[poll] Idea for a new mapping - Give your support!
Ok so, this is kind of against my normal policy since I don’t like asking other people to map things for me, but hear me out!
I just got my midi fighter today and love it. Been playing with the Deckalized mapping on my x1 for a while and think it’s great, and the new instant gratification mapping is awesome!
However I want the best of both worlds
It just struck me that with this new 4 bank mode so much is possible. This idea would only work for 2 Decks. So I’ll stop babbling and get on with it.
A CROSS BETWEEN THE 2 MAPPINGS utilising 4 bank mode with 2 banks for each deck (1&2 for deck A, 3&4 for deck B)
Banks 1&3 would be a slightly cut down version of the Deckalized mapping, removing the line taken up by the beatmasher. Banks 2&4 would be the same as the Instant Gratification mapping, but of course only for decks A&B. This could be very simply changed to apply to decks C&D with Traktor’s duplicate function.
of course, slice commands and beat juggle modes on the bottom 2 rows.
While I would like to be able to map this myself, I simply don’t think I have the skills or the understanding of DJTT’s use of modifiers etc.
Do you like this idea? Give it a +1, comment with your ideas and/or vote in the poll!
If enough people like it, maybe the guys at DJTT will be nice enough to make it some time.
Edit: (internet crashed and the post was missing the last paragraph)
I would not complain at all if this got released, but I would much rather see a DiY Kit that included a external switch to go between the 4 (so the arcade buttons aren’t wasted) and also include Ean’s Super Faders.
I’d dish out a fair $100-$150 for that kit if it included mappings, parts, and acrylic plates (seems like a fair price). O.o
Also, on the mapping it would seem more logical to put the record button in it’s usual place and put a shift button where it is now (then the load can be a shift function). I have 2 MF’s, so I’d also like to see the bank buttons be in a deckalized manner (MF 1 gets 4 modes, FX, functions, juggle, and record, while MF 2 gets the same things for deck 2). Just my 2¢
I like the idea of combining these two mappings and I think it could be very powerful, especially if you don’t use Decks C or D. If enough people have interest in this I’d be willing to merge two. I might even do it anyways because I found myself wanting the Sample Slicer functionality.
Not sure when I’d get to it, but I don’t think it would take very long so I wouldn’t worry too much about that. It would more be testing to make sure the mappings jive with each other when merged.
I’m not a midfighter user, but on the subject of mapping. Just a thought, why not incorporate direct modifiers. If you used 4 direct mods, it would give you 4 different modes. 12 buttons per mode, so 48 buttons total! In comparison to 16.
That’s exactly how 4 banks mode works, except it’s in the firmware and not using modifiers. You’d be amazed how many modifiers are taken up by the Effects mappings, and using firmware makes it a lot more stable.
Thanks man, the only way I could make it happen was to try and get people on board! Glad we’ve got flashflooder’s support.
I was thinking of having deckalized maps on banks A and C for decks A and B respectively, so that the left hand 2 banks are A and the RH 2 are B, but that’s the beauty of personalised mappings, you can do what you like!
gonna have a look through see if i can duplicate the fx mapping and go for your layout when i’m done mapping the deckalized version nice little bit of learning for me
I definitely support this mapping idea. Already missing the 8 cue points and the slicer. I would also like to see a Floating Cue/Loop In button and a Cup button for dropping an extra cue on the fly an re-cueing. Handy when you have used up your 8 cue points and want to drop another on the fly.
I would be happy to do some early testing if anyone has a tsi they want to share.
Slightly updated control map of the deckalized pages, hoping to make everything a bit clearer but i think I’ve just condused the matter! w/e, i’ll post it anyway.
What are your opinions on the 3rd row 1st button? I was thinking maybe loop 8… come to think of it, the whole row could be looping, since effects are covered in the second bank, but I do like having them right there.
I think it looks nice. In my opinion you can loose the effects in the deckalized mapping, because they are already in the instant effects setting. Maybe you can put in a function to select the next track in the playlist.
