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Piano midi expression controller

BerryBerryNice
BerryBerryNice · · 21 replies

Sorry if this is painfully obvious but I am trying to add an expression controller to my Yamaha PF 45 Piano with Logic Pro and it looks like the PBF4 might do the job. I am ready to pull the trigger but thought it might be better to confirm I am on the right track first.

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BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

Following up the EF44 might be a better choice?

narayb narayb ·

Expression is usually nicer on a longer fader, I would go with the EF44 for that purpose!

BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

Thank you. Are there any discounts for Seniors?

narayb narayb ·

Paging @user for some concrete info!

BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

is it ok to talk openly about a competitively priced project that cant be delivered for 4 weeks?

kkerti kkerti ·

This, I don't really understand.

BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

Do you have any retailers in Canada?

kkerti kkerti ·

About discounts: we don't run any special ones right now, except the global store 20% and eu free shipping. With the coming end of year sales cycle, there will be various offers - but can't say for sure which time to grab the best deal on Grid. We usually do offers on 2+ product orders.

kkerti kkerti ·

There is moog audio Montreal who should have some, but maybe they ran out of stock. Worth a try though.

BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

My budget is limited (I probably said that) but I will check with Moog Audio. Thank you.

BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

Found it and got a discount on EF44 for being a new customer with 7 -12 days delivery. Thank you very much.

BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

I now have the EF44 and am excited to use it for what it was intended. My use case is very specific and I am trying to avoid spending a lot of time learning things that are not going to get me what I want.

Use case: 4 sliders to control 4 parameters on the TheCrowhillCompany.com Vaults plugins for Logic Pro using my Yamaha PF 45 piano.

BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·
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BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

can you point me to an instruction video for this purpose?

BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

Is this a normal request?

narayb narayb ·

I will now test this today!

narayb narayb ·

Alright, so without MIDI-mapping, you should be able to achive the following:

  • a fader setting expression (not visible in the Plugin, but affects the sound)
  • a fader setting modwheel (Macro 1 of the sound)
narayb narayb ·

For everything else you would probably need to either MIDI map things or assign Grid as a Control Surface.

narayb narayb ·

To get started with just two faders without any extra hassle, do the following:

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BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

Thank you very much.

BerryBerryNice BerryBerryNice ·

Now I know what I don't know. My post to the company that I am using their sounds is below:

Thick as a Brick.

It has literally been decades since I understood MIDI and only retained what I needed to know to connect a keyboard to a computer. Now I am at a conundrum.

I purchased an EF44 Intech Studio Product: EF44 to use with TheCrowHillCompany Vaults and my PF-45 Yamahahaha (it is laughing at me right now) midi piano.

I use Logic Pro and have just invested (albiet very little) in an M4 Mac Mini but before it arrives I want to discover how I can control my output with the sliders and buttons and knobs.

Q1- Is there a way to see what channels the knobs in Vaults are connected to? I understand 1 and 11 are Expression and WHeel of Fortune, but I may have got that a little bit wrong as well.

Any help appreciated and I will leave Q2-25 for another time.

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