I use iMix apps on the iPad controlled by MIDI controllers with usually up to 8 faders.
It would be great to integrate a "catch mode" so the fader won't move until the received MIDI control match with the current value on the bank. With a catch mode we could control lot more sound banks with 8 faders without any risk of dropping volumes!
Hi,
now i understand. I will check it out and see if can fit this into current logic.
Regards,
Grega
Hi Gregor,
no, I mean something like the "takeover mode - pickup" you can find in Ableton Live or the "catch mode" you can find in other products such as Korg.
Basically: on iMix app I can have up to 64 channels, on a MIDI controller I can have up to 8 physical faders but up to 8 presets where I can map my physical control with different Midi settings, so for example phsycal fader n.1 can be:
Bank 1 - control 1 channel 1
Bank 2 - control 9 channel 1
working this way I can map Bank1 to the first 8 channels of the app, then I can map Bank2 on the channels from 9 to 16 and so on. Now I have, thanks to my MIDI Controller, up to 64 controls.
The problem is that if I set fader 1 to a certain volume and then switch bank, I have a parameter "jump". With catch mode, the fader doesn't mode until it match the current value.
I think it would be a very useful feature for everybody needs to work live with MIDI controllers.
this is the description from Ableton Live Manual:
"When MIDI controls that send absolute values (such as faders) are used in a bank-switching setup, where they address a different destination parameter with each controller bank, you will need to decide how Live should handle the sudden jumps in values that will occur when moving a control for the first time after switching the bank. Three takeover modes are available:
None — As soon as the physical control is moved, its new value is sent immediately to its destination parameter, usually resulting in abrupt value changes.
Pick-Up — Moving the physical control has no effect until it reaches the value of its destination parameter. As soon as they are equal, the destination value tracks the control’s value 1:1. This option can provide smooth value changes, but it can be difficult to estimate exactly where the pick-up will take place."
Best,
F.
Hi,
you mean something like:
iMiX16 Audio Channel 1 Volume - MIDI Message 0 to 32
iMiX16 Audio Channel 2 Volume - SAME MIDI Message 33 to 64
iMiX16 Audio Channel 3 Volume - SAME MIDI Message 65 to 96
iMiX16 Audio Channel 4 Volume - SAME MIDI Message 97 to 127
Regards,
Grega
