Old 02-27-2020, 04:59 AM   #1
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I've been looking at stuff like the Softube Console Fader recently, but was thinking that I could have a second screen for cheaper to dedicate to the mixer, touch control, more faders, Anyone else doing this?

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Old 02-27-2020, 06:53 AM   #2
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Yes, I use a HP2760p with touchscreen for live performance. So I control the mixer and VST, without the need for too many hardware controllers.
Still, sometimes I am happy to have a pen to browse files, but never use a mouse with this setup.
This works quite well, but precision is not as high as with a hardware fader, just because the input data is relative to the resolution of coordinates on the displayed screen area.
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Old 02-27-2020, 09:10 AM   #3
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Yeah, I was thinking one of these...

https://www.ebuyer.com/751120-hannsp...nitor-ht225hpb

Dedicated to the mixer, so if that's faders only, the height of the faders would be about 11 inches so should be good resolution. I know stuff like drawing automation would be awkward as your using the end of a podgy finger, rather than a pixel precision mouse, which was which I was thinking jutfor mixing. And, it doesn't matter where about you touch a fader, it'll move relative to where you first touch it.

Cheaper than a softube fader, more faders and useful for other stuff
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Old 02-27-2020, 11:28 AM   #4
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Ok, with such a big screen I think the podgy finger problen is less relevant.

Actually, I use this 12 inch touchscreen for controls, so is a page of mixer, a page of each VSTi, not everything on the same screen at the same time. I think that would actually be unusable in a live setting.

Have you seen the Huion GT-220 V2 or the XP-Pen Artist display 22 Pro or similar? They have in addition to multitouch a pen digitizer, which I find extremely useful when editing.
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Have you seen the Huion GT-220 V2 or the XP-Pen Artist display 22 Pro or similar? They have in addition to multitouch a pen digitizer, which I find extremely useful when editing.
Aren't these pen only?
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Old 02-27-2020, 01:25 PM   #6
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So, it seems Reapers mixer isn't multitouch enabled

Wonder if this could be done with the remote web interface, anyone know if that would work with multitouch?
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Old 02-27-2020, 01:26 PM   #7
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Hmm I think yo would want to move multiple faders at the same time. AFAIK, Reaper does not support multi-touch ...


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Old 02-27-2020, 01:40 PM   #8
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Oh, I am sorry. Thought the new screen models still have the multitouch, but actually do not! Sorry.
Looks like there is only Wacom still having that feature, at Wacom price.


Yes, the Reaper mixer does not work with multitouch. but you can link faders.

The VST windows do work with multitouch, if the VST itself can handle that, and it is possible to tweak multiple knobs or triggers simultaneously.

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Mm yeah, looks like I might have to give up on the idea. No multitouch is a big deal. I tried via the Web browser interface just in case, but no multitouch there either
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The VST windows do work with multitouch, if the VST itself can handle that, and it is possible to tweak multiple knobs or triggers simultaneously.
AFAIK, the VSTs do their GUI on themselves, hence Reaper is not even involved in that.
No idea about multiple VST windows simultaneously.
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I tried via the Web browser interface just in case, but no multitouch there either
That should be doable (via OSC) .

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Old 02-28-2020, 08:50 AM   #12
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Ah thanks, had a look around. Seems a lot of options with mobile apps, not so many for windows. Found OpenStage Control that has ThrashJazzAssassin's template and hi computer's Chameleon, which looks like it has a nice editor.

https://openstagecontrol.ammd.net//

https://hi.computer/chameleon/

:Edit chameleon is only midi

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Is OSC bi-directional, can you get track names/meters?
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Old 02-28-2020, 01:11 PM   #14
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really, no multitouch support for Reaper? That is kinda lame....I'm sure there's a feature request for it, I'll have to +1 that
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...sure there's a feature request for it, I'll have to +1 that
https://forum.cockos.com/showthread....ght=multitouch
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