anyone own an X-Session?

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anyone own an X-Session?

if so, how are they, I’ve been eyeing this for a few weeks now. starting to really need something like this too, I scratched my nocturn to death in no time:slight_smile:.

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/XSessionPro.html

I just need it for straight midi control, so It looks perfect. anyone have one?

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A couple people talking about the xsp.

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try to find one used, i got mine for 25 off my area craigslist.

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i use a xsessioni love it but its time forme to move on

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i used the xps for sometime and it work good for me

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It’s a good controller, works fine when you are getting started, works great if you have a controller pad (I have the korg nano). This is actually a cheap combination that allows you to have enough control of software such as Traktor, but of course with some modifiers.
The only problem I have is its lack of precision with all of the controls, you have to move them a little bit more so the software can read it.

If you need the midi mappings feel free to ask.

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I’ll be using it(x-session) in conjunction with a Remote SL 25 and a stanton Dascratch, I have a nocturn now, but in only about 5 months time I have scratched the fader to death, it will now jump around(the signal) while standing still(The fader itself).

I really just need it for a durable crossfader that hopefully has smoother action than the nocturn, can anyone compare directly between the two?

I’d be using it as a scratch channel controller for ableton live.

I was also wondering if the unit can save multiple different presets(midi CC#) on the hardware itself?

thanks for everyone’s help.

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I’ve got an XSP, it’s great. I fully recommend it.

I did a review here, if it helps.

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There is a program that allows you to save presets on to the xsp. It’s called Enigma. You can get it on m-audios site.

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I have one alongside my vci-100, I think I will use it for controlling deck 3 and 4 in tpro. I have it since like 2 year and it never fell on me and it’s pretty well build for a little plastic box :stuck_out_tongue:.

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thank you all for the feedback and info.

about the templates, can it hold multiple templates and change between them during performance.

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wich software are you using?

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ableton Live, controllerism style stuff,

Remote SL, and a DaScratch, Nocturn for a crossfader(for now).

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Dang I don’t know if you can change your midi settup on the fly, in live, for this you can try enigma the free software that come with the x-session but I’ve never really mess with it.
Maybe one live user can help your more than me on this

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You can use enigma but its kind of a pain to switch the settings. You have to press this little indented button on the back of you xsp then press the preset you want. It is small.

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yeah, thats what I wanted to know, with the nocturn I can make unlimited pages with different configurations of MIDI CC#'s and switch between them instantly while playing without missing a beat.

it’s not changing the assignments in live itself that I want, but changing templates or pages, like template A has CC# 112 for the crossfader, and template B would have CC#116 as the crossfader, like page 1 and page 2 on the nocturn, it seems as though this is the only limitation that will cause any issue’s in my setup, but I can work around that.

thanks to everyone.

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There should be somekind of midi page in live.
But I think you can sort someting with Bomes.

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I’ve already got bomes comited to my Stanton DaScratch, like 40 or more translators, that thing is flippin awesome. both bomes and the DaScratch.

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I think I’m being misunderstood here, I dont want to change the assignments in live while I’m playing, just the hardware assignments.

example:

scratch track one has a MIDI CC# on the crossfader of # 112.

scratch track two has a MIDI CC# on the crossfader of # 116.

on the nocturn I set it to page one, and I’m scratching on channel one, with the crossfader sending out midi CC# 112, I press the page up button on the nocturn, and page 2 controls scratch channel 2, midi CC# 116.

the assignments in live itself are all stable and permanent, its just that at the touch of a button, the nocturn will change to another CC# and control a different channel, NOT CHANGING ANY ASSIGNMENTS IN LIVE IN THE PROCESS.

just the outgoing MIDI CC# of the hardware.

does that make sense?