Mike Martin Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I've had an Elgato Streamdeck for a while. For my work at Casio is has become an essential tool for controlling cameras and scenes for our webinars and such. However when I'm not doing these things, it has been sitting on my desk without much practical purpose. I've seen that there are plug-ins that can make the Streamdeck a controller for Logic. I ended up finding a practical application for my specific setup. I recently fixed up my K2600RS, replaced the floppy with an SD-card SCSI emulator and got it all set up and mounted in my desk. Some great nostalgia for me since I worked for Kurzweil for many years up until 2003. Unfortunately its placement in my desk made it challenging to reach and operate easily - I must have short arms or something. I'm not sure if Kurzweil still does this but the K2600 front panel buttons could each send and receive MIDI Sysex for remote control. My initial plan was to use an iPad app for this purpose but Logic doesn't like to pass Sysex data. As I result I found that the Streamdeck could be setup to transmit MIDI commands directly to a specific MIDI interface port, so I didn't have to worry about workarounds in Logic, MIDI mergers or anything else. You can customize the graphics for any of the buttons. I'll probably set up an additional page for the number pad. Honestly I see myself setting up a number of templates for other keyboards and rack gear that aren't immediately within an arms reach. 5 2 1 Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Mike, this is brilliant and I am so glad you mentioned this. If you don’t mind my asking, terms of what aspect of logic workflow do you find the Elgato most useful for? Switching editors, running scripts, transport control, switching active track, something else? TIA 🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YashN Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 The ability to customise the screen images is the cherry on top. Yes, it should work with newer Kurzweil synths too. Quote Kurzweil K2500XS + KDFX, Roland: JX-3P, JX-8P, Korg: Polysix, DW-8000, Alesis Micron, DIY Analogue Modular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSSIEKEYS Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Oh bugger i read it as Steam Deck. Was imagining some steam punk controller with all the bells and whistles..literally. Still looks good though. And would it work for my Kurzie 2500R module? Imagine a Steampunk controller on a 2500 rack. Sounds perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 18 minutes ago, AUSSIEKEYS said: Oh bugger i read it as Steam Deck. Was imagining some steam punk controller with all the bells and whistles..literally. Still looks good though. And would it work for my Kurzie 2500R module? Imagine a Steampunk controller on a 2500 rack. Sounds perfect. I'm still waiting for the first musician to build a Windows VST rig using a Steam Deck (or Asus Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, etc.) Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thethirdapple Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, stoken6 said: I'm still waiting for the first musician to build a Windows VST rig using a Steam Deck (or Asus Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, etc.) Cheers, Mike. Might be sooner than expected… PEACE _ _ _ 1 Quote When musical machines communicate, we had better listen… http://youtube.com/@ecoutezpourentendre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, stoken6 said: I'm still waiting for the first musician to build a Windows VST rig using a Steam Deck (or Asus Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, etc.) Cheers, Mike. Legion Go is on my future purchase list, have had the Nintendo Switch for years and find the Legion Go to be a really smart design with a fullblown gaming pc in tablet size and with detachable controllers. And ohhh yes, I definitely will experiment setting it up as a portable multitrack recorder.... 1 Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - Band Rig: PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII Other stuff: Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Martin Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 18 hours ago, Tusker said: Mike, this is brilliant and I am so glad you mentioned this. If you don’t mind my asking, terms of what aspect of logic workflow do you find the Elgato most useful for? Switching editors, running scripts, transport control, switching active track, something else? TIA 🙏 So far I have barely tried using this for Logic. Transport controls, edit windows are all easy to implement. So far I find Logic Remote on the iPad more convenient but to have multiple options is always a good thing. 1 Quote -Mike Martin Casio Mike Martin Photography Instagram Facebook The Big Picture Photography Forum on Music Player Network The opinions I post here are my own and do not represent the company I work for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John H Carter Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 5 hours ago, Thethirdapple said: Might be sooner than expected… PEACE _ _ _ Streamdeck is supported natively by Cantabile. There will be many people using for MIDI conttol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 5 hours ago, J.F.N. said: the Legion Go to be a really smart design with a fullblown gaming pc in tablet size and with detachable controllers. This. Either a Legion or a Rog Ally running a full Windoze DAW (Reaper) would be a wonderful, powerful, supercompact rig for recording remotes or an ampless guitar rig. Have to see what the DPC latency is with them though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John H Carter Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 For those looking for native StreamDeck support, Canatabile has built-in support for it. Not tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F.N. Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, D. Gauss said: This. Either a Legion or a Rog Ally running a full Windoze DAW (Reaper) would be a wonderful, powerful, supercompact rig for recording remotes or an ampless guitar rig. Have to see what the DPC latency is with them though. I will run Studio One, as that's the DAW I use, and with their license model I am allowed 5 activations simultaneously, really generous! Quote "You live every day. You only die once." Where is Major Tom? - - - - - Band Rig: PC3, HX3 w. B4D, 61SLMkII Other stuff: Prologue 16, KingKORG, Opsix, DM12D, Argon8m, EX5R, Toraiz AS-1, IK Uno, Toraiz SP-16, Erica LXR-02, QY-700, SQ64, Beatstep Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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