MIDI Binding Maps for Ardour 3.0 and later versions

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#41

Thanks very much! I will get to work on this. I’m excited to tinker around with the new Ardour while working on this!

~Justin

#42

I was about to start the process of building mapping files for some controllers, but wanted to take a look at what is already there. I downloaded Ardour3 from svn, but I do not see any .map files. Have these been dropped, never added, or do I need to grab a different branch or something? I also grabbed A2 from svn, but no files there either.

I have an M-Audio Axiom 25, Korg nanoKontrol, and an old Roland foot controller. I’m going to see if I can borrow equipment from some bandmates to map them as well.

#43

@choocus: they are in ardour3 svn, in the “midi_maps” folder at the top level of the tree.

#44

It appears that my svn didn’t get a complete copy. It’s getting held up with an “operation not permitted” when attempting to create a symbolic link.

I’ll troubleshoot and get it downloaded and compiled to start testing. I went ahead and copied the files from svn on the web.

[edit] I just realized that I was trying to checkout to a removable drive with FAT formatting /headdesk/ Problem solved.

In the meantime, here are my first two (untested) map files:
http://chooch.us/content/Korg_nanoKONTROL.map
http://chooch.us/content/M-Audio_Axiom25.map

I noticed that in svn the last five mappings in the bcf2000.map file use
“function-” rather than “function=”. I’m assuming that is incorrect as the example on this post uses equal signs.

#45

@choocus: added to svn, thanks! and i’ll fix the bcf file too.

#46

for those looking for a GTK MIDI monitor, check this out:

http://home.gna.org/gmidimonitor/

enjoy

#47

Hi, I’ve modified the BCF2000 map to use two BCF2000s in a 16 channel configuration with channel 16 set to control the Master bus. I used the same preset on each but set the second to use channels 9-16 for the CCs and 12 for program changes. I modified the map as follows, but it’s not displaying as an option in Ardour. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks

#48

@moogmusic: expand on what you mean by “its not displaying as an option”. where did you put the modified map file?

#49

I never noticed this… For my BCF2000 do I need to reset it to factory preset for this map to work??

#50

I’ve got an Emu Xboard: is that a popular keyboard? I’d be glad to do a map file if you think it’s worth adding to the list.

#51

@paul I placed it in the share/midi_maps directory (I think that’s the path - I’m not currently on my own computer) which contains all the other maps. By “not displaying as an option” I mean that when double clicking on the General MIDI controllers in the Control Surfaces tab of preferences, it’s not showing in the drop down menu of options.

Thanks

#52

@moogmusic: try putting it into ~/.config/ardour3/midi_maps

#53

@mcgruff: this is ardour - we don’t care about popularity :slight_smile: Just do the map already, and I’ll add it to the list.

#54

If I want to add comments to a file would I use:

a comment

…or:

<.!-- a comment -->

…or just don’t add comments at all?

#55

@mcgruff: its XML, so <!-- … -->

comments are a good idea.

#56

Nearly finished the Emu Xboard map. However, I haven’t been able to test it yet. Above article says:

"MIDI binding maps are accessible via a selector on the MIDI tab of the Ardour preferences dialog.

…but I can’t see any selector in the midi tab.

ardour 2.8.11 built from revision 8444

#57

That is because this feature is for Ardour3, not Ardour2.

Seablade
#58

Not there either (Ardour 3.0alpha10 built from revision 10000).

#59

@mcgruff: sorry, the article is wrong. you have to dbl-click on the “Generic MIDI” line of the Control Surfaces tab of the Preferences dialog.

#60

Here’s a simple map for Emu Xboard 61. For some reason I can’t get the note --> function mappings to work but at least there is 16 channel gain control and master volume on the controller wheel.

http://ccgi.mcgruff.plus.com/~mcgruff/public/ardour/midi-bindings/xboard-61.map