ActitioN 4 button METAL USB MIDI controller for PC/Mac/iPad/iphone
Full control for Amplitube, Guitar Rig, Revalver, Ableton Live, any DAW or software which can handle midi!
Turn your favorite guitar amp software into a fully functional multi-effect unit with a volume or wah pedal!
My goal was to create an inexpensive but usable midi footswitch with pedal for wah effect for my
favorite guitar effetct software Guitar Rig.
You can connect an external pedal for wah, volume, etc. (not included). Calibration support is inculded!
Plug and play, no driver or installation needed. Just plug it into a free USB slot and your OS will recognize it.
Just enable ‘ActitioN MIDI controller’ in your software settings and you’re ready to go.
Two controller mode
: To activate mode 1 press buttons 1&2&3. To activate mode 2 press buttons 2&3&4 (All LEDs will blink for half a second to indicate this).
Mode 1:
Changing presets. The controller sends Program Change (PC) MIDI messages. The LEDs indicates which preset is working.
I designed this mode for standalone softwares, Amplitube, Guitar Rig, Bias, etc.
Check the demo videos with Guitar Rig and Amplitube.
Mode 2:
In mode 2 the controller sends Control Change (CC) MIDI messages. It allows you to turn functions/effects on and off individually. The LEDs indicate the state.
Momentary mode: in mode 2, press a button for 10 seconds to switch to momentary mode. (All LEDs will blink for half a second to indicate this).
Momentary mode allows you to use non-on/off functions like ‘previous/next preset’, ‘tape deck play’ etc. The LEDs do not light up in momentary mode since it’s unnecessary.
I designed this mode for DAWs.
Check the demo video with Ableton Live.
The device saves mode/momentary settings of course.
With these two modes you can use all the functions of your software. Every software works very similar as you can see in the demo videos.
External
pedal input.
You can connect any standard pedal (Roland FV50 for example) with a 6.3mm (
¼
inch) stereo jack (TRS).
With external pedal you can control any faders and knobs.
If you can’t
use the full
range of the pedal you may have to calibrate it.
Calibration:
Step 1:turn the pedal to minimum position and press button 1 AND
button 3.
(All LEDs will
blink for half a second to indicate this).
Step 2:turn the pedal to maximum
position and press button 1 AND button 4. (
All LEDs will
blink for half a second to indicate this)
The device
will save the calibration data so you only have to do it
once.
This is a USB MIDI controller so works with PC/Mac/iPad/iphone ONLY.
Highly durable still lightweight metal case
and buttons
,
ideal for both practice and on-stage use.
Dimensions:265x80mm
Weight:0,42Kg
USB cable not included.
Sent by registered parcel with tracking number.
If you have any question feel free
to contact me.
UPDATE:
I found a nice, free midi-to-keystroke program (
there are a lot of them
available if you google it
).
MIDI Hotkey Portable
It allows to control anything like winamp, audiobook player, videoplayers, office, games, etc.
There is a 8 button version here
There is a 12 button version here
Demo videos with Guitar Rig, Amplitube, Ableton Live and BIAS FX on iPad:
Mode 1 demo video with Guitar Rig :
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Mode 1 demo video with Amplitube :
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Mode 2 demo with Ableton Live
(youtube fullscreen link):
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A full demo video with the 8 button version with BIAS FX on iPad, mode 1, mode 2, external pedal:
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Here is a video with a prototype 12 button version, you can see what a professional Jazz musician capable of:
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