timboalogo Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 Am once again fiddling with ACT and am wondering why it only works on the first 8 tracks. I've had to reorder the tracks in a song several times to accommodate this. Am I mistaken or is this the way ACT works? Thanks, Timbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azslow3 Posted November 5 Share Posted November 5 ACT plug-ins (all surface plug-ins are "ACT plug-ins", it is better mention "ACT MIDI Controller" explicitly when you ask about it) work with specific banks of strips. "ACT MIDI Controller" always works with 8. But the first strip it control can be arbitrary. Which strips are currently controlled is indicated by WAI (Where I Am) color bars (left from strips in the Track view, bottom im the Console view). Right click on that place for the strip which should be the first and select "Move ACT MIDI Controller -1 here". Alternatively assign "Next track bank" ("Previous track bank") commands to buttons to move from controller itself. If you really want to understand how "ACT MIDI Controller" works, read https://www.azslow.com/index.php/topic,107.0.html, but you probably don't want dig so deep 😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timboalogo Posted November 6 Author Share Posted November 6 Thanks Alexei, I didn't know you could right-click and move the controller! Thanks for that. Tim PS I read your topic 107 years ago and have downloaded your software, but I always make a mess of using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timboalogo Posted November 6 Author Share Posted November 6 Ha, it looks like I read it 107 years ago, but I meant "topic 107", duh. 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azslow3 Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 14 hours ago, timboalogo said: Ha, it looks like I read it 107 years ago, but I meant "topic 107", duh. 🤪 So, you are not the oldest Cakewalk user since the time they was producing Phonographs (under different brand) 😏 BTW (for casual readers) topic "107" does not require my software, it explains how "ACT MIDI Controller" works (features, limits, etc.). It also includes step by step tutorial how to mimic it in "AZ Controller", but that part can be skipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timboalogo Posted November 8 Author Share Posted November 8 Thanks again Alexie, I redid topic "107" yesterday and learned a bunch about both your controller and the bandlab/cakewalk one. Thanks again for your patience! And humour. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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