... but this thing shouldn't be too far away from a mackie ...?
So here is my situation:
I searched the web for a few days about how to "improve" the implementation of my Houston for Cubase - a few basic things were never really completed by Steinberg. (don't know if anybody is familiar with Houston)
For instance, the numeric keypad was supposed to work in three different modes: "Cursor" is working fine, "Functions" gives you 99 user-definable options, also cool, but "Data", which should actually give you simply the possibility to type in numbers and "enter", doesn't work at all...
Which is a sad, 'cause this would be a nice feature too, keeping you away from your keyboard.
And a few other knobs, which don't do what they were actually supposed to. Nothing more than one would do with some normal keyboard-shortcuts.
Then I found "Miditranslator", and it first saved my day!
I tried out the "classical" version, in order to check out if this thing is doing what was promised.
I translated Houston's number-keypad in "normal" keystrokes for use in Data-mode, 0 - 9 and "enter". And MT is doing a good job here, BUT, and here comes my point:
Although I enabled "midi-through", the number-keypad is now ONLY doing what I "translated" in MT. Everyting else is ok: transport-controls, fader-action... but the number-field kinda "lost" it's "Functions"- and "Cursor"-modes.
I found out, that Houston's number-keypad allways sends the exact same midi-message for every number, no matter in which mode I actually am (I first have to press one of those knobs, to tell Cubase what mode to select, or to "expect").
So, if Cubase is the one who kind of sorts out how to handle midi-messages from Houston, is this kind of stuff impossible for MT to translate?
I also read this thread of this gentleman who wants the jog-shuttle of his mackie-control to do some more good work for him... well this would be my dream for the Houston, too.
Any chance to get this done?
Thank you so much in advance for any help!
Greetings
Mike
First, I wanna thank you guys for this peace of software, it's actually perfect for what I was looking for. If it only can handle the Houston controller, too... but this thing shouldn't be too far away from a mackie ...?
So here is my situation:
I searched the web for a few days about how to "improve" the implementation of my Houston for Cubase - a few basic things were never really completed by Steinberg. (don't know if anybody is familiar with Houston)
For instance, the numeric keypad was supposed to work in three different modes: "Cursor" is working fine, "Functions" gives you 99 user-definable options, also cool, but "Data", which should actually give you simply the possibility to type in numbers and "enter", doesn't work at all...
Which is a sad, 'cause this would be a nice feature too, keeping you away from your keyboard.
And a few other knobs, which don't do what they were actually supposed to. Nothing more than one would do with some normal keyboard-shortcuts.
Then I found "Miditranslator", and it first saved my day!
I tried out the "classical" version, in order to check out if this thing is doing what was promised.
I translated Houston's number-keypad in "normal" keystrokes for use in Data-mode, 0 - 9 and "enter". And MT is doing a good job here, BUT, and here comes my point:
Although I enabled "midi-through", the number-keypad is now ONLY doing what I "translated" in MT. Everyting else is ok: transport-controls, fader-action... but the number-field kinda "lost" it's "Functions"- and "Cursor"-modes.
I found out, that Houston's number-keypad allways sends the exact same midi-message for every number, no matter in which mode I actually am (I first have to press one of those knobs, to tell Cubase what mode to select, or to "expect").
So, if Cubase is the one who kind of sorts out how to handle midi-messages from Houston, is this kind of stuff impossible for MT to translate?
I also read this thread of this gentleman who wants the jog-shuttle of his mackie-control to do some more good work for him... well this would be my dream for the Houston, too.
Any chance to get this done?
Thank you so much in advance for any help!
Greetings
Mike