No, you will still need a midi USB host
Iād live to revive this topic because i think having a Midi controller with the Digitakt (or any other Elektron devices) is really opening up so much more potential for live recordings/performances which is what Iām personally very much interested in.
Letās see what weāve got so far on this topic:
- Novation Launchcontrol XL is the best option out there as a controller but its connectivity is for laughing. What kind of Midi controller doesnāt have a proper MIDI output?
- Itās sad that Novation didnāt think of this and all their controllers have that lame USB controller only. In order to connect it with a 5-pin MIDI input you need a Midi-Usb host which costs more than 100ā¬.
- Itās sad the Elektron didnāt even think about this. A simple Midi controller for the Digi-devices would have been absolutely MAGIC.
- FaderFox Midi controllers are much higher quality controllers and they have mini-jack MIDI outputs which can easily connect with a 5-pin MIDI input with a simple cheap cable. Only problem with these is obviously the higher cost but also the fact that their cheapest models PC4 and EC4 donāt haveā¦ FADERS (!?).
- Another cool Midi-Controller is the N32B Shik but the price point also doesnāt justify the lack of faders.
- An iPad is also an option as a midi-controller but itās not really the same, innit?
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Yeah, finding a proper midi controller with faders is a challenge. You also have GRID for intech studio.
I opted to simply get a cheap launch control (the one without faders) it cost me about 50,-
now, I simply need some faders at some point
hi,
just in case one has an axoloti board,
i did an axoloti patch that can handle launchcontrol XL to control the digitakt :
Work best with the axo-control extension board to control reverb, delay & compressor.
Now youāve got 5 wishes, really about time for that star
xone k2 is also pretty good
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Thatās also an interesting option indeed. Not enough encoders Iām afraid though. Best option from faderfox is MX12 obviously. And thatās the one you see more often. Price is quite high though.
Yes and no. I mean it looks like an interesting MIDI controller but there is not 5-pin MIDI interface. Same problem with the Novation one.
Hello,
Do you think Elektron Tm1 could handle midi usb host for lauchcontrol XL ?
Nope. Not yet. Iām thinking of saving to get the ultimate MIDI controller, the Faderfox MX12 and get done with it. I refuse to let go of the fact that novation can be so blind. A midi controller can be such an amazing tool for so many instruments. Why limit your device to work with only one thing? It doesnāt make sense to me.
I know itās an old post but I think many of your assumptions , that companies ādidnāt thinkā is wrong.
The devices suit a specific market ā¦ and each company had budgets to hit and compromises to be made. Do you honestly think experienced hardware companyās forgot ?
Faderfox made their choices too , and chose a higher price to offer their devices.
Grab an iPad, configure your own controller.
Or buy recent akai / other devices with usb host.
Each device you mention work with many things ā¦ not āone thingā ā¦ hundreds of devices use the same usb sockets / configuration.
Many people consider mini jacks for midi to be a big compromiseā¦ how could they forget to use āproperā midi sockets.
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Midi jack to Midi-pin cable is a cheap 5ā¬ cable that anyone can buy at anytime. USB-Midi to Midi-pin cable doesnāt exist and you need a device that costs more than 100ā¬. Make the math.
No i didnāt say anywhere that they āforgotā. Itās just a bad decision. The possibilities of a midi-controller are endless and if you āforgetā to put a 5-pin midi interface then you are not doing justice to the potential of your own devices. And itās indeed surprising to see this from Novation but i guess like Roland they are fixated on the āfutureā while the market is definitely going backwards to old analogue devices because they donāt want to be sitting behind a computer the whole day long.
Anyways, Iāve contacted Novation about this and they were quite cool with responding. They take these considerations quite seriously I would hope. So maybe in the near future we might see something interesting coming out, who knows?
Check out the 2 controllers from nakedboards.
https://nakedboards.org/products
I will buy two of them soon.
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Did you ever pick these up? I am wondering how easy to set up with DT/DN they are.
Nah I use the DT as it is but it seems to be a very good and easy to set up controller.