Controller For DLive

[Lishinsky]

Does anyone has any experience controlling Dlive Director with a third party Hui controller? The goal of course is to control the DLive MixRack thru director when DLive Surface is not present.

[Zistan]

Subscribe, I’m very interested in controlling a MixRack with a compact controller.

[Art]

Why not use an IP-8?

[Lishinsky]

i think with all due respect that the IP8 is over priced and has no rotaries.

[Jay]

I’m with Lishinksky on this one.

I have an IP-8 and have used it in a large show, combined with Director, where we were handling a 3-way mix off the dLive.

Missing rotaries along with some more general selection controls is one part, but the software side could be greatly enhanced. Today it is a fixed configuration with different features if you are connected to MixRack or Surface. For this case it needs a dynamic option where it follows the selected bank, handles SOF and is truly integrated with the Director software as an extension.

Jay

[Zistan]

to Art: https://www.waves.com/hardware/emotion-lv1-platform-m-controller
9 100mm faders, 350$. Have a question? 😉
60 mm faders for FOH – this is not serious.

[Art]

to Art: https://www.waves.com/hardware/emotion-lv1-platform-m-controller
9 100mm faders, 350$. Have a question? 😉
60 mm faders for FOH – this is not serious.

I’m very familiar with it as I have an LV1 system. Personally, if I had my druthers, I’d be using a CS18ai with both of them. I think it’s the best small controller out there. But unfortunately, it only works with Presonus systems or with Studio One software.

I have the IP-8 for light duty. Everything else is handled on the console.

[RedheadRacing]

Not trying to crap on other people’s products but the Icon controller is a cheap chinese piece. The IP8 with a touchscreen computer is the way to go IMO. The quality is better. It is designed to work with the system natively. Or get a C1500 if you are looking for a small fly surface.

[Loloverde]

Howdy

I had the same problem a month ago. Buying a seamless working expensive IP8 or a Platform M controller with the need of many hours of configuration. July was so busy that the decision was easy.
Now I own an IP8. In combination with my old All-In-One Asus PC it is my setup for small gigs.

The scribble scripts are the big advantage of the IP8. The configuration is easy and fast.

bye
Rainer

[ThatComplicatedMidiGuy]

I’m with the other folks on using ip8; but if you don’t want to spend the cash, why not use the midi spec? I’ve successfully Osculator as a translation medium between TCP midi and various controllers. It’s pretty straight forward; and in that regard you could use literally any midi surface, mapped however you want. Takes a bit of patience to program initially, but once you’re up and running it’s super easy to reconfigure as needed.

[Lishinsky]

Thank you Midi Guy, im still a little confused, i understand how the DLive can send midi commands thru its MIDI strips but i dont understand how regular audio strips of The DLive can respond to MIDI.

[Anonymous]

Pardon the Necro posting, but this came up in my research. Currently in beta is an update for the CS18AI that adds support for MCU/HUI DAW control. I am very interested in following this and working to get the controller to function with the dlive.

[antonyja]

Lishinsky, All the levels and mutes (and more) in the system are available via the MIDI, so you can map a controller to these – please see the MIDI spec documentation the A&H web-site.

Antony Jackson
R&D Software Manager
Allen and Heath Limited

[Anonymous]

Hi Antony;

While I have your ear…

PLEASE update the MIDI protocol so EVERY function is available, or, if that’s too hard, at least release the communication protocol that’s used for Director/MixPad/CustomControl so we can implement our own external controls.

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