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💬 general Mar 17, 2025

Need Help Toggling Between Midi Notes With One Button

Hey guys thanks for all you do!I need some help here. Ive got my PBF4 Hooked up to Ableton and what i want to do is use one button to toggle between different midi notes (C2,…

Wookiewook
2 replies
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💬 general Mar 15, 2025

Midi Remote setup in Cubase 14

Hi there! So I am trying to configure the EF44 in Cubase 14 and I read that track quick controls is the way to go, however quick controls are legacy now for Cubase 14, and it is…

n8207 n8207
1 replies
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💬 general Mar 11, 2025

What is that under the VSN1 screen? Buttons?

I'm curious, are those small buttons directly under the VSN1 screen? Maybe I missed it but I haven't seen any mention or explanation of them. If they're buttons,…

Hybrid Hybrid
15 replies
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💬 general Mar 8, 2025

Faders on new modules

Are there any noticeable improvements about the faders on the updated modules EF44 and PBF4 ? Any plans to add modules with larger faders (90mm) as well? This is specifically…

Gerotone
1 replies
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💬 general Mar 8, 2025

Is there a sleep function in these units?

I'm using a PBF4 to control lighting and video software for gigs. I've noticed every half hour or so, the unit stops outputting midi. Lights are still on the unit but I…

JDB JDB
20 replies
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💬 general Mar 8, 2025

I'm trying to get the button on the endless encoder of tek2 to change midi ch when pressed

I have this working for the encoder button on my EF44, but attempts to replicate the function on the TEK2 have failed. Please help.

Karlo
2 replies
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💬 general Mar 7, 2025

Custom Front Panel Design for Intech Grids

Hello, I'm currently planning my Intech system 😉 Is there a graphical template available to design custom front panels for the Grids? I'd like to print labels under the…

eriser eriser
10 replies
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💬 general Mar 6, 2025

Reverse engineering an application's midi event interpretation?

I am playing around with using an EF44 to control rekordbox, but the interpretation of the default encoder behavior is flawed. I am wondering if there are good ways to reverse…

idomaths idomaths
3 replies
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💬 general Mar 6, 2025

A few questions in anticipation to getting the hardware (VSN1 + not sure yet)

Is NRPN fully supported? Are there any know limitations on Lua scripting? Can timed events be created (modulation, sequencing, smoothing..)? Can be interactions between different…

CarlosUnch CarlosUnch
3 replies
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💬 general Mar 5, 2025

EN16 mounted too low

It seems like some of the EN16 knobs/buttons are mounted too close to the base which means I can't properly press the button functionality. Is there a way to adjust this or…

schickling schickling
8 replies
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💬 general Mar 5, 2025

Usage for code editors (VSCode, Cursor)'

I'm curious whether anyone else (and possibly even the Intech Studio team) is using the grid controllers also for code editors?

schickling schickling
6 replies
Grid
💬 general Mar 5, 2025

MacOS F (F1,F2...) keys

I have checked out the F keys emitedd from the module with carabiner and on my M1 MBPro 15.3 OS the F8 key is identified correctly. Grid sends in ascii key codes configured…

kkerti kkerti
3 replies
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💬 general Mar 2, 2025

How many steps will the new metal-shafted encoders have?

IIRC the current encoders are 24-step. How many steps will the new clicky and smooth encoders have?

mvdirty mvdirty
10 replies
Grid
💬 general Feb 26, 2025

Trigger/blink BU16 LEDs with midi notes (for visual metronome)

Hi! I'm using the BU16 as a simple Ableton controller to start/stop scenes in my liveset.For some songs it would be awesome to have a "visual metronome" and I…

timo timo
6 replies
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💬 general Feb 24, 2025

New BU16?

I've seen an advertisement for what looks like a new version of the BU16 with more mechanical-style keyboard switches. Is this something that will be launching alongside the…

JDB JDB
1 replies
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💬 general Feb 23, 2025

Button LED behaviour..lua code?

Puuuh...i just finished a dedicated 'sound design' track setup with 16 intech rotaries EN1 6 and a classic mixing desk PBF4 in Bitwig 5.3-happy this all works out like i…

Crazeebo Crazeebo
7 replies
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💬 general Feb 23, 2025

Confusion on Music Integration

What exactly does this do for a DAW like Ableton? What does each button down and what will the screen be used for?

Deleted User
1 replies
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💬 general Feb 23, 2025

Question Regarding MIDI CC

Hey guys, recently purchase a BU16. I'm using it inside of Ableton Live to trigger FX. I'm using something called audio routes, which is a maxforlive device and it allows…

lance7299 lance7299
4 replies
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💬 general Feb 21, 2025

iPad & KOALA

Can Grids be used with iPad Pro & Koala Sampler app?

Beat phaRmaXy Beat phaRmaXy
2 replies
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💬 general Feb 20, 2025

Why are negative module positions sometimes 255, 254, etc.?

Early in learning to program grid modules I found that I needed extra logic to work with module position x and y values like 255, 254, etc. but then after some changes to my code…

mvdirty mvdirty
4 replies
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