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philter5 ·
with this little module you can remote control a knob or something else using the pckeyboard arrow keys. up/down moves the knob slowly, left/right turns the knob fast. perhaps usefull for people that do not have a midi controller. if somebody has some hints how to improve this please let me know. 😉
BTW: the best way to test it is to export the knob as exe/vst. it works in synthmaker, too but not exactly as it should because the arrow keys are allready used by the SM engine.
phil
Nu Audio Science ·
Hehehehe i did the exact thing for somebody the other day on the MB chat hehehehe Mine is way way simpler though If i can find it i'll post it Yours is probably better though, mine is really simple hardly any components
NAS
philter5 ·
credits to sunsynth, he has helped me a lot with some vkey codes 😉 next step is to figure out how to control more than one knob with the arrows. some kind of combined keystrokes perhaps? i have to test it but thanx for the feedback NAS 😉
aliasant ·
Isnt this kind of useless since even if the SM plugin or exe isnt in focus it will still receive the keystrokes? I recon most applications such as Sonar, Live, Reaper and such are using those keys for something so that when you click you will not only affect th SM plug but the app itself.
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Is there a way around it?
philter5 ·
i am thinking about a way around it, too. when used in a plugin you can for example deactivate the keystrokes with a editor open module so they are only active when you see the plugin window. i have to test it but i think it would work. but i can imagine two or three scenarios when it would be very usefull that the keys react even if not in focus or even if the keys are used by the host engine etc bla bla. this module here is more a solution for people that don´t have a midi controller.i think somebody has requested something like this a few days before, perhaps it isn´t usefull for me and you but i hope somebody will find a use for it. 😉
phil
aliasant ·
I would like this to work too but I dont think its very practical, at least not for me, until SM changes so that it only receives the keystrokes when in focus. Even if the Editor Open only lets the strokes thru when the plugin window is open the host app and any other app will receive it as well.
KnoBall ·
hehe NAS 🙂
It`s simple but is working fine here. But as I use FL Studio there is not much options for keys. With the `typing keyboard ...` option disable, at least I can use the q,w,y,u,a,d,g,h and some other keys. I already put a switch button to disable the plugin to understand the pc keyboard keystrokes, because was a bit confused if I use 2 of the same plugin at same time or other plugins controlled via pckeyboard. Lots of confusion in FL automation
Also i made some tests with XY pads and if using the ctrl to make some combo with the keys it slow a bit the pad.
I think in standalone versions it can be more useful
I`ll go check this osm from p5
KB
PS. Crazy idea...Maybe a potentiometer can be soldered in the place of the pckeyboard keys to control the knobs or it`s not possible because the keys are controlling the knob sequentially? Maybe with an 555 chip the analog inputs from the potentiometer can be converted in pulses...
philter5 ·
...here is a example for switches. you can change the base key and the additional key inside the module. this one uses caps lock and the 0-9 numbers to control the 10 switches.
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