The Dragon Midi Controller

A touch screen panel and real hardware encoderson a lcd screen - the ultimate midi controller for cubase!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Cubase
• midi controller
• nuendo
• touch screen
• plugin
• plugins

[pierbover]

Hey Paulo, the idea of putting knobs over an lcd screen is genius. You could create templates for most software synths, and even a tool for letting users creat their templates (even if they are only a static bitmap)

[PauloEgidioSilva]

@pierbover I already did that :-) But the software has an screen which allows you to make your OWN new template.

[valentinchabot]

Very intresting! I have a question : how did you modify the GUI of the plugins so the software pots on the screen fit the hardware ones? I would be pleased if I could tweak the GUI of some VSTs in order to make them match with the arrangement of my control surface's pots...

Thanks

Val

[PauloEgidioSilva]

I do not modifiy the gui of the plugins :-) Not only it will be VERY dificult, if not impossible, if would lead to all kinds of legal issues. What I do is put a simple user BITMAP and let the user choose a transparent color. When you see the dials moving you are seeing the gui plugin behind my form. The program moves the gui windows to a position which can be altered by the user so the plugin gui keep itself under the form.

[PauloEgidioSilva]

The program does the drawing of the pot POSITION - which is a simple yellow bar, all else is a user bitmap. I let the user create it so it will be easy to anyone to program more plugins - there's a configuration screen for plugins which is not shown at the video. There you can configure which plugin parameter is tied to which pot and or button - altough is difficult to see, there's 22 on/off buttons at the bottom of the device. People only sees the pots :-). Thanks for asking!

[Retinal56]

Man, the screen controller is great!

What about Pro Tools? Will the plugin controller work with it?

[PauloEgidioSilva]

hmmm. probably yes, but with a lesser degree of integration, since pro tools is a closed system. They see controllers as competitors, since they also sell hardware...

Paulo

[petelebu]

holy shit i would kill santa for this.

[PaleHearse]

The idea of having the physical controller knobs over the lcd was nothing short of inspired genius.

I truly believe this is how things will be done.

[SkyaTura]

é sem duvida uma das coisas mais bem feitas que eu ja vi, parabens

[mackringl]

@PauloEgidioSilva And where can you download this software/templates?

[downwithdinosaurs]

@gix10000 yeah LCARS, wooo!

[hherman55]

I would buy this TODAY if it works with Logic and PT9. I LOVE this controller!!!!!

[mrweasul]

can i please buy the midi controller

[RnBVocalistoPeppino]

hey man when is this controller avaliable to purchase ?????

[SoundbombSoldier]

ive never seen anyone put it that far with cubase. Brilliant.

[EntertainerCentral]

WoW learn to focus!!!

[Eleni999]

@PauloEgidioSilva

this is simply brilliant. The perfect, indeed ultimate controller.