Had the idea today to make a Surface for my dell touchscreen - it works so well.
Still a work in progress but really happy with how it’s working. And the fact I can use a mouse or my finger on my main screen is really going to speed up my work flow. Thank you for all the work so many of you have put into writing code and teaching us all how to do this.
Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-12-12 13:42:04.880ZHoly shit that's so cool!! Thank you for sharing, Kris!
In reply toKris_Crunk⬆:Chris Shaw @Chris_Shaw2020-12-14 01:11:31.512ZThis is pretty darn slick!
Nice work!- In reply toKris_Crunk⬆:Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-12-14 03:35:00.825Z
@JesperA I have a feeling you'll like this :)
Jesper Ankarfeldt @JesperA2020-12-14 03:46:23.874ZNow we are talking
In reply toKris_Crunk⬆:Jesper Ankarfeldt @JesperA2020-12-14 03:46:16.162ZNice. Looks amazing Kris!
Awesome to see others work with Surfaces.
Kris Crunk @Kris_CrunkThanks! I’m excited to fine tune things now and get things set up just right over the next few weeks of working. I feel like I have pro tools superpowers now.
Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-12-14 13:46:04.055Z@Kris_Crunk – do you have an Instagram profile? Would you be ok with us sharing your pictures on our social media?
Feel free to contact me on christian@soundflow.org to discuss :)- Christian Scheuer @chrscheuer2020-12-14 13:46:52.306Z
I'm sure our SoundFlow User Group on Facebook would also love to see it :)
- Kris Crunk @Kris_Crunk
Email sent!
In reply toKris_Crunk⬆:Kris Crunk @Kris_CrunkOne thing I've encountered, that is an easy fix, is after I click on my main mac suface for somethings like "Save Track Preset" I had to click back into Protools (out of streamflow) to hit Ok, I couldn't just hit OK with the enter button - So I've just been adding "Activate Protools main window" at the end of my macros. Works perfectly.
- MIn reply toKris_Crunk⬆:Michael Keeley @Michael_Keeley
@Kris_Crunk
Kris this looks incredible, nice work!
I just transferred over to the 12” iPad would it be possible to get a closer pic of how you have the buttons laid out on your iPad. Would love to get some other ideas!Also have you guys figured out a way to toggle the color of a button for ex on and off or mute and unmute?
Thx!
- Kris Crunk @Kris_Crunk
Here are some close ups of my surfaces. Still works in progress - I'm taking notes each day on how I can make it better.
It's so quick to change my main touch screen that i did one for mix setup and a few other things I don't use everyday.I do programmging and composing more than I mix/edit, but I like have everything ready to go for both things.
The big ipad is more cluttered than I'd like so I'm working on a few other ideas.
- MIn reply toKris_Crunk⬆:Michael Keeley @Michael_Keeley
Looks incredible, nice job!!
Is the ipad layout for ex DM-307 RMX etc creating inserts or show and hide markers/tracks? Love that Omnisphere gets a bigger button. I'd do the same!!
- Kris Crunk @Kris_Crunk
Those buttons will create a new instrument track - load the plug in OR, for instance, load all my strings/verbs routed - same with drums - I'm using Protools track presets to do it. Also added a script to put the track in record so I can go right to work.
- MMichael Keeley @Michael_Keeley
Great work! I keep mine inactive then do markers to show and hide then activate when needed. I'm just starting to set mine up. needs a lot of work but here is my composing page so far. Wish the buttons could toggle the color for open closed on off etc...
- Kris Crunk @Kris_Crunk
Sweet - Looks good!
- In reply toMichael_Keeley⬆:Kris Crunk @Kris_Crunk
So yeah, I just updated my mixing plugs and my audiosuite surface
- MMichael Keeley @Michael_Keeley
Nice! Did you do that with a 2nd image under a transparent button? That’s the only way I could get it to work...
- Kris Crunk @Kris_Crunk
I am hosting those icons on my website and using a URL for each button.
But your idea isn’t a bad one.
- MMichael Keeley @Michael_Keeley
Hey @Kris_Crunk Do you mind sharing the script that you have that creates a track with insert and send settings baked in. I'd love to try out. Great idea! Once it comes up in the session are you able to tell where it should go with in the session for ex put it in the Perc Loops sub Folder?
thx
- Kris Crunk @Kris_Crunk
Everything is baked into the track preset - So set it up how you need it to be output wise etc.
you could add more code to put it into a folder. Take a look a Raphael's macros for that.You have to change the paths to match your presets - and bty this isn't my code I found it on a forum I think. If you don't want it to automatiaclly be in record nuke the last two lines of this.
sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow(); sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ["Track", "New..."] }); newTracksWin.elementWaitFor(); // Change path here newTracksWin.popupButtons.allItems[1].popupMenuSelect({ menuPath: ["Track Presets", "Avid", "etc",], }); // And here newTracksWin.popupButtons.first.popupMenuSelect({ menuPath: ["Track Preset Name"], }); newTracksWin.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Create').first.elementClick(); newTracksWin.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Disappear" }); sf.wait({ intervalMs: 500 }) sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Track Record Enable").first.elementClick();- Kris Crunk @Kris_Crunk
Here's what it looks like when I press one of my drum buttons.
- MMichael Keeley @Michael_Keeley
Looks great! Making me rethink my composing template.
Thanks!
- DIn reply toKris_Crunk⬆:David Feldstein @David_Feldstein
I want to do this so badly!!! How did you get SoundFlow onto the touchscreen? How do you point the app to the device...?? I have 2 Dell touchscreen monitors and I'd LOVE to do this!!
- DDavid Feldstein @David_Feldstein
do you have to be running Protools on a PC? I believe the Mac cannot use touch screen features...
- Kris Crunk @Kris_Crunk
I’m using a Mac - I use the software touch base updd