deLux' X-Touch Remote Script
Posted: 06 Feb 2020
Hello People
First of all:
For the last few days I have been working on a new Remote Script for Behringer's X-Touch DAW Controller.
I am doing this because the default Script (Mackie Control) is, at least for this Surface, far away from perfect and as I think not really intuitive.
There is this guy "Mixer Jäexx" who made an editted version of it to fix some things here and there, which is definitely better but it still has a lot of issues and doesn't fit my needs, so i made a fresh Script from Scratch that does everything I want.
Speaking of my needs
The most important thing is, while locked to the Main Mixer (Scope "Reason Master Section"), to be able to access the same Knobs and Buttons of all Mix Channels at the same time. For example, each Encoder controls "Rorary 1" of its related Mix Channel, or each Encoder controls "Input Gain" of its related Mix Channel (all depending on the current selected Group, i will discribe that in a Guide when i release it).
Within Reason, the Channel "Rec" Buttons of the Controller don't make much sense as Record Buttons, since Reason has a Record functionality per Sequencer Track, not per Mix Channel. So these Buttons are, like the Encoders, used as flying buttons for Group-dependent functionality. For example, HighPass Filter On/Off.
So per Channel, I have 2 flying Items (actually 4, but that is something for later explanation in the Guide) and because these do multiple things (again, group-dependent), the LCD Scribbles will display their current Values. So the Channel 1 LCD Row 1 will tell me what the Remote Item and Value of the Channel 1 Encoder is. The Channel 1 LCD Row 2 will tell me what the Remote Item and Value of Channel 1 Rec Button is and so on.
While the Surface's "Name/Value aka Display" button is hold down, the LCDs will show the Names of the Channels and their Number (left-most is 1, naturally). The names will also be shown for 2 seconds when changing the Remote Base Channel, so I don't get lost.
The actual reasons why I post this are:
The first version should be ready in the next week.
So what do you guys think? Already some questions or stuff?
Cheers
Nocturn789 (aka Ben deLux on other places)
First of all:
- This is probably only interesting for Owners of a Behringer X-Touch
- Might contain non-native english speaker's langauge errors
For the last few days I have been working on a new Remote Script for Behringer's X-Touch DAW Controller.
I am doing this because the default Script (Mackie Control) is, at least for this Surface, far away from perfect and as I think not really intuitive.
There is this guy "Mixer Jäexx" who made an editted version of it to fix some things here and there, which is definitely better but it still has a lot of issues and doesn't fit my needs, so i made a fresh Script from Scratch that does everything I want.
Speaking of my needs
The most important thing is, while locked to the Main Mixer (Scope "Reason Master Section"), to be able to access the same Knobs and Buttons of all Mix Channels at the same time. For example, each Encoder controls "Rorary 1" of its related Mix Channel, or each Encoder controls "Input Gain" of its related Mix Channel (all depending on the current selected Group, i will discribe that in a Guide when i release it).
Within Reason, the Channel "Rec" Buttons of the Controller don't make much sense as Record Buttons, since Reason has a Record functionality per Sequencer Track, not per Mix Channel. So these Buttons are, like the Encoders, used as flying buttons for Group-dependent functionality. For example, HighPass Filter On/Off.
So per Channel, I have 2 flying Items (actually 4, but that is something for later explanation in the Guide) and because these do multiple things (again, group-dependent), the LCD Scribbles will display their current Values. So the Channel 1 LCD Row 1 will tell me what the Remote Item and Value of the Channel 1 Encoder is. The Channel 1 LCD Row 2 will tell me what the Remote Item and Value of Channel 1 Rec Button is and so on.
While the Surface's "Name/Value aka Display" button is hold down, the LCDs will show the Names of the Channels and their Number (left-most is 1, naturally). The names will also be shown for 2 seconds when changing the Remote Base Channel, so I don't get lost.
The actual reasons why I post this are:
- Maybe other people are as well not happy with the Default/Jäexx Script and might want to try this one.
- People that would like to use it can share their wishes or ideas. We can then discuss about them and I implement it.
If you would like to share your wishes / ideas, you should know that:- ATM I have only a Mapping for the Main Mixer.
This means, I am really open to anything what is related to some other Reason Devices.
But it does not definitely mean that there is no room for your Main Mixer wish / idea. - There are some limitations, which are:
1. My Fault: I have only the normal "X-Touch", none of the others like the "X-Touch Extender". So i can't test and debug a combo setup. This Script is only for the standalone "X-Touch". (If you are rich and too kind and send me one or two, then I would do that :p)
2. RS/Behringer's Fault: The LCDs can not be colored.
For this, Behringer would have to make a firmware update which adds Color SySex Support for the MC protocol.
Also RS would need to add some Remotable Items for the Channel Color, but I could do a workaround by using a color code suffix in the Channel Name, which is ugly but yeah. Anyway without Color SySex Commands in the MC protocol, this will never work.
- ATM I have only a Mapping for the Main Mixer.
The first version should be ready in the next week.
So what do you guys think? Already some questions or stuff?
Cheers
Nocturn789 (aka Ben deLux on other places)
