michael noble wrote: > Andy, > > If you don't need the keyboard then I'd also recommend a Behringger > BFC2000, which has 8 motorized faders and 8 encoders and is well > supprted under linux. It's also fairly cheap considering the > featureset. I'm pretty sure there are a number of users in this list. > Thanks. I found a link to the Behringer BCR2000 on a page about the BCF2000, which has more encoders and no motorised faders - this appeals to me more as motorised faders seem a bit clunky to me. I was thinking something like this would cost hundreds of pounds, but it's more like UKP 100-120. andy > -michael > > On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:37 PM, andy baxter > <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > Hi michael, > > Thanks for the info about the remote25. It looks good (just > skimming through the review in 'sound on sound'), but I don't > really want to get another device with a keyboard when I've just > bought one. > > What I really want is a 'bare bones' device with just some > encoders, buttons, and an lcd screen. An x-y pad would be nice as > well but not essential. > > andy > > michael noble wrote: > > Hi Andy, > > I'm not sure exactly if it is what you need, but I would have > thought that any class compliant midi controller with encoders > and some facility for controller banks will serve your > purpose. The novation remote25 which I have has 8 encoders, 8 > knobs, 8 sliders, an x/y pad, joystick and 16 buttons, plus > instant recall of any of 64 stored presets of controller > mapping. To be honest that's all overkill for me as the only > thing I use beside the keyboard are the encoders and the > banks, but it serves its purpose. Editing the controllers is > not as direct as you seem to wish for, but setting up a new > controller with the editing mode takes about 15 seconds and > I've done so in live situations when needed. To my knowledge > many midi controllers offer similar capabilities. > > As for displaying the current level of a synth or software > based parameter on the controller lcd, that all depends mostly > on whether the software implements midi feedback or not. > Without knowing your specific software its difficult to say > what the status of support is. > > -michael n > > > > On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 1:28 PM, andy baxter > <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have just bought a second hand keyboard, (edirol PCR-500) > which has > loads of knobs and sliders on it. The trouble is that all the > knobs are > pots, not rotary encoders; encoders would be much more > useful I think > because it would mean that if you press a button to switch > to a new > synth or effects patch, the correct defaults for it could be > automatically loaded to each of the knobs when you switch. > Without > that, > it seems like whenever you switch to a new instrument you would > have to > spend a while tweaking all the knobs to get the right basic > sound. > > What I would like is a device with a couple of rotary > encoders on it > (you only have two hands), maybe 16 buttons, and a > character LCD > screen. > > The way it would work is (something-like): > > - one of the buttons would be for loading new instruments. To > switch to > a new instrument, you would press the button and then turn > either > encoder. The LCD would show which instrument you were > choosing from a > list, and you would press the button again to make the switch. > - most of the buttons would be for accessing different midi > controls. > You could assign a midi control to an encoder by pressing the > button for > that control first, then pressing a button underneath the > encoder you > were assigning. > - having done this, that encoder would be bound to that > midi control - > turning it would send out midi messages for that control, > and also > update a display on the LCD saying what the level of that > control is > currently set at. > - loading a new instrument would automatically set the > right default > levels for each controller that that instrument used. > > Does anyone know of anything like this that's already being > made? > If so > I might get hold of one and see if I can hack it to work with > linux; if > not I'm thinking of having a go at making my own some time. > > cheers, > > andy baxter. > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > <mailto:Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > > > > -- > networking practice for sound environments :: > http://nowhere.iamnobody.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > > > > > > > -- > networking practice for sound environments :: http://nowhere.iamnobody.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user > _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
