MIDI Controlling Effects

omnicow · Post by **omnicow** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:41 pm

I have a MIDI keyboard with a bunch of sliders and knobs (an M-audio Keystation 88) and I want to set it up to where I can control the mix on effects channels with them for live shows. I've tried looking all through the book and I can't find anywhere how to set this up. I'd like to have each slider control a different effect and still be able to play an instrument with the keyboard. Can someone help me please?

omnicow · Post by **omnicow** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:43 pm

I forgot to mention, I'm using DP 4.6 if that makes any difference

zaster · Post by **zaster** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:03 pm

You can attach a slider or knob to certain controls in the mixing board. Don't remember if this was the same before DP5 as I'd never owned a MIDI controller beyond a simple keyboard until more recently. In the mixer menu choose "assign MIDI controller" then with the mouse click on the knob or fader you want to control. It'll start blinking. Now go grab your hardware knob and move it. It should start to control the one that was blinking. You can assign the same physical knob to more than one thing on the mixing board. If there's something you don't want to control anymore, choose remove MIDI controller and all the things that are currently being controlled will blink. Now click on the thing you want to not control and it will stop blinking. Hit return if you're done or click as many more of the blinking things you want to omit from controlability.

omnicow · Post by **omnicow** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:04 pm

there's no way to assign a fader to the mix knob on an effect? like make it control the automation of it?