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yastefan / grandMA3-Chataigne-Module

A Chataigne module to control grandMA3 via OSC
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Mapping expansion proposal #4

Closed pmjcontroller1 closed 1 year ago

pmjcontroller1 commented 1 year ago

Hi Yestefan. I'm thinking of making a controller that has the buttons of a comnadwing, the right part. It would have all the keys, the 5 double encoders that can already be mapped, the 2 faders, the circular fader, and the 10 small encoders. Have you thought if these controls could be mapped by osc? 15057455_800

yastefan commented 1 year ago

Hello pmjcontroller1,

the mapping of the command section should be possible via keyboard shortcuts. This project here https://github.com/yastefan/GMA3_TouchOSC (forked from imhofroger) does exactly that. It activates the shortcuts (F10) for each keystroke, executes the key combination and deactivates the shortcuts again. If you want to perform such a function with a microcontroller, it should implement two USB drivers: one midi and one HID device.

However, I find the idea of rebuilding a CommandWing at least borderline. For one thing, MA might not find it funny. On the other hand, the limiting interfaces (encoders are not responsive and you can't easily assign executors) won't give it the quality to be used live, and at home I'm similarly fast with the keyboard.

As a hobby project it might be okay, but as a product I wouldn't build such a controller.

I hope this helps you

pmjcontroller1 commented 1 year ago

Great was just a possibility, a thought I was happy to share with you. You help me a lot with your vision. Thanks for your answer