Control surface problems

Geoff_Wood wrote on 11/26/2002, 7:19 PM
Not really problems, but a complication in the keystroke equivalent usage, such as my Countour ShuttlePro in relation to program design.

The buttons are programmed with keystroke equivalents (such as <Space> for start/stop, <CTRL/R> for record, etc).

However, if your mouse focus has moved to a different window (not track data window) pressing, say, the assigned Start/Stop (=Spacebar>) button will perform that function for the active window. My favorite (NOT!!!) is inadvertently disabling EQ bands while tweaking and start/stopping.

What is needed is either dedicated control surface support, or a second set of keystroke equivalents for transport controls that *remain* whichever window is currently active.

geoff

Comments

SHTUNOT wrote on 11/26/2002, 8:41 PM
Set a contour key using the F12 button. This will allow you to play/stop nomatter what window has focus.

I also go to right click>preferences>general>scroll down till you see "set play/stop to play/pause" dialog. I prefer those settings for my setup.

I have my "F12=play/pause" button setup at button 7 of my shuttle pro.

HTH.

ED.
Geoff_Wood wrote on 11/27/2002, 2:16 AM
Will try that. Maybe Contour setting swappsies (I'll show your mine if you show me yours !).

geoff@paf.co.nz
Rednroll wrote on 11/27/2002, 9:34 AM
CNTRL+Space bar is also a keyboard shortcut to start/stop playback no matter what window is active.
edna6284 wrote on 11/27/2002, 10:49 AM
Hey Rednroll, is that in the manual? I didn't know that....

Do you know any other obscure ones like that? I find them most useful....DE
Rednroll wrote on 11/27/2002, 11:02 AM
They're all listed under the "Help" menu under "keyboard shortcuts".
Geoff_Wood wrote on 12/1/2002, 2:35 PM
Have tried F12 and CTRL/Spacebar , But these don't always function from focus in *all* Vegas windows. Media Pool beiing one example.

And they certainly don't function (in Vegas) when the focus is on an external application. For instance, when in Media Player (etc) to start playing a midi to record as audio, because Vegas ahas no MIDI player !

What I would like is a set of keycodes that Vegas listens for, whether active, out of 'focus', or even when minimised.

geoff