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nope the 4th generation of faderfox got variable cc values and midi channels
i have three of them. great controllers but: the rotary encoders everytime jump back to cc value 0 if you switch off device. if you for example trigger the filter of each channel, it will jump back to value 0. thats horrible if you produce with the octatrack and fiddeld arround to find the sweetspot all lost. i think best combination would be uc 4 and pc 4 (if the pc4 would have 8 buttons for mutes it would be perfect, even without faders) for each octatrack. but 450 euro for midi controllers is pretty hard.
Hey all just a note to say that the beatstep makes a great midi controller for the OT.
16 assignable pads (channel and function)
16 assignable buttons (channel and function)
Midi out (!!!)
Super cheap second hand and a small footprint
It is what I am using. Perfect size to sit in front of OT.
I have few presets, but 8 mutes/level for both cue and mains is awesome as mix/remix for OT. To have just all that readily at hand has made OT so much more fun to use.
And the best compact midi controller for OT is :
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As starter of this tread my verdict would be the UC4 or maybe more in general stuff from faderfox company.
But off course there is never one best solution, really depends on the user.
Hey there,
Did you find setting up the Novation XL easy to do?
To enter the CALC mapping was it simply drag and drop?
Thanks in advance, Iām new to midi land.
Thanks for the midi maps Calc!
I am seriously considering getting a Novation XL and Kenton midi to usb box to use your mappings.
Just a quick question - will the software work ok in OSX 10.9.5?
And I am assuming it is easy to enter your mapping into the XL?
Thank you.
Alec
yeah pretty much. Calc has a walk through as well I think.
The Launchcontrol XL completely opens up the OT. Definitely worth the effort.
thanks! found a place in canada that sells the kenton midi host that ships.
so after watching Calcās video a bunch of times, you pretty much use the editor program and save all the templates 1 to 8 (master) and then recall them using the user button at top right?
canāt wait to make using the octatrack so much easier to perform with.
iām a total newbie to this stuff and really appreciate everyoneās help!
mathias at faderfox totally explained how i can also use his new mx12 controller in my setup to take advantage of performing with the rytm tooā¦ very stoked.
Thinking about getting a controller, but I also have an Electribe 2. So I just wanted to check if anyone tried using it as a controller? I guess track mutes/solos could be pretty straight forward, but Iām not sure how one would control the levels in a good wayā¦
Have the Kenton USB host working well with Control XL and the OT!
Not too hard to set up thank goodness.
Might need to make some labels for the knobs though.
just an update here from the bitstream frontā¦ it was running for a while until it just dropped out on me on a gig, just stopped sending midi to the OT.
back at home I needed to make a firmware update in order to use the software again on OSX, now I cant connect to the machine as wellā¦ got tired after 2 days of trying and sold the device. works fine with ableton and midi mapping. So I guess i gotta give the faderfox a try. Cant imaging using the OT without an external controller to have volume control over my 8 tracksā¦ 
so for osx interested ppl I cant recommend the bitstream.
Iām looking for a Midi controller for my Octatrack, primarily one that will allow me to control all 8 track levels and play over two octaves. I was leaning toward getting a Novation remote 25sl. It seems to have a great deal of controls, although it looks quite dated. Has anyone used it before? How easy is it to map the controls? Is there a better keyboard out there that would give me enough control over the track parameters?
Used to use a Korg MicroKontrol (https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/korg-microkontrol), which was really easy to set-up and use (without computer editor) and has storable scenes. They can be picked up cheap, I bought one (for Ā£50) just for the faders/rotaries, but the key-bed was OK for mini-keys. Replaced it with a Faderfox UC-4, just because itās more compact.
Have just been trying Midi Designer Pro 2 on iPad. Great so far
Thereās even a quite evolved Octatrack template up on the ācommunityā section that some kind person is sharing for free/donation
Great to finally have 8 faders right there for track volumes and of course all the possibilities beyond that.
Iām actually happier stabbing at an iPad screen than the precious trig buttons on my OT so thereās that too!
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Has someone successfully tried to control the OT with a DJTT Twister? If so, which USB-to-MIDI host was used?