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andyp24 · 01-09-2018, 03:56 PM

Thanks for the replies.

I'm happy to try and get the MIDI data you need for the X32 but haven't a clue what I'm doing. What I mean is, I know how (obviously) to get it connected as a MIDI device to either my PC or Mac, but I don't know what data you need, or how to generate it from the X32, even if one of the utilities mentioned by Freex will record it for me in a readable form.

I mean, do you need me to connect the desk to a MIDI capture utility, then literally move every single fader, knob, switch etc on the desk and log what message it puts out? Or is there a "dump" the desk can do of this, for example?

Airon, I know the X32 is OSC capable. If only I knew what that actually really means (short of being another communication protocol, obv). There is a website by Patrick Gilles-Maillot which has utilities for X32 <-> Reaper with OSC, but 1) the Mac utility is command line only, which puts me off a bit (I'm not used to messing around with the terminal) and 2) as far as I understand, for it to work, you have to configure the utility in advance with how many tracks are in the Reaper project. That makes it sound like a pain if you want to use the Controller as a project is in progress, rather than just as a final mix tool. I may have completely misunderstood this, of course, but the site seems lacking in a simple set up guide.

This is why I was hoping Geoff's project might be a simpler solution for me to map X32 controls to Reaper and allow simultaneous multi fader use as well as other knobs/switches etc which aren't part of the MCU definition.

Any further enlightenment or advice is welcome.... :-)

01-09-2018, 03:56 PM	#479
andyp24 Human being with feelings Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,242	Thanks for the replies. I'm happy to try and get the MIDI data you need for the X32 but haven't a clue what I'm doing. What I mean is, I know how (obviously) to get it connected as a MIDI device to either my PC or Mac, but I don't know what data you need, or how to generate it from the X32, even if one of the utilities mentioned by Freex will record it for me in a readable form. I mean, do you need me to connect the desk to a MIDI capture utility, then literally move every single fader, knob, switch etc on the desk and log what message it puts out? Or is there a "dump" the desk can do of this, for example? Airon, I know the X32 is OSC capable. If only I knew what that actually really means (short of being another communication protocol, obv). There is a website by Patrick Gilles-Maillot which has utilities for X32 <-> Reaper with OSC, but 1) the Mac utility is command line only, which puts me off a bit (I'm not used to messing around with the terminal) and 2) as far as I understand, for it to work, you have to configure the utility in advance with how many tracks are in the Reaper project. That makes it sound like a pain if you want to use the Controller as a project is in progress, rather than just as a final mix tool. I may have completely misunderstood this, of course, but the site seems lacking in a simple set up guide. This is why I was hoping Geoff's project might be a simpler solution for me to map X32 controls to Reaper and allow simultaneous multi fader use as well as other knobs/switches etc which aren't part of the MCU definition. Any further enlightenment or advice is welcome.... :-)