Midi Controller Function Assignment Suggestions?, For better workflow |
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Dec 3 2021, 02:46 PM
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I've been meaning to do this forever, but I haven't gotten around to it. I want to find some solutions to improve my workflow by assigning actions in Reaper to my midi controllers faders, knobs and so on. I.e. "volume", "pan", but more specific...
I know how to go about most of it in setting up channels, program changes and so on. However, I thought I'd ask if you guys have any suggestions or tips as to what your faders, knobs and such specifically are set up to do. I have 3x8 faders, 3x8 knobs, 3x8 buttons, 4x16 MPC pad banks as well on my MPK88. Then my FCB1010 footswitch that I usually use to switch between guitar presets (or tracks) and my small LPK25. I've most likely missed some of the controls here, but I'd say there are quite enough to do a bit of this and that. And of course these can all run on midi channel 1 through 16, so there are plenty of room. I would like to hear your suggestions beyond just "use a knob for pan" or "use a fader for volume", but maybe more detailed "i.e. fader 1 controls volume on track 1 in a project, and the S1 button turns on/off bypass of effect 1 on the track". Of course you don't have to write a novel about it all, but I just kinda want to get the ball rolling as to what I could set up. Here's a list of all the actions, but it's a bit much looking through 10000+ actions to find the useful ones: 
ActionList.txt ( 939.79K )
Number of downloads: 101A brain storming of ideas could just look like this: Track # volume Track # pan Selected Track pan/volume Zoom/Full Screen in midi editor Humanize midi Volume on a group track (i.e. to control volume of all guitars at the same time with a fader) ...and I'm sure the list of suggestions could be very long, as Reaper (with the SWS extension) has more than 10000 programmable actions. Maybe you have an idea of what I could use a fader/knob/button for. Anything goes, as I'll just see if it's usable for me  This post has been edited by Caelumamittendum: Dec 3 2021, 02:52 PM |
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Dec 3 2021, 10:53 PM
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I'd love to do something similar but all I have is basic key bindings for restart recording, stop recording etc.
I'll keep my eye on this 
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Dec 6 2021, 03:50 PM
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I'd definitely have a button to open/close the FX window. unless you have that as a permanently popped out window on another screen
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Dec 7 2021, 03:57 AM
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QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ Dec 7 2021, 03:59 AM)  Give us a quick video maybe about how the new config is coming along? I'll try to do a video once I get beyond the brain storming phase
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Dec 8 2021, 02:44 PM
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I was reading through some posts on the Cockos (Reaper) forum and came across this post, which is about a Flirc remote control function, however it should also work with the touch of a button on a midi controller:
QUOTE (Glenn Bo;2434454) I even use the Flirc with my remote when I'm playing guitar and sitting at my mix desk. I've got the number zero programmed in REAPER to do a sequence of "Stop, Undo Recording, Rewind to the last start position, and Punch back into Record", so the moment I don't like what I'm recording I can hit "0" on the remote and am instantly trying again. I call it the "Do Over" function. Interesting you would mention the Leslie. In just in the last few days I've been making up a virtual amp using Guitar Rig and I put a damper pedal controlled Leslie on it. It takes two tracks because the Leslie control has midi for it's input where the Guitar Rig track has audio. Earlier this morning I sketched out a new song using it. https://forum.cockos.com/showpost.php?p=243...amp;postcount=7 Stumbled upon this thread as well, which might be exactly what I was looking for: "Useful Macro Thread" (i.e. Reaper commands and hotkey combinations that can be assigned to midi keyboard too) https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=10049 This post has been edited by Caelumamittendum: Dec 8 2021, 08:55 PM |
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Dec 8 2021, 08:53 PM
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Very handy! I remember a foot controller/audio interface a while back that had play/stop buttons as part of it stomp controls. Makes sense that midi commands could control reaper. Could be an efficient way to control things without taking hands off a guitar
QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ Dec 8 2021, 09:44 AM) I was reading through some posts on the Cockos (Reaper) forum and came across this post, which is about a Flirc remote control function, however it should also work with the touch of a button on a midi controller: https://forum.cockos.com/showpost.php?p=243...amp;postcount=7 Stumbled upon this thread as well, which might be exactly what I was looking for: "Useful Macro Thread" (i.e. Reaper commands and hotkey combinations that can be assigned to midi keyboard too) https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=10049 |
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