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💬 general Nov 13, 2025

General Help with Grid Editor (Profile Cloud)

I'm trying to educate myself with how this all works & am more confused as I work through the doco. I'm hoping someone can answer my questions or point me to a…

Pottz Pottz
10 replies
GridGeneral
💬 general Nov 12, 2025

Can someone look at my configuration and help me clean up the LED behavior on my TEK2?

I'm not sure why, but when I spin my endless encoders it affects the button LEDS. Also I'd like to be able to figure out how to set up or manipulate the LED behavior of…

Karlo
58 replies
Grid
💬 general Nov 11, 2025

EF44 doesn't turn on anymore

It lights up green for less than a second and then nothing, dead.

Karlo
13 replies
Grid
💬 general Nov 6, 2025

Can configuration switch be mapped onto a PO16 knob, instead of the mode button?

I ask this because on my PO16 the mode button is not responsive (possibly physical damage?). Sometimes it works, other times not, or jumps 2 configs, etc.Thanks

Andy79
14 replies
Grid
💬 general Nov 5, 2025

LED light only at certain pot value?

I want to make a potmeter LED light up only when the value of the pot is 63 (center position), otherwise be off. How can i do that?

nudel nudel
1 replies
Grid
💬 general Nov 5, 2025

Midi Receiving for mapped parameters

Where I have a button or encoder mapped to a parameter (in Ableton Live), I want to be able to have that button or encoder receive midi for any changes that happen in the DAW. So,…

Pottz Pottz
18 replies
GridGeneral
💬 general Nov 4, 2025

Error when using NRPN for Digitakt2

Hey, i would like to setup a Potmeter on my PO16 to control the "tune" parameter on the Digitakt2 (via knot) with NRPN, as the standard 7-midi resolution gives me to big…

nudel nudel
5 replies
Grid
💬 general Nov 3, 2025

reference elements/values from another module

Hi there,as far as I understand, variables only work on the module itself eg. bu16. However is there any other way I can access button_value() of a fader of my ef44 from the…

alex alex
7 replies
Grid
💬 general Nov 1, 2025

Multipress with buttons

Is there a way to code different midi outputs with multipresses on the buttons rather than just single press or long press? I would like to be able to program double and triple…

RandomDave
16 replies
General
💬 general Nov 1, 2025

2 units connect with different usb cables, grid editor only recognize one

Hello, is it possible to have 2 independant unit connected by 2 different usb cables ? currently I could never make this work unless I attach them with the magnets thank you

Dr. Bensmir Dr. Bensmir
1 replies
GridGeneral
💬 general Oct 31, 2025

Series 1 compatibility?

Are series 1 devices compatible with series 2 and 3? (do they snap and can they be programmed with newer devices) I think I know the answer, but don't want to assume...

SpectralClockworks SpectralClockworks
5 replies
Grid
💬 general Oct 31, 2025

Transparent low profil knob caps?

Hi guys! I bought 3 En16 and I would like to replace actual knob caps (18mm height) by transparent low profil ones. Let me explain. Because of nomad constraints, I want them low…

faiscacax faiscacax
5 replies
Grid
💬 general Oct 31, 2025

no midi in cubase or other apps from EF44, sliders working fine in grid editor.

Hi there, as the title says, im having trouble seeing any midi data on from the sliders.I have 2 x EF44 controllers, I want to use them in Cubase 14. I get the intech device in…

mattBarker mattBarker
12 replies
Grid
💬 general Oct 31, 2025

5 (or more) step switch

Hi there,I’m new to Grid but started programming switches on my buttons on bu16. As far as I understand the predefined code block “button mode” as well as “self:button_mode(3)”…

alex alex
2 replies
Grid
💬 general Oct 30, 2025

VSN1 LCD Backlight setting

is there a way to turn off the screen backlight "runtime"? the lcd_set_backlight method only seems to have an effect on Setup

Function Store - Dan Function Store - Dan
2 replies
Grid
💬 general Oct 29, 2025

How to pull Ableton Live macro name into Intech Controller

I want to have my endless encoder permanently mapped to Macro 1 of a Device - eg 1st control in the Unify Device, in the screenshot, called L1-Perc. That bit I have working.Now…

Pottz Pottz
7 replies
Grid
💬 general Oct 26, 2025

VSN1 Coding needed for Ableton template

Hi! I want to use the VSN1 for controlling Ableton. I don't need nothing super fancy, but I found it really hard to implement some stuff, I'm not a programmer. I've…

Olivier Arson
4 replies
Grid
💬 general Oct 25, 2025

button = flexi switch

Hi everyone, does anyone know if it is possible to have a button behave like a flexi switch? means: if i press a button short it's like an on/off switch and if i keep holding…

bensnburner bensnburner
1 replies
Grid
💬 general Oct 24, 2025

Pot Meter Animation to make blink

Hi, I've got my first PO16 and BU16, and think they look perfect for what I'm after, and have made great progress in what I want to set it up for 👍🏼However, I am stuck…

Kabir
1 replies
Grid
💬 general Oct 22, 2025

use of global variables among different grids

hi guys, sorry but I can't find an existing thread about this.My question is: how can I use a global variable created from a grid in another grid module? thanks, cheers

Emilio Emilio
3 replies
GridGeneral