justlep / bitwig

Some MIDI controller scripts for Bitwig

LeP's controller scripts for Bitwig

Available scripts (tested in Bitwig 2.3.4):

• AKAI APC mini
• Behringer X-Touch Compact
• Behringer X-Touch Mini
• Behringer BCF2000
• Arturia Beatstep Pro
• Roland A-49
• Alesis PerformancePad
• Behringer CMD DC-1 (as simple Program Change generator)

Download & Installation

Go to the stable-version-for-download-directory and follow the instructions there.
Do NOT use the "Download ZIP" button on top of this page.

bitwig's Issues

Behringer X-Touch Compact replacement caps

Hey, thanks so much for this project, it truly helps a lot and since the code is open allows for further customization.

You mentioned that the X-Touch encoders can be replaced. How exactly did you remove the original ones and put the new ones? I don't want to accidentally end up damaging my device.

Thanks in advance

Error 14 while sending SysEx

BCF reports multiple Error 14 "Meaning: Invalid number of arguments (too few or too many)." while sending Sysex to device (in my case using MIDI-OX).
Anyway preset is working with Bitwig.
Script Version 1.0.7

BCF2000: midi interrupting keyboard typing

whenever the bcf is connected and enabled in the settings, I can only write single charakters in track-names, before having to select it again by clicking.
What are possible reasons for the midi-connection interrupting keyboard typing? How can i fix this?

thanks in advance and have a nice one!
Leo

bcf2000: exclude groups of fader mapping

the 8 motorized faders are mapped to tracks 1-8, 9-17,.. When e.g. grouping tracks 1-8 , the group also gets assigned to a fader, track 8 is not longer part of the first 8 faders.
So is it possible to exclude groups from midi mapping so only my actual tracks get mapped?

thanks in advance and have a nice one!
Leo

X-Touch Mini Jumpy Encoder Behaviour

Layer A of the X-touch mini will not smoothly go from one value to the next one in sequence.

It will jump to unconnected values in a repeating pattern. This behavior stops as soon as the script no longer controls the device, only layer A turn encoders are affected.

I'm experiencing this issue on Bitwig version 4.2.3 running on Windows 10, X-touch mini had the latest firmware (1.08).

This behavior can be reproduced by enabling the controller in settings automatically or manually and then using layer A to control any parameter.

Jumpy.Encoder.mp4

I have tried deleting and reinstalling the scripts both by re-extracting the zip and downloading new zips and extracting those. Versions 2.3.1 and 2.3.0 both had this issue.

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Behringer X-Touch Mini documentation

Hi! Do you think you could take some time to describe quickly or make a documentation about this script? I was thinking to buy a Behringer X-Touch Mini. Thanks

Bug in CursorDevice.addPageNamesObserver(..)

API documentation says the callback of CursorDevice.addPageNamesObserver(callback) is getting a single array of strings with the names. In fact it gets the strings themselves as arguments.

https://github.com/justlep/bitwig/blob/master/tmp/bugInCursorDevice/CursorDeviceBug.control.js

CursorDevice parameter value observers not working when adding VST via drag&drop

The parameters of CursorDevice.getParameter(index), CursorDevice.getCommonParameter(index) and CursorDevice.getParameter(index) are normally updated when adding one of Bitwig's own devices.

However, if you add some VST device via drag-drop from the righthand Browser Panel (instead of the Plus-icon-dialog "Select content to insert into device chain") which you already saved some parameter mappings for, the parameters are not being updated after insertion. You have to first focus some other device, the re-focus the VST to refresh the CursorDevice's params. They will then continue to work correctly.

https://github.com/justlep/bitwig/blob/master/tmp/bugInCursorDevice/CursorDeviceNotUpdatedWhenAddingVst-Bug.control.js

Issue sent to Bitwig tech support.

GenericKeysV2 won't filter CC by channel

Hi !

I'd like to map an Electribe's knob to some Bitwig fader but only for an specific channel. I understand CC messages have a channel associated so I should be able to do this. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance,
Leandro.

TrackBank containing redundant group master channel

After grouping two channels, the TrackBank contains a redundant channel for the Group Master, one before the two grouped tracks, and another one after them, while only the one before the grouped tracks is actually visible in the GUI. Opened a thread on KVR for it:

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=268&t=449786

https://github.com/justlep/bitwig/blob/master/tmp/ghostTracksAfterGrouping/GroupGhostTrackTest.control.js

Wrote Bitwig tech support, but yet don't know if they consider it a problem.

BWS2: channel-specific + omni-channel NoteInputs interfering each other

https://gist.github.com/justlep/e615ac40f4755b847279ae5edcd1434c#file-note-mask-bug-control-js

X-Touch Compact Issues

First of all, thank you for your work on the scripts, they are a great starting point for getting things to work. That said, I just got an X-Touch compact and am trying to get it to work with Bitwig. With the script from this repo it mostly works, but there are some rather annoying issues.

1. The knobs don't really work. When I turn them, the values they control change seemingly at random. My guess is that something with value ranges is wrong, I'll have to investigate further.
2. No matter how many times I try pressing SHIFT + Type/MIX keys, I can't seem to get the controller into the MIX mode as described in the documentation.
3. The lights in the buttons don't seem to be working at all, which makes keeping track in which mode you currently are rather difficult.

I'll keep this issue updated as I investigate further and attempt some fixes.

BCR2000 support

While it's just great to have BCF2000 support, I feel like using my old BCR2000. Would it be possible?

Thanks!