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2015/10/02 06:27:18 (permalink)

Tablets (not the ones you put in your gob)

Hi peeps,
 
I know tablets are just computers, and that this could/should arguably go in the computers section.
 
The reason for posting in the hardware section is, I want to know if anyone is using a tablet as a controller.
 
I'm thinking I'd like to be able to operate some aspects of Sonar via a controller of some sort, but rather then buy a purpose made piece of hardware, I'm wondering if there is a tablet, along with an app(s) on the market that works well as a control surface.
 
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    Re: Tablets (not the ones you put in your gob) 2015/10/02 08:28:03 (permalink) ☼ Best Answerby synkrotron 2015/10/02 10:44:00
    Control surfaces, hardware or software, communicate with Sonar throw special Control Surface (CS) API. While this API is relatively powerful, there is no way to "MIDI learn" it directly. The "bridging" between surfaces and Sonar CS API is done by special CS plug-ins.
     
    Almost all such plug-ins in Sonar are concrete hardware oriented. "Generic Surface" while really generic expose very limited set from available functionality. Most advanced plug-in is VS-700 specific and from what I know there is now software which imitate it. The second from the top by power Mackie Control Universal (MCU) plug-in is the way to go. Note that Sonar's plug-in understands Logic Control (LC) protocol from MCU but not HUI.
     
    MCU plug-in has own limitations and it was not updated for years. It's imitations in software  (for tablets) are not perfect, but the combination is working close to what you get from the real hardware device.
     
    TouchDAW is the way to go for Android, I do not have iPad. But one more time, the functionality from all of them in Sonar is the same (the same features, the same limitations, the same bugs).

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    Re: Tablets (not the ones you put in your gob) 2015/10/02 10:33:35 (permalink)
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    TouchDAW is the way to go for Android, I do not have iPad. But one more time, the functionality from all of them in Sonar is the same (the same features, the same limitations, the same bugs).



    Thanks, I will have a look into that

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    Re: Tablets (not the ones you put in your gob) 2015/10/02 15:55:21 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby synkrotron 2015/10/03 03:28:23
    Yea, touchdaw is good for android.  But you could just find a small touch screen to control everything directly, too, although that presents problems w/ the size of the screen.  It would be nice if Cake developed an environment for live performance where specified controller (faders, knobs etc.) could be supersized.

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