Using MCU to control transport?

[Toaster]

Is there any way to do this in Cantabile?

I’ve got myself an Arturia Keylab 88 MKII and the transport buttons only use MCU protocol. I was wondering if I can use this in Cantabile?

Cheers,

Pierce

[dave_dore]

@Toaster

MCU protocol

There is a HUI switch decoder filter in the MIDI filters for input routes. It should help.

[Toaster]

Thanks Dave, I’ll have a look into that.

P

[dave_dore]

Found this Pierce …

HUI Switch Decoder MIDI Filter

Cantabile now supports a new MIDI filter that supports decoding HUI switch messages. The HUI spec encodes button presses using two CC messages and uses a concept of zones and ports. A zone typically represents a group of buttons such as a channel strip while a port represents a particular button in that zone. Each zone has 8 ports and there are about 30 defined zones. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.cantabilesoftware.com/blog/hui-switch-decoder-midi-…

Dave

[The_Elf]

MCU is simply note on/off messages for transport controls.

Here are my Background Rack mappings:

Rewind and fast forward bindings aren’t currently supported by Cantabile, but Brad is aware. Hopefully it’s on a list somewhere.

[Toaster]

That’s brilliant @The_Elf! I’d forgotten that my Keylab has a 2nd MIDI out (over USB) that transmits the transport and control stuff. That’s why it wasn’t coming up using ‘learn’ for bindings…

Cheers all.

P

[Roland_Robertson]

Thanks for reviving this thread! I had tried using the transport controls on my Keylab 61 mkii, and finally just gave up and used the row of assignable buttons right above the transport controls. But will try these suggestions. Thanks @dave_dore and @The_Elf

[The_Elf]

I’ve got both MMC and MCU commands mapped to Cantabile to satisfy my most-used controllers.

If you check other threads you will find that I have pretty much mapped the entirety of a Behringer X-Touch to Cantabile, which runs as an MCU controller. I’ve created a Cantabile Linked Rack mixer based on the MCU protocol, which makes setting up new songs a real doddle.

My Roland A-500 also has the ‘dual MIDI port over USB’ feature, and it really is very useful for working with Cantabile. I direct all my background controllers to one port and my performance controls to the other.