Has anyone found a case they like for the DMX-Key yet?
I currently have a small pelican style case for it, and it works, but it doesn't *feel* right. Kinda have to smush the lid closed, latches are sub par. Etc.
Ideally I'm looking for something small enough that I can throw it in my bag, but not so flimsy it feels like it isn't protecting so much as it is containing
Thanks to u/Sprunklefunzel, u/cocotechyt and u/ishouldntgraduate. I was able to get the Stream Deck Plus working with the OnPC software.
Why: I can't afford a full blown desk, and I still want encoders and dedicated buttons, without buying a counterfit.
What: Stream deck plus, MA3 OnPC, MA3 DMX-Key, Companion, This Plugin for MA3, LoopMIDI, and a little bit of wrangling windows 11.
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How:
- First, download all the programs listed above.
- open Companion, and make sure it sees your stream deck, and can work with it. Download the MA3 plugin, and the OSC plugin. Set connections for both using the port of your choosing. (8081 seems to work well) You'll then build your profile with the following settings:
-1. under settings>buttons. Set your rows to 1, and columns to 3. it starts the grid at 0 for each, so you have to subtract one from each number.
-2. Assign your buttons in companion as desired
-Next, install loopMIDI, and once installed create a loopback. Then, press "Windows+R," Type services.msc, and scroll down to windows Midi. Restart it.
- Next, open the stream deck software, and install the MIDI plugin, and the Companion plugin. Here, you will assign companion buttons to each of the 8 buttons available. In order for these to populate properly, you have to tell each button where it is looking within the companion grid. For the knobs you have to assign them a generic MIDI assignment, and then within that assignment, under dial rotate action, set it to rotate action CW/CCW, set CW to the values 1/1/1, and 1/127/1. This sets control for the left most encoder. For the next one assign values 2/1/1, and 2/127/1. This is the same for encoders 3 and 4. At the bottom of each of the menus for this assignment, make sure to select Midi Ports, and select your output as the loopback we created in loopMidi
-Now, your external software should be complete and setup. So let's open MA3, and follow the directions that were in the file we downloaded from Pro-Plug ins, and get that plugin installed. Once installed, select it again, hit configure, and then make sure your midi in device is set to your loopback port as well.
-Next, open in and out in MA3, go to OSC, and create new OSC data with the following: Ip address is 127.0.0.1, Mode UDP, Port 8081 (or whatever you set), enable input at the top right, and then at the bottom select receive all, and receive command all. Then Save it.
If everything plays nicely, What you should now have, is your 8 programmed buttons, plus encoder knobs to control your 4 encoders!
I hope this helps someone :)