Moroccomoose
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Is anyone using the CTRLR Midi hardware VST interface designer?
#985153 - 01/05/12 09:06 AM
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Hello folks,
I stumbled upon the CTRLR web site recently - If you haven't seen
it, you can download an open source program for designing custom software control panels
for any MIDI hardware you like that run in the VST format. I think it is great.
So.. I had a go at making a panel for my tonelab and got it to work brilliantly. I did a
thread here recently about controlling sysex parameters from the DAW. This fits the bill
perfectly.
However, I would like to take my panel further to make the panel
completely integrated with the ToneLab. (At the moment it only sends data to the hardware,
it doesn't read data from the hardware)
The program allows you do write some
C++ code to enhance it, but I'm not a programmer :-(
Does anyone have any
experience with the CTRLR app who might be willing to help me?
Much
appreciated
Stu.
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Richie Royale
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Re: Is anyone using the CTRLR Midi hardware VST interface designer?
[Re: Moroccomoose]
#985159 - 01/05/12 09:31 AM
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I've never heard of this, but it sounds interesting. http://ctrlr.org/The last time I
dealt with any code was on the ZX Spectrum!
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Martin Walker
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Re: Is anyone using the CTRLR Midi hardware VST interface designer?
[Re: Moroccomoose]
#985265 - 01/05/12 11:42 PM
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Quote Moroccomoose:
Does anyone
have any experience with the CTRLR app who might be willing to help me?
Stu.
Hi Stu!
I’m
currently using a CTRLR panel, and a very nice environment it is too 
However, it was written by someone else and I haven’t personally tried programming
with it apart from some small tweaks. Sorry!
If you do end up doing some more
in-depth programming with it yourself, do be aware that some existing panels only work
with specific versions of CTRLR (I’ve had to return to an earlier 925 version because
the current stable version 934 and the latest nightly build have problems with the panel
in question.
In other words, decide which version you’re going to work with,
stick to i, and don’t expect newer versions to necessarily work the same way 
Martin
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arkieboy
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Re: Is anyone using the CTRLR Midi hardware VST interface designer?
[Re: Moroccomoose]
#985282 - 02/05/12 07:52 AM
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Ohhh!! That's nice! Steve
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Moroccomoose
Joined: 12/04/11
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Loc: Northampton
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Re: Is anyone using the CTRLR Midi hardware VST interface designer?
[Re: Moroccomoose]
#985290 - 02/05/12 08:41 AM
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Hey Martin, Great to hear I'm not alone! I had a major break through
last night as I looked at and copied/adapted some of the code from the downloadable panels
on the site. My panel now talks MIDI both ways so if the hardware knobs are tweaked, the
panel responds :-) Now I just need to understand some of the more complicated
midi functions of the hardware to make the appropriate controls on the panel. (I'm
learning the finer points of MIDI as quickly as I am the LUA code in CTRLR!) I'm
struggling with the assignable 'control' button on the vox. Depending on how you assign
it, It can be an on/off for FX or a tap time controller and other things. I don't know
what the tonelab is looking for to simulate a 'virtual pressing' of the button from my
panel. Any hints welcome!! I'll prob keep my progress posted here. First the
Vox panel, next my Korg DS-8! 
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Dave B
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Re: Is anyone using the CTRLR Midi hardware VST interface designer?
[Re: Moroccomoose]
#985292 - 02/05/12 08:57 AM
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Looks very nice and if I read the site correctly, there's an Audio Units version as well.
Suddenly I can have fun from Logic. Good thing I have some holiday time coming! 
-------------------- Veni, Vidi, Aesculi
(I came, I saw, I conkered)
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andymcbain
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Re: Is anyone using the CTRLR Midi hardware VST interface designer?
[Re: Dave B]
#985426 - 02/05/12 05:07 PM
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Thanks for posting! Going to test it with my Novation A-Station right now
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Moroccomoose
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Re: Is anyone using the CTRLR Midi hardware VST interface designer?
[Re: Moroccomoose]
#985970 - 05/05/12 10:46 PM
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If anyone is following my thread on CTRLR.ORG, you will see I'm not finding it easy. The
subtleties of LUA programming make it quite hard. Its been too long since the old days of
BASIC on a BBC micro! FWIW, I have got a very useful vst that works well. What
I am trying to do with the programming is change which knobs are displayed and thier
context, according to which FX are selected. The guy on the CTRLR site is
trying to be helpful, but I'm just not getting it. I get the feeling he is doing an
almighty face plant every time I post! Hopefully he will reply soon to my latest plea for help and I will move on a bit
further. That's all for now! Stu.
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Moroccomoose
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Re: Is anyone using the CTRLR Midi hardware VST interface designer?
[Re: Moroccomoose]
#987474 - 15/05/12 07:30 AM
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SO I have finished my 1st panel, I started to get to grips with some of the simpler
aspects of the API/Lua programming. I'm sure I'll attempt some more and try more complex
functions. It is up on the CTRLR website if any one is interested in taking a look.
I'd also be interested to hear about others experience with the panel designs in
CTRLR if anyone else decided to have a go.
But as my panel was for a guitar
multi FX, I posted the link and everything over in that forum.
On to the next
project!
Cheers all
Stu.
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Martin Walker
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Re: Is anyone using the CTRLR Midi hardware VST interface designer?
[Re: Moroccomoose]
#987807 - 16/05/12 01:50 PM
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Well done Stu! Martin
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