[Ardour-Dev] Bad visual feedback for KORG nanoKONTROL 2
David Kastrup
dak at gnu.org
Sun Aug 27 09:21:01 PDT 2017
Len Ovens <len at ovenwerks.net> writes:
> On Sat, 26 Aug 2017, David Kastrup wrote:
>>
>> This is just a change in the comment. I assume that I can submit
>> patches to the list when not having a Github account.
>
> I am not so sure that advice is wrong actually looking at the file. I
> notice that all the controls mentioned are CCs. So if they are not set
> to toggle, The user presses the button, the control turns on, the user
> releases the button and the control turns off. I would expect that
> most people expect the solo to stay on even after they remove their
> finger. Test this for yourself.
Testing it for myself is exactly _why_ I say that advice is wrong.
Should I prepare a demonstration video?
>>> Do you know if they light when banked?
>>
>> First I'd need to know what it means to have the channel controls
>> banked.
>
> There are two buttons: bank_up and bank_down, in a session with more
> than 8 tracks, when bank_up is pressed do the lights on the controler
> show what the gui shows for the next 8 tracks?
Sigh. It doesn't move into non-existent tracks apparently. I'll need a
bit more time to give a feedback about this one.
> Using the mackie control part of ardour would be better if you
> could.
That's what I did at first but I was advised against it. It also had
drawbacks (don't remember right now what they were). The nanoKONTROL
can operate in a number of modes with slight differences. I might take
another look.
> An alternative, if you have a smart phone,
Haven't and won't. Too many time sinks already around.
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David Kastrup
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