garageCube

Hi there! I'm just starting to get my feet wet with Modul8, but I'm running into one giant hurdle that's keeping me from advancing properly.

I'm a semi-terrible electronic composer, which means I have a number of cheap MIDI-as-USB devices in my possession that I'm setting up within Modul8's MIDI configuration mode. The problem comes when I try hooking up more than one device at once - for whatever reason, all of my separate devices are being read as part of the same device (my keyboard's pitch bend is read as 1/1, while one of my turntable's dials are also 1/1, etc.). I am running the devices through a USB hub, but OS X's MIDI configuration is reading them independently, so I'm uncertain if that's the problem.

I've read through the forums and the documentation extensively, but I haven't found anything that seems to mention this issue. Can anyone offer some guidance as to what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks for your help!

. change the MIDI channel that each device is sending from.

. if that's not possible, look into MidiPipe to re-route the MIDI from one device to another channel

. modul8 does not differentiate (in the mode your using) between CC messages and MIDI note messages

-james
(a nomad. )

Nomad, thanks for your help! I'll try MidiPipe shortly to see if that resolves the issue.

You mention that Modul8 doesn't differentiate in the mode that I'm in. Is there a mode that I could set it to that would address the problem (assuming that MidiPipe doesn't fix it)?

Thanks again!

. no, modul8 does not differentiate between the two. usually, it's not a big deal. you can set most MIDI controllers to send different channels - it all depends on the piece. i have an Ohm36 which sends CC changes and notes down the same channel, but has software where I can set the CC and note channel/values. so i made all the sliders/knobs transmit on channel 2 and all button on channel 3. most modern ones have software that you can use to change what value the key/dial/slider/button/etc. send.

. i'm pretty sure you can use MidiPipe to create a 'Message Converter' and select 'control change #' for in and 'note on' for out.

. MidiPipe - http://web.mac.com/nicowald/SubtleSoft/MidiPipe.html

. another useful tool is MidiMonitor - http://www.snoize.com/MIDIMonitor/ for seeing exactly which messages are being sent.

-james
(a nomad. )