I also tried out the scs.3d mapping last night with mixxx 1.7. I would like
to voice an opposing opinion: keep the mapping as it is (or very similar).
Unfortunately for those that value simplicity, this is just the way that the
scs.3d was designed to be used. I am also a traktor user and the mappings
that Stanton has developed using their own middleware product (DaRouter...
basically a repackaged version of Bome's Midi Translator) the preset works
very much the same way. There are multiple modes per "button" on the
device, and also the device remembers what mode was active on each deck.
I think that the power and flexibility of the scs.3d comes mostly from the
fact that you can create a complex mapping file like the one currently set
up in mixxx. I am not opposed at all to having a "simple" mapping file
available for the scs.3d as well, though.
If you like the EQ sliders, have you found the EQ reset functionality yet?
If you hold down the EQ button and touch any of the EQ sliders, it will
re-center that band to 0. Very slick, very well laid out.
There's my $.02. Keep up the good work, guys!
-Rick
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Adam Davison <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Sean/mixxx-devel,
>
> I had a chance to properly play with the .3d this afternoon for the
> first time. There's an impressive array of functionality in there :)
>
> I thought I'd give my comments on the way the mapping works. Obviously
> if everyone and his DJ disagrees then you should ignore me.
>
> My main comment is that it's very complex. Firstly I think that there
> shouldn't be multiple modes per button. For example it's not obvious
> what the difference between red vinyl and purple vinyl is until you've
> played for a while or asked. I think that the multiple modes are
> useful but that this stuff should be configurable elsewhere. One of
> them changes the pitch range, which should probably just come from the
> preferences? If you just had one red button and all the others blue
> (or off?) then it would be obvious what you're doing from the writing.
>
> I also think that what mode you're in should be shared between decks.
> Otherwise you have to remember what mode you left the other thing in.
> It seems more intuitive to me that you're in eq mode and working with
> deck 1 then deck 2. It's kind of a parameter. Or is this written with
> the idea of using a pair of .3ds together in mind or something?
>
> When in vinyl mode (and one or two others I think), touching the main
> centre slider just causes the song to skip about. I'm not sure what's
> supposed to happen in this mode, if it's not supposed to be doing
> anything then perhaps it should just be disabled?
>
> The eq 3 slider thing is awesome. Never change it :)
>
> Adam
>
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