posted 18 April 2006 16:59            

Has anybody else had similar problems with their motormix?

And SSC, are there any developments in implementing other boxes (such as the Mackie MCU)? Given how difficult it is to find a motormix these days (eBay being pretty much the only option), it would be really nice to have other alternatives in case something fails.

posted 16 November 2006 11:07            

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Originally posted by HectorBenard:
First it stopped responding from time to time for no apparent reason, and shorlty after that it wouldn't work at all (even though, like mine, it passed the self-test fine!).

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This seems to be the pattern with my motormix. Has anybody learned anything about this since this thread was active?

The problem seems to be quite independent of Kyma. I can't get it to send midi to Max either when it is not working.

posted 17 November 2006 05:21            

I haven't had any problems with my motormix lately. The problems I had just disappeared after a while for no apparent reason. However, I rarley turn it on these days in the studio, and I use it mostly just for live performance. I'm still hoping that SSC will be able to offer an alternative to the motormix soon, as they no longer carry it, and CMLabs can't seem to get their act together. The idea of a motormix dying on you while on tour and not being able to replace it is not particularly appealing.

posted 17 November 2006 06:34            

I totally agree with you. That's why I made the OSCulator. However, you have to know that the only protocols available on a Lemur are OSC and MIDI, so there is no further integration possible than Kyma to use OSC, and as you said this is what OSCulator does. I hope to give a further integration with the Lemur in the next version, like automatic interface loading ; but the fact that I don't own a Lemur does not ease the coding ...

posted 17 November 2006 07:14            

I guess I meant more from the Kyma end of things, for example that right clicking on a VCS object and selecting 'Learn' would pick up the OSC data coming in from OSCulator, to ease mapping. And perhaps some day that OSCulator could be integrated into Kyma, so its patches would be saved along with Kyma Sound files automatically, and VCS settings, when recalled, would automatically be sent to the Lemur etc. But I was just confabulating really! Perhaps I posted in the wrong part of the forum I just read Hector's post about the Motormix and thought I'd slip this in, as it would be great if the Lemur were fully integrated into Kyma like Motormix/Wacom/Continuum. For the time being, I'm enjoying OSCulator!
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posted 17 November 2006 10:07            

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Originally posted by HectorBenard:
I haven't had any problems with my motormix lately. The problems I had just disappeared after a while for no apparent reason. H

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Well mine just decided to work this morning. Hmmm. I have a performance this weekend and am not sure what to do - I don't have a lot of time to play with it between now and them to see if it still seems reliable (it would be my first performance with the motormix)...

Regarding the Lemur as an integrated controller with Kyma, I'm not sure it's a good idea to put so much effort into integrating with another product that costs almost as much as a basic capybara system...I know I can't afford it for the foreseeable future. Not that it doesn't look great and most likely is the "future of controllers," in the sense that that is the direction that things probably are and should be headed.

OSC integration is another thing though, I'm all for that. Also soft takeover of normal midi controllers (a la Reaktor), which I have mentioned before. Or maybe integration with a cheap motorized fader device like the Behringer BCF2000.

posted 17 November 2006 10:08            

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Originally posted by Phi Curtis:
Well mine just decided to work this morning.

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posted 17 November 2006 12:16            

That's too bad! I know how frustrating it can be when the motormix just quits on you like that.

I've suggested to Kurt looking into the mackie MCU. It is well built, easy to get, and much less expensive than the motormix2. It is a bit big, but I think it is the best option to replace the motormix. Also, I think the behringer has a mode to emulate the MCU, so if communication with the MCU is implemented in Kyma that would mean that the BCF2000 could be used as well, as an inexpensive alternative (its lack of lcd's for the faders is a big problem for it to become the main motormix replacement).

The Lemur looks really nice. It's great that it can be used with Kyma now through the OSCUlator (I know a few people that over the last couple of years had been very interested in using OSC with Kyma, and now thanks to Camille it can be done). It will be very exciting to work with the lemur in the future, but I think it is important to still have a motorized fader box controller that is affordable, reliable and... available!

Cheers,

posted 17 November 2006 16:15            

I can see your point Phil, sometimes I forget how much the Lemur cost! (Something that generally happens when you've got your money's worth!) Nevertheless, it's not cheap by any means...