famous beagle
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I've been really digging the freeware VSTs Combo F (Farfisa model) and Combo V (Vox model) organs from Martinic lately, and I'd like to get some more real-time control with a controller. Right now, I only have an M-Audio Axiom 25, which works great for a lot of stuff, but it doesn't have any sliders, which doesn't it make it ideal for organ control.
So I'm looking around at some other controller options that have sliders and all.
However, in the meantime, I decided to try using the Axiom to do what I could do. Though it doesn't have sliders, it does have 8 rotary knobs and 8 pressure pads, so I thought I would try assigning the rotary knobs to the drawbars (in the Model V, for instance), and some of the pressure pads to some of the switches (like for vibrato, etc.).
Though it does work, it's pretty sketchy. For example, the rotary knobs will control the drawbars if I turn them really fast up or down, but if I turn the knob slowly to try to just advance, say, one slot on the draw bar, it won't do it. It kind of gets stuck, and I have to turn it really fast up or down to get it moving again.
With the pressure pads for the switches, that's sketchy as well. I read the Axiom manual, and I've made sure the pads are set so that they trigger once for on and then again for off. If I assign a pad to a switch (like vibrato) on the Combo V, it works sometimes, but most of the time it'll turn the vibrato on when I push the pad and immediately turn it off when I release it. Sometimes it will just turn the vibrato on and leave it after I let go, but most of the time it doesn't.
Anyway, my question is, in your experience, is this likely an issue with the controller? Could it be the plug? (It is freeware.) Or ... what?
I'm just wondering what I should expect with regards to the smoothness of operation if I get another controller for this purpose.
Thanks
So I'm looking around at some other controller options that have sliders and all.
However, in the meantime, I decided to try using the Axiom to do what I could do. Though it doesn't have sliders, it does have 8 rotary knobs and 8 pressure pads, so I thought I would try assigning the rotary knobs to the drawbars (in the Model V, for instance), and some of the pressure pads to some of the switches (like for vibrato, etc.).
Though it does work, it's pretty sketchy. For example, the rotary knobs will control the drawbars if I turn them really fast up or down, but if I turn the knob slowly to try to just advance, say, one slot on the draw bar, it won't do it. It kind of gets stuck, and I have to turn it really fast up or down to get it moving again.
With the pressure pads for the switches, that's sketchy as well. I read the Axiom manual, and I've made sure the pads are set so that they trigger once for on and then again for off. If I assign a pad to a switch (like vibrato) on the Combo V, it works sometimes, but most of the time it'll turn the vibrato on when I push the pad and immediately turn it off when I release it. Sometimes it will just turn the vibrato on and leave it after I let go, but most of the time it doesn't.
Anyway, my question is, in your experience, is this likely an issue with the controller? Could it be the plug? (It is freeware.) Or ... what?
I'm just wondering what I should expect with regards to the smoothness of operation if I get another controller for this purpose.
Thanks