Cycling 74 » Topic: LPD8 Problems http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/feed Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:06:16 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.2.4 http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-66176 <![CDATA[LPD8 Problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-66176 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:16:59 +0000 rossco242 Hi,

I’m relatively new to max and have been having some problems with getting an Akai LPD8 Pad Controller to function in a patch I’m building.

Max detects a signal (via notein and stripnote) but I can’t get it to activate a toggle or function in any other useful way. The patch (as it stands) is below:

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I imagine there’s something really obvious I’m missing. If anyone can point this out, I’d really appreciate it.

Cheers!

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238201 <![CDATA[Re: LPD8 Problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238201 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:35:00 +0000 Oli Mason Morning,

Cant see your patch because im at work, so could be way off…..but

The pads could be sending out a ‘control MIDI messages’ rather than the ‘MIDI note messages’ that you are expecting.

try using the ‘ctlin’ object, it gets all the data from your knobs, faders, pads etc.

If thats no good ill check the patch out later when i go home and try and repost.

All the Best,

Oli

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238202 <![CDATA[Re: LPD8 Problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238202 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:51:55 +0000 rossco242 Thanks for dodging your work to help! I didn’t have any luck with ctlin…I can get the controller to trigger a button when I connect it – via route – but it’s not having any effect on the toggle. Having said that, if I connect the right outlet of route to the button, the toggle will work when I click any of the pads (other than the one I’ve routed) – which is, I guess, what it’s supposed to do. But…I just want to have a specific pad routed.

Anyway, it’s not easy to put into words, so hopefully you’ll have better luck when you see the patch.

Many thanks in advance!

Ross

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238203 <![CDATA[Re: LPD8 Problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238203 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:00:20 +0000 Oli Mason Hi,

I will post a patch to you around 12ish,

Regards,

Oli

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238204 <![CDATA[Re: LPD8 Problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238204 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:09:44 +0000 LiamCormacGould here’s what I did when I used an LPD8:

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]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238205 <![CDATA[Re: LPD8 Problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238205 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:33:26 +0000 Oli Mason This does what you have asked.

let me know if you need something else;

Regards,

Oli

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]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238206 <![CDATA[Re: LPD8 Problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238206 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:47:20 +0000 rossco242 Hi guys,

Oli – I see it was the sel object I should have been using – that’s made everything much clearer now. Thanks for your time!

Liam – thanks for the patch…that’s saved me figuring out the next step of routing the individual dials.

Much appreciated!!

Cheers,
Ross

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238207 <![CDATA[Re: LPD8 Problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238207 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:00:57 +0000 Wetterberg your problem was the routing you’d done with the number boxes, actually – effectively doubling the message, so it would turn on then off again immediately.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238208 <![CDATA[Re: LPD8 Problems]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/lpd8-problems/#post-238208 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:03:07 +0000 rossco242 Ah, OK thanks. That explains a lot!

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