Hi All,

Just wanted to report a fix for an issue that I previously reported regarding the Jog/Shuttle control. 

While continuing to investigate this problem... which was driving me crazy... I went through the MIDI Preferences again. I discovered that the issue was in the "MIDI > Playback and Recording" Section. Under the "Record" heading There are a series of check boxes such as;
 
Allow MIDI Recording 
Notes
Key Aftertouch
Controller
Patch Changes
......... etc.

Now one would think that this is applicable to "Recording" MIDI information. NOT SO! 

I found that if the "Controller" checkbox is left unchecked, you loose the Jog/Shuttle control on the VS700.

Could someone (Mully maybe??) Check to see if they can duplicate this functionality by changing this setting? So... Unchecked ... no Jog/Shuttle... Checked - All is OK!

Next question would be... WHY?

Thanx Guys and/or Ladies

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AMEK/TAC 24x16x2 console, MOTU 24I/O, QUAD Core XEON (16GB Ram, 1 TB), VS700 System, SONAR X2 , yamaha NS10s, Yamaha HS 8s, Axiom pro46, Ensonic ESQ10

X2a just got released. Here are the documented fixes

VS-700 & Control Surfaces

• Can't navigate through ProChannel modules with EQ-button on VS-700C (CWBRN-11398, CWBRN-11014, CWBRN-11154)
• VS-700C does not disarm/disable record or enable/disable input monitoring on Instrument Tracks (CWBRN-8219, CWBRN-9657)
• The delay on VS-700C display when switching between tracks & buses has been improved (CWBRN-10098)
• The VS-700C does not obey settings under: "Control Strips Visible in" in preferences (CWBRN-11397)
• The Snap button on the VS-700 Surface does not work consistently (CWBRN-11400)
• MUTE + SOLO state of Lanes when in Layer/Lane mode has been improved
• ProChannel parameter and value names are now optimized for VS-700C display
• ACT Controller configured no longer causes newly added Instrument Tracks strips not to set focus

 
Download initiated ... but I might not get a serious try before Christmas (stuck with soooooo much work)
 
For those who can give it a try earlier: Please, start a new thread with observations & hopefully lots of happy end stories

I just checked the Master list of fixes. Very impressive. I was quietly hoping to see a 64 bit VC-64 Channnel strip plugin. One of my favorites. And I wonder if they will fix the workability of the Fantom Synth in 64 bit Sonar and Windows. Is a 64 bit Fantom V Synth Editor possible? Though it is workable now, the bit-bridge hook-up is less than finished.

Well, it's a lot better, but it's still not working properly. I'm cycling through ProChannel modules right now using the EQ button, and I can't get it to select the Saturation Knob. I can get the the saturation knob to appear to the console if I click it with the mouse, but the controls don't do anything. I've got to say, I am extremely exasperated and disappointed with this. As much as I hate to be raining on the release day parade, this is a frankly poor show. Four grand, relatively new proprietary hardware set up. What should I do, wait for another patch or just sell off this stuff while it's still got some remaining shred of value? I'm not kidding.

John T


Well, it's a lot better, but it's still not working properly. I'm cycling through ProChannel modules right now using the EQ button, and I can't get it to select the Saturation Knob. I can get the the saturation knob to appear to the console if I click it with the mouse, but the controls don't do anything. I've got to say, I am extremely exasperated and disappointed with this. As much as I hate to be raining on the release day parade, this is a frankly poor show. Four grand, relatively new proprietary hardware set up. What should I do, wait for another patch or just sell off this stuff while it's still got some remaining shred of value? I'm not kidding.

Hi John,

I don't want to jump the gun, but can we figure out if what you're seeing is system specific first? Let's try to work together. There could definitely be a case of it being unique to you (much like many other reported things in this thread).

I'm able to select the Saturation Knob from the console. Can you force-wipe your VS-700 settings and give it another go to see if it resolves it?

Try doing this:

1) Open the Run Prompt by holding the Windows Key and Pressing R
2) Type in the following: %appdata%\cakewalk\sonar x2 producer
3) Click [OK]
4) Locate and rename "TTSSEQ.ini" and "ctrlsurface.dat". Rename them "backupTTSSEQ" and "backupctrlsurface" or something similar
5) Re-launch SONAR and re-configure the VS-700 in Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Devices and Edit > Preferences > MIDI - Control Surfaces.

At this point, give a fresh project a test and see if you can cycle through as intended.

Thanks Ryan for stopping by,  can't wait to test the console! looks promising enough for me  to be happy 

It's very easy to recreate in a new project. Start with a blank project. Insert an Audio track, then a MIDI track, and do this three times, so you've got six tracks alternating Audio / MIDI. This is a fairly typical pattern if you're using separate MIDI and playback tracks for soft synths. Then add a saturation knob to the last audio track. select different tracks from the console and use the EQ button to cycle. All is well.

Now use the console view's Track Manager to hide the midi tracks from the console view, and have the v700 set to match the console view, so the MIDI tracks disappear from the console. Now try selecting the track with the saturation knob on the console and using the EQ button to cycle the modules. Observe that it can't be acquired. The bug seems to be in the showing and hiding of strips from the console, and the problem worsens as the project's complexity increases.

I'm not quite sure what you're hiding, the midi tracks associated with the audio tracks which are the outputs for the hidden Midi tracks?

Yes.  Ryan's advice is sound.  But you should be able to "learn" controls to the hardware.  Please try clicking the "Controller/Surface ACT Learn Mode" button in the Control Bar.  Then move the controls on the PC Module and the desired knobs on the VS-700 in the same order.