MIDIbox MM V2.0 is the first application which has been completely written in C. For myself it is a prototype for the MIOS Wrapper and a nice demonstration example, how HUI protocols can be handled with MIOS.
Another application which will be available soon is the ported MIDIbox LC (it’s nearly finished, but I want to complete the MBSEQ hardware option before the first release - means: you will be able to use a Mackie/Logic Control emulation with your MIDIbox SEQ V2)
In addition I’m planning to port MIDIO128, MIDIbox TC, MIDImon and MIDIbox CV in the next months to improve the re-usablility.
There will also be a new application: MIDIbox KMK (Korg microKontrol) emulation
However, here the changelog for MIDIbox MM
MIDIbox MM V2.0
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o the complete application has been ported to C
More infos about how to compile the code can be found under
http://www.ucapps.de/mios_c.html
MIDIbox MM V1.0
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Initial version which emulates the Motormix nearly completely:
o eight motorfaders send and receive position data with 10 bit resolution
o eight touch sensors can be connected
o eight virtual pots (rotary encoders) send relative events
o one additional rotary encoder ("jog wheel") sends relative events
o all 67 button functions are available
o all 72 LED functions are available
o two status digits (7 segment digits)
o messages are displayed on a 2x40 LCD (only!)
Additionally this application provides following functions:
o a dirty hack makes it possible to add eight LEDrings to the V-Pots.
However, the host application must send the absolute V-Pot position
to the display - currently it only works with Sonar, Cubase doesn't
get use of the so called "rotary pointer" (see Motormix specification)
o a layer function which allows to map Motormix button functions and LEDs
to a smaller number of buttons (additional "Shift Key")
o 128 general purpose controllers can be send with the V-Pots in
GPC mode
o optional "dont-send-if-touchsensor-not-pressed" function (disabled by
default to avoid confusion, but heavily recommented if touchsensors
available)
Following function of the original Motormix is not implemented:
o different graphical forms of the "rotary pointers" at the lower
LCD line, since the graphics are not documented.
Instead, always a vertical bar + the decimal value will be displayed
Additional Notes:
o Meters are not supported by the Motormix protocol
o MTC digits are not supported by the Motormix protocol
o LEDrings normaly not supported by the Motormix protocol. The
LEDring hack works only with Sonar, and not with Cubase
o the two 7 segment digits have to be connected directly to the
shift registers --- no multiplexing required
o only one 2x40 LCD is supported by the Motormix protocol
o tested with the MIDIbox NG hardware, buttons and LEDs are
assigned according to the existing design. The mapping can be
changed in mm_io_tables.inc
o *IMPORTANT* since I'm a Logic user (and therefore prefer the
Logic Control emulation), this application has only be tested
with following demo programs:
o Sonar 3 Producer Demo Edition
o Cubase SX Demo V1.02
No guarantee that it also works with other versions
o Note for Cubase users: most buttons are not assigned to a
function by default - you have to do this by hand in
the device configuration! It seems that these functions don't
have a LED feedback, but this could be different in newer
Cubase versions. Please read also the "Remote Control Devices"
Documentation which can be found at the Steinberg Website
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Best Regards, Thorsten.
