While playing with this controller (see previous post) one of the things I noticed was that it has a separate midi mode "stand alone mode". I wondered if this would work with FL studio and while nowhere near as complete as the Pro Tools implementation for which it was made, it does have enough functionality... Continue Reading →
DigiDesign / Focusrite Command 8 Motorised Control Surface for Avid Pro Tools
The Digidesign Command 8, as a piece of technology, is now pretty old, however, as was the case with a lot of things in those days, it was well built and many still function well even today - and, perhaps best of all, it still a lot going for it! What many don't realise is... Continue Reading →
Using a Behringer Compact Control Surface with FL Studio in Mackie Control Mode (enhanced)
So following on from my exploits with the Motor I have got my hands on the excellent Behringer X-Touch (compact) and I wondered if there were similar opportunities connected with the new scripting capability in FL Studio and the work I had done on the MOTOR keyboard. So my plan is to cover the following:... Continue Reading →
Using a Behringer Motor with FL Studio in Mackie Control Mode (enhanced)
So having access to this keyboard I wondered if there were opportunities connected with the new scripting capability in FL Studio to resurrect and maybe improve on its' functionality. This DAW controller turned a lot of heads on its release and is the only keyboard (to my knowledge) with a built in set of motorised... Continue Reading →
Forcing the jog dial on a Mackie Controller to always use the playlist window in FL Studio
This is a matter of personal preference but I always want to move through the playlist (or scrub it) and find it an inconvenience to have to select this window first! This script "tweak" always selects the playlist window when you use the jog dial. (If you don't have the Playlist Window open the song... Continue Reading →
Adding Touch Sensitivity to Faders on a Mackie compatible (EG Behringer X-Touch or ICON QCON Pro) Control Surface
I noticed that one of the features of the newer control surfaces (QCON Gen 2 and SSL UF8) was the ability to select a track just by touching a fader. I wondered if the recent inclusion of Python Scripting in FL Studio would allow me to add similar functionality to my Behringer X-Touch and extender?... Continue Reading →
Waves NX Ocean Way Plugin – Review
So this plugin appears to be being pushed hard at the moment so I thought I would give it a listen and give my initial thoughts using it from within FL Studio (through a pair of "neutral" Surface Headphones). First off I thought I would look at the officially supported headphones - I don't have... Continue Reading →
Adding Dynamic Track Numbers to the second line of a Behringer X-Touch (plus extenders)
This is pretty rough and ready but it is a nice addition that I personally find can save me a fraction of a second 'here and there' in my FL Studio workflow, especially when banking through tracks in a large project. NB I am hoping that one of the excellent FL studio team will pick... Continue Reading →
Hanging a large TV on the wall “without wires showing”
The wall in question (removing a picture revealed the power supply, albeit one from a light fitting) Assuming that I am competent with a drill and can manage the TV mounting bracket here are the main issues: Power to the TVAudio out from the TV into my existing 5.1 amplifierCoaxial connection for standard TV signal... Continue Reading →
Can you kill a Buddleia plant by over pruning it?
For anyone wanting to know the actual answer to this question it has to be "no". I have been severely cutting back this same buddleia plant for many years and it always comes back as strong as ever (and yes, the butterflies love it!)