From: plutek <plutek@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: McMillen SoftStep controller Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:45:43 -0400 (EDT) > From: Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:25:06 -0400 > >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:14 PM, plutek <plutek@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> greetings! >>> >>> just wondering if anyone here has used the Keith McMillen SoftStep controller on linux. i believe it's a class-compliant USB device, so it should work fine just connected via USB. failing that, there's a MIDI expander which provides standard MIDI I/O. >>> >>> there's also some software for programming the device -- it's Win and OSX, so i'm hoping it'll run under Wine. >>> >>> here's some info about SoftStep: >>> http://www.keithmcmillen.com/softstep/overview >> >> totally a guess, but i'd bet that without the MIDI expander it does >> not deliver MIDI data and does not appear as a MIDI device. i'm basing >> this solely on their diagram and what little i know of how such things >> are usually implemented and from their description of what the s/w >> does. i saw no mention of it being part of any USB device class. > > hmmm.... yes, i was confusing it with another device i was looking at when i thought it was class-compliant. i've posted a question on their forum, and will report back, in case anyone else is interested. looks like a useful device... keith (head of the company) has replied on the company forum: "SoftStep is class compliant so plug it into anything and it will work. This is why we have Standalone mode.(Editors only in Mac / PC)." so it should be possible to use it as a USB device under linux. it remains to be seen whether the editor functions in Wine. does anyone know the status of class-compliant USB support in Wine? thanks... cheers! .pltk. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
