[ddots-l] Re: enable sonar jaws surface

  • From: Kevin L Gibbs <kevjazz@xxxxxx>
  • To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:47:45 -0500

DJX,
I have an Oxygen 8 25 key keyboard c 2003.  Did they ever make Win 7 or Mac OSX 
Lion drivers for it?
K.
On Jun 14, 2012, at 11:57 PM, D!J!X! wrote:

> Hi Rui, I was looking for the messsage I had sent a while back with the 
> description of it but can't find it; the oxygen is very easy to configure; it 
> doesn't even use a display!
>  
> It has: 61 touch sensitive keys (with programmable velocity)
> Pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, octave shift up and down buttons (for 
> shifting the entire keyboard), transpose button (for shifting the keyboard in 
> semitones), it has 9 sliders, 8 nobs, 9 push buttons, and 6 mmc (play, stop, 
> pause, rewind, fast-forward, recordetc). All those buttons except 
> transpose/octave shift are assignable to whatever. You can assign to midi cc, 
> rpn, nrpn, bank/program change or toggle messages. The best part is that to 
> program it you use the keys on the keyboard itself, to enter numbers and 
> select values, no having to scroll or do any of that!
> The oxygen can save upto 10 presets for easy recall, and if you have reason, 
> it comes configured to work with it out of the box; reason6 can even update 
> the reason preset and make it work with the new stuff on its own!
>  
> If you don't like programming or don't want to deal with it, you can just use 
> the basic preset and use sonar's midi learn function or your soft synth's 
> midi learn to assign any slider or nob to the oxygen's nobs or sliders, you 
> can even use the push button to toggle things on screen, send bank and patch 
> changes, increase programs by one or decrease by one etc.
> Also, since it has a midi out port and can be externally powered, you can use 
> it to controll another keyboard, sequencer, a rack sound module etc. I used 
> it in combination with my motif; i like the fact that it has 2 buttons that 
> let you move the ouput channel up and down, so you can have the oxygen send 
> out midi on just 1 of the 16 channels;  good for multitrack situations, or 
> when you have something like the motif which has different sounds on each 
> track/channel, all you do is move the oxygen's output to the desired channel, 
> and start playing the new sound!
>  
> The manual is also easy to read and understand; I was able to get up and 
> running just by reading the manual and poking around with it; that's good 
> accessibility in my opinion.
>  
> HTH, D!J!X!
>  
> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Rui Vilarinho
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:32 PM
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: enable sonar jaws surface
> 
> Yeah, exist a bunch of equipment around!
> I only   mention the Oxigen midi controler because it's obvious that exist 
> some  nowhow between blind users.
>  
> Regarding the one you refer, i dont have an opinian, try to no more about how 
> accessible it is.
>  
>  
> regards,
> Rui Vilarinho
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Johan Piryns
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 11:55 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: enable sonar jaws surface
> 
> hi Rui,
>  
> the cakewalk A800pro r is one of them.
> but I go to look.
> By the cakewalk 800 there are much more knobs to use.
>  
> regards
> Johan
> 
> Van: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Namens Rui Vilarinho
> Verzonden: donderdag 14 juni 2012 9:04
> Aan: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Onderwerp: [ddots-l] Re: enable sonar jaws surface
> 
> Hi Johan,
>  
> Folowing DancingDots recommendations you just need to instal the Patches 
> 8.5.2 plus 8.5.3.
>  
> Regarding midi keybords; exist several to choose, it all depends of how much 
> you will want to pay!
>  
> The one I use, is a midi arranger, the Roland EXR 5S.
>  
> However, if you dont want a midi keybord with  speackers or a expensive 
> synthesizer, use midi keybord  controlers that have knobs, modulations keys,  
> a bunge of possibilitys to be use with in a DAW.
> Some in this list use the  Oxigen midi controler per example.
>  
> regards,
> Rui Vilarinho
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Johan Piryns
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 12:32 AM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: enable sonar jaws surface
> 
> I have forgotten installed patch 8.5.1.
> There should be another problem:
> the midi-keyboard for using.
> In belgium, there is a blind musicproducer who says that we need the yamaha 
> motif e-8 unit.
>  
> regards
> Johan
> 
> Van: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Namens Mike Christer
> Verzonden: woensdag 13 juni 2012 21:26
> Aan: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Onderwerp: [ddots-l] Re: enable sonar jaws surface
> 
> Are you sure you installed it correctly?
>  
> l8r
>  
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Johan Piryns
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 8:20 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: enable sonar jaws surface
> 
> Hi,
>  
> I have installed the first installation in my life.
> this is new for me.
>  
> regards
> Johan
> 
> Van: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Namens Mike Christer
> Verzonden: woensdag 13 juni 2012 21:12
> Aan: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Onderwerp: [ddots-l] Re: enable sonar jaws surface
> 
> Try reinstalling CT, if that's what you're using? 
>  
> l8r
>  
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Johan Piryns
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 8:10 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] enable sonar jaws surface
> 
> Hi,
>  
> I have a problem:
> when you are in sonar, you must first push control and f12 for doing
> enable contral jaws surface.
>  
> I do it but he said:
> unable to do this process.
> i don't understand what the problem is.
>  
> is there a reason that it don't proceed?
>  
> Groeten,
> Johan
>  
> Johan Piryns
> Pianist/muzikant
> Meer info: johan.piryns@xxxxxxxxx
>  

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