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TheKikGen / MPC-LiveXplore-bootstrap

Bootstrap for Akai MPCs and Force
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External controller vs. Modal GUI interface #4

Closed mungewell closed 1 year ago

mungewell commented 2 years ago

Can you confirm the operation with the external controller modules (anyctrl and anyctrl-lt)?

Are you confined to using functions current shown in the GUI/Screen, or can you access functions which aren't showing (ie track/pad mutes regardless of screen mode)?

Bonus question - if you are crazy enough to loop a cable from Midi out -> Midi in, can the MPC sequence itself? Maybe this is a way to 'improve' the looper in a live performance.

TheKikGen commented 2 years ago

In fact, you could build a kind of "macro" utility, because all buttons are managed with midi (on the "Private" port), and you can record that in a midi track ! For that, it is possible to expose the Private port to the "public" visible ports (as I do).

Concerning hidden functions : you have 128 buttons possibility. I didn't test all. Some functions are directly mapped, others need Shift...or a specific mode. It is possible to simulate a button press/relese , even if you don't have the real button on your Mpc. e.g. Pad Mixer, mutes, solo, track edit, etc...

e.g. : when simulating a Force on my Mpc Live, i use the shift + pad combination to launch a row. So possibilities are huge.

https://github.com/TheKikGen/MPC-LiveXplore/blob/master/src/preload_libs/tkgl_mpcmapper.c