deejaying with endless rotary controls
deejaying with endless rotary controls
i would maybe buy the new mpd24 from akai, but it doesn't have 'normale' knobs, only endless rotary controls.
i haven't done it yet, but i doesn't seem handy to control for example eq or fx sends with endless rotary's when deejaying, having to look at the screen all the time 'n stuff.
anyone that can share some experience for this?
i haven't done it yet, but i doesn't seem handy to control for example eq or fx sends with endless rotary's when deejaying, having to look at the screen all the time 'n stuff.
anyone that can share some experience for this?
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I think endless rotaries are the way to go, mate. That way, you don't have to worry about muting your controllers when changing banks. I have yet to read up on "Automap" - but I think that it is based around endless encoders to allow you to use one encoder accross many tracks.
I'm glad you brought this up, actually - I've been meaningto start a thread on Midi Takeover. I'm hoping it gets brought up here...
I'm glad you brought this up, actually - I've been meaningto start a thread on Midi Takeover. I'm hoping it gets brought up here...
you indeed don't got the jumping parameters, but you don't have the real feel of turning the knob, witch is especially handy when deejaying. you have to look at the screen to know where you are/ how far you turned the knob/etc...
but maybe i'm making a to big fuzz
for studio, it's ok...
but maybe i'm making a to big fuzz
for studio, it's ok...
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what i mean is that you have to look at the screen to know how far for example your eq-knob is open/closed, how far your send is open/closed. with a 'normal' knob you can know that by looking at the midicontroller with those knobs too.Patch wrote:Are you saying that endless knobs DON'T turn and turn and turn?maksk wrote:but you don't have the real feel of turning the knob
I always imagined that they turned all the way around, but did not hit a stop at hard left or hard right...
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indeed, but unfortunally not on the akai MPD24, witch i'm maybe gonna buyPatch wrote:I see...
Isn't that what the lights around the encoders are for? There are lights around the BCR encoders, and lights around the encoders on the new Kenton controllers...
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Re: deejaying with endless rotary controls
you'll probably be better off with a padkontrol and a x-session.maksk wrote:i would maybe buy the new mpd24 from akai, but it doesn't have 'normale' knobs, only endless rotary controls.
+1condra wrote:Way to bring back a 2 year old thread but I think it's still relevant today.
I love my MPD32 but still miss the finite knobs on my old UC33e.
I'd be interested in hearing other peoples opinions on regular vs endless roatries in a live/DJ'ing context.
I'm gearing up for some gigs soon and i've been gathering as much info as i can before i get on stage and stumble through a set figuring out what suits me best.
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