D8b Logic 9 midi templete all 24 channels

[NigelC]

Hey Tyler, firstly happy new year (when it happens). Saw you post elsewhere and good luck with the ADAT cards! Have you had a chance to dish up the answer on how you reprogrammed the Master bank to use all available MIDI controls as I am desperate to crack this.

You see like you I am using an ADAT connection back into the D8B to handle my audio. However I would like to control all the soft instrument channels and auxes via MIDI and although I am happy with HUI it would be useful to repurpose the MAster channel. I cannot use the first two banks as am using them for Audio and DAW ADAT feeds so this is the only Bank I am not using.

PLEEEEASE!

[tyler8wb]

OK so basically in my setup right now I am using the first 2 banks for audio just like you and I am using my effects and master banks to do DAW control so thats 48 channels of control. Now the thing you will have to do is go into your midi map and map out all the faders, mutes, pans or each channel. and then use logic's learn function to learn all the midi commands.

[NigelC]

Yeah I know all about that. But you said you had come up with a way to get round several shortcomings:

1. Solos
2. Mute buttons requiring 2 clicks
3. Mutes, Solos and other functions not showing in the MIDI Map window for the Master fader layer

What happened with this as you said you had worked on the Mackie OS to get round these? The Master layer is useless as a MIDI control layer unless you can use all functions.

So how did you do it?

[anyhorizon]

More importantly, where did he get a hold of the source code? Years have been spent requesting this with no reply from Mackie and in fact it's mooted that another company holds it.

Peter

[Casey_Pittman]

More importantly, where did he get a hold of the source code? Years have been spent requesting this with no reply from Mackie and in fact it's mooted that another company holds it.

Peter

+1 exactly what I was thinking! The code could also help mark with his d8b project I would think.

-Casey

[anyhorizon]

Now the thing you will have to do is go into your midi map and map out all the faders, mutes, pans or each channel. and then use logic's learn function to learn all the midi commands.

I note that solo is now not referred to. Also, pan is inactive on the 8 virtual groups & the 8 master faders of bank 4. How does that work? The plot thickens.

Peter

[anyhorizon]

Hey, Tyler, why don't you post the screenshots of your d8b MIDI maps so we can see where you're at?

Ctrl-Esc for full window.

Ctrl-Shift-Esc for the top window only.

It will store the screen shots in a "Screens" folder on your hard drive.

Peter

[tyler8wb]

peter: Im going to have to talk to my friend of where he got the codeing for the os as he was the one that mainly modified it. Because with the d8b board it sends all of its signals to the brain weather it is a "midi" signal or not so that is how we modified it into the midi map coding for the d8b. That part was easy. I will definitely talk to him as to where the code came from. now w/ the master bank it is the same thing I did some os work to enable it as I never use surround or grouping so it worked out. Im sorry about the lack of screenshots as I just normally inform where I am at. I am also thinking about getting another d8b or move on to the digidesign control 24. any advice would be great as I am in a video production class at my highschool and I already have a huge leap on other kids considering I own post production studio equipment. but wouldnt it be kool to have 2 d8b's midi mapped out? or would that not work?

[anyhorizon]

Wrong answer, Tyler. I'm sorry but I'm skeptical. I understand that the first 3 banks can be made to do anything via midi mapping as can the fat channel and many other functions. Bank 4 is seriously limited. Screenshots are easy. At least we could confirm your claim if we saw the mapping for Bank 4.

I've spent 5 years creating the d8b database and I didn't charge for that. As a community, we just share information to keep the d8b alive and relevant. I don't think it's unfair to see your results. I'm happy to host the shots if you have nowhere to do it.

Peter

[tyler8wb]

Wrong answer, Tyler. I'm sorry but I'm skeptical. I understand that the first 3 banks can be made to do anything via midi mapping as can the fat channel and many other functions. Bank 4 is seriously limited. Screenshots are easy. At least we could confirm your claim if we saw the mapping for Bank 4.

I've spent 5 years creating the d8b database and I didn't charge for that. As a community, we just share information to keep the d8b alive and relevant. I don't think it's unfair to see your results. I'm happy to host the shots if you have nowhere to do it.

Peter