Alesis Control Pad with Mainstage & Playback plugin

tsunchoo · 11th January 2011

so i have an Alesis control pad and Mainstage and i'm trying to control the Playback plug-in to do basic transport functions - Play and Previous and Next Markers..

I've read the manual and searched the web, the buttons have been 'learnt' and midi info is being received but only the Play functionality will work correctly.

The 'previous marker' and 'next marker' buttons don't seem to do anything although very occasionally (maybe every 20 hits) they 'seem' to work. I say 'seem' because it happens so rarely it's hard to say what it's doing.

I 'built' my hardware device in layout using 'drumpads' first and also tried mapping them as 'buttons' to see if that helped.

• why does it only seem to allow one button to be 'momentary' - every time i switch it off it switches itself back on when i return to that button.

• why do they not flash yellow at every hit?

• why do the previous and next markers only occasionally work?

• when they do sometimes function and when the button flashes yellow is not synonymous.

• does it matter if the pads are mapped as drums pads or buttons?

some other points..

- it's not a velocity issue cos it registers hits even at very low velocities.

- when i had more than one patch in my list (in the left-hand column) it would play (at a lower volume) the sounds from the next patch when it wasn't even on that one.

there's a lot of issues here but maybe someone can see some kind of correlation between them.

It could be something to do with Alesis and i must admit i haven't read the
manuals of either Mainstage or the Alesis thoroughly.. what i'm trying to do isn't what i would call 'advanced' stuff and i like to try and muddle my way thru
new pieces of kit to check out who 'intuitive' they are.

The Alesis otherwise functions normally when used with the EXS24 in Logic but i need to do more than just fire samples. I'm using it with bus-powered USB and my audio interface is a Zed R16.

Plus it doesn't seem related to this issue - Alesis ControlPad – Problems! | Axemans Place

any help much appreciated.

cheers

tsunchoo · 14th January 2011

boo hoo

EvanBrass · 21st August 2011

Hey man, I just bought a pad control to do this very thing, and I'm having the same problems! did you ever get this fixed?

11th January 2011	#1
tsunchoo Gear Head Joined: Jul 2010 Location: New York Posts: 34 Thread Starter	Alesis Control Pad with Mainstage & Playback plugin so i have an Alesis control pad and Mainstage and i'm trying to control the Playback plug-in to do basic transport functions - Play and Previous and Next Markers.. I've read the manual and searched the web, the buttons have been 'learnt' and midi info is being received but only the Play functionality will work correctly. The 'previous marker' and 'next marker' buttons don't seem to do anything although very occasionally (maybe every 20 hits) they 'seem' to work. I say 'seem' because it happens so rarely it's hard to say what it's doing. I 'built' my hardware device in layout using 'drumpads' first and also tried mapping them as 'buttons' to see if that helped. • why does it only seem to allow one button to be 'momentary' - every time i switch it off it switches itself back on when i return to that button. • why do they not flash yellow at every hit? • why do the previous and next markers only occasionally work? • when they do sometimes function and when the button flashes yellow is not synonymous. • does it matter if the pads are mapped as drums pads or buttons? some other points.. - it's not a velocity issue cos it registers hits even at very low velocities. - when i had more than one patch in my list (in the left-hand column) it would play (at a lower volume) the sounds from the next patch when it wasn't even on that one. there's a lot of issues here but maybe someone can see some kind of correlation between them. It could be something to do with Alesis and i must admit i haven't read the manuals of either Mainstage or the Alesis thoroughly.. what i'm trying to do isn't what i would call 'advanced' stuff and i like to try and muddle my way thru new pieces of kit to check out who 'intuitive' they are. The Alesis otherwise functions normally when used with the EXS24 in Logic but i need to do more than just fire samples. I'm using it with bus-powered USB and my audio interface is a Zed R16. Plus it doesn't seem related to this issue - Alesis ControlPad – Problems! \| Axemans Place any help much appreciated. cheers

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14th January 2011	#2
tsunchoo Gear Head Joined: Jul 2010 Location: New York Posts: 34 Thread Starter	boo hoo

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EvanBrass Gear nut Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 97	Hey man, I just bought a pad control to do this very thing, and I'm having the same problems! did you ever get this fixed?