d-v-int
right ive bought myself a xone 3d and im currently mapping it to vdj. now im having trouble mapping the jog wheels and the rotatries.
the jog wheels will only go forward, if i spin them backwards it just spins forward in scratch mode if i spen forwards it just goes forward in nudge mode.
is the a specific setting i need to set it to as im lost, there are a number of options on the mapper in vdj config, but i cant seem to get it to work at all.
same goes for the rotary pots they will only give me maximum values, i.e. if i set a rotarty to be the pitch know like on the hercules, instead of going up in.01 of a beat each notch as i turn it, the value just goes to the maximum or minimum.
help please as i dont have a clue. thanks.
the jog wheels will only go forward, if i spin them backwards it just spins forward in scratch mode if i spen forwards it just goes forward in nudge mode.
is the a specific setting i need to set it to as im lost, there are a number of options on the mapper in vdj config, but i cant seem to get it to work at all.
same goes for the rotary pots they will only give me maximum values, i.e. if i set a rotarty to be the pitch know like on the hercules, instead of going up in.01 of a beat each notch as i turn it, the value just goes to the maximum or minimum.
help please as i dont have a clue. thanks.
Inviato Thu 22 Jun 06 @ 4:56 am
jpboggis
The jogwheel problem is a known fault with the current MIDI support in VDJ. Most MIDI jogwheels typically work by sending a value of 0 for left and 127 for right on the same CC (Control Change) number. VDJ is not currently able to interpret this properly, but hopefully this will be fixed in a future update (Possibly 4.0 with support for the Behringer BCD2000 being added, which is a MIDI controller that will also suffer from this problem.)
The only current way around this is if the MIDI controller (The Xone 3D) allows the MIDI commands it sends for jogwheel left/right to be customised so that left/right movements are sent on two separate CC numbers that can then be mapped separately in VDJ (E.g: scratch -512 for left and scratch +512 for right.)
The other issue you may come across is conflicts with buttons and knobs due to the fact that VDJ does not distinguish between MIDI notes (Buttons) and CC's (Knobs/sliders/jogwheels) - Again, this may be fixed in 4.0 if the MIDI support is improved. You can also fix the problem if the controller allows the MIDI mappings to be edited (So that you can give each note and CC a unique number.) You will also find that the pitch slider works in reverse (Up = Speed up rather than slow down.)
The rotary pots should work though - These will typically send a CC with a value between 0 - 127, which VDJ actions such as volume, gain, bass, etc. should interpret correctly if given a value of 0 or 'auto'. However, the Xone 3D is an expensive controller, so may utilise fine/course CC's to allow finer adjustments (Effectively two CC's used together to provide 16384 steps rather than the normal 128) - VDJ will not currently understand this. You may need to configure the Xone 3D to send course CC's only.
The only current way around this is if the MIDI controller (The Xone 3D) allows the MIDI commands it sends for jogwheel left/right to be customised so that left/right movements are sent on two separate CC numbers that can then be mapped separately in VDJ (E.g: scratch -512 for left and scratch +512 for right.)
The other issue you may come across is conflicts with buttons and knobs due to the fact that VDJ does not distinguish between MIDI notes (Buttons) and CC's (Knobs/sliders/jogwheels) - Again, this may be fixed in 4.0 if the MIDI support is improved. You can also fix the problem if the controller allows the MIDI mappings to be edited (So that you can give each note and CC a unique number.) You will also find that the pitch slider works in reverse (Up = Speed up rather than slow down.)
The rotary pots should work though - These will typically send a CC with a value between 0 - 127, which VDJ actions such as volume, gain, bass, etc. should interpret correctly if given a value of 0 or 'auto'. However, the Xone 3D is an expensive controller, so may utilise fine/course CC's to allow finer adjustments (Effectively two CC's used together to provide 16384 steps rather than the normal 128) - VDJ will not currently understand this. You may need to configure the Xone 3D to send course CC's only.
Inviato Thu 22 Jun 06 @ 2:11 pm
d-v-int
dude that is whole load of info, there is a config utility for the xone so im assuming i can do the things you said.
thing is this is my 1st time mapping anything are there any sites with info and tutorials on midi mapping cause i dont really understand allof what you said.
thanks again.
thing is this is my 1st time mapping anything are there any sites with info and tutorials on midi mapping cause i dont really understand allof what you said.
thanks again.
Inviato Thu 22 Jun 06 @ 3:13 pm