Hi I'm trying to control Catalyst via MIDI, I've managed to guess the controller numbers for the layers, does anyone have a midi map in written form for the version 4 software or any idea where I might find it? Thanks for your time.
Catalyst is pretty straightforward to control with Midi - Midi Time Code, Midi Show Control, Midi Machine Control and Midi Notes.
Firstly you need a Mac compatible Midi Interface. I like the M Audio Midisport 2x2 - cheap and solid. You can also get more sophisticated interfaces like MOTU Timepiece AV which supports LTC as well as MTC, and allows multiple midi devices (Mackie control universal, midi keyboard, MTC etc) to be connected to your media server.
Setting Catalyst up to use with Midi is very simple. If you download the v3 manual, it has details of how to set up Midi Devices with Catalyst.
V4 allows MMC control, Mackie Control Universal (and Behringer BCF 2000) functionality, Midi Notes and MSC out. These are pretty straightforward to set up too.
email me through the forum if you need further help.
i think what he meant was "what is the mapping between layers parameters and midi?"
i think he wanted to do something like map an individual controller to a layer parameter.
this is how midi devices might work. but not very usable for us.
i implemented midi at a much higher level than this, through triggering of presets via notes, or writing things to directly make Universal controllers useful.
mapping midi controllers to layer parameters isnt very easy or useful. midi parameters typically only have 7 or 14 bit resolution per parameter - mostly 7 bit - or 128 values. doesnt fit well into dmx which typically has 255 values per channel
I was wondering if you had a sheet of how you mapped it or something like that.
I have a BCF2000 which I use with Hog 2pc, and due to the nature of the controller wheels, I was able to take one of the knobs and make it continuous in either direction so the software just has it's limits but the control knob would just spin. That would make it virtually independent of the limits of the controller.
