Re: [LAU] Using USB keyboard knobs and sliders in linux

From: Ernie Dulanowsky <ernst@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Thu Sep 03 2009 - 22:44:07 EEST

In my limited experience I've found that the ease of mapping MIDI controller
knobs to their software equivalents varies from application to application.
In Ardour, for example, one middle clicks on a screen control, say, a mixer
fader and a prompt appears telling you to move the desired hardware knob.
This seems to work quite well. In something like ingen or AlsaModular Synth,
you have to add a module that allows reception of MIDI controller input. In
AMS, there's a quad MIDI-CV module that allows you to assign four MIDI CC
controllers.

Hope this helps....
cheers,
ernie

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Matt Henley <nwmatt@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> I recently got access (on loan) to a Edirol PCR-300 USB midi keyboard.
> When I plug it into the computer it shows up under QJackCtl and is
> quite usable as a midi keyboard for the Synths that I use (ZynAddSubFX
> and AmSynth). The question that I have is that the keyboard has a
> full compliment of sliders, pads and rotary knobs which I don't know
> how to use for anything. Is there documentation on how to set these
> up to control parameters on software such as
> Ardour/Rosegarden/LMMS/Ingen? If so where would i find it? Do these
> controls go to midi channels and can they be assigned to OSC controls?
>
> Sorry for my ignorance, I just didn't know where to start.
> Thanks
> Matt
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