There is a number of interesting MIDI control surfaces (=controllers with knobs, buttons and sliders) which can be attached to the PC via USB, MIDI-2-USB cable or even wirelessly via Bluetooth. These controllers are usually programmable to send any MIDI signal to any software capable of processing those. There might be even some MIDI-2-key driver available to map those MIDI commands onto virtual keys.
Has anyone experience in doing this in combination with Spad-neXt?
Is there a native way to use such MIDI control surfaces with Spad.neXt?
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MIDI control surface as input device?
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Re: MIDI control surface as input device?
Interesting Idea. While I can send keyboard keys to midi controllers, I’m not aware of any way to reverse that. I have over 20 midi devices but until now never thought of using those on a sim. I stopped at asking for streamdeck support
I could play dam busters and it could autopilot my plane lol ! Or record a controller sequence in Cubase and play out to the SIM ha ha.
But there are some good midi controllers out there which could be useful in a sim agreed. I’ve been writing midi music for 35 years and I still don’t fully understand all the midi controllers and system exclusive messaging but I’m not sure many simmers will have midi devices to hand, but you never know.
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I could play dam busters and it could autopilot my plane lol ! Or record a controller sequence in Cubase and play out to the SIM ha ha.
But there are some good midi controllers out there which could be useful in a sim agreed. I’ve been writing midi music for 35 years and I still don’t fully understand all the midi controllers and system exclusive messaging but I’m not sure many simmers will have midi devices to hand, but you never know.
I watch this post with as much interest
Daz
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Re: MIDI control surface as input device?
There is a tool available to convert a midi device into a virtual joystick, which then is supported by SPAD.neXt
I'm currently evaluating the effort needed for adding direct support for midi devices to SPAD.neXt.
Please open a ticket (from inside SPAD.neXt), then i'll sned you a little test tool to check if my idea works. (I have no mide device available right now)
I'm currently evaluating the effort needed for adding direct support for midi devices to SPAD.neXt.
Please open a ticket (from inside SPAD.neXt), then i'll sned you a little test tool to check if my idea works. (I have no mide device available right now)
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Irhander as this is your idea do you want to take the
Lead on raising the ticket, while I have 20 midi devices they are all tied into my music studio which isn’t part of my SIM setup. I do have one portable controller I could use for testing.
Daz
Lead on raising the ticket, while I have 20 midi devices they are all tied into my music studio which isn’t part of my SIM setup. I do have one portable controller I could use for testing.
Daz
Re: MIDI control surface as input device?
Done.
I should get my KORG nanoKontrol Studio any day now... an early Xmas gift... so I do not get bored during lockdown...
I should get my KORG nanoKontrol Studio any day now... an early Xmas gift... so I do not get bored during lockdown...