[ddots-l] Re: enable sonar jaws surface

  • From: Kevin L Gibbs <kevjazz@xxxxxx>
  • To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:54:50 -0500

the 25 may be too old.  I had to get a driver for Snowleopard.  didn't see one 
for Lion.  I'll look again.

On Jun 15, 2012, at 1:47 PM, D!J!X! wrote:

> Not sure on the 25, but the oxygen61 is class compliant, so you just plug it 
> in and it works, no drivers needed; it works under 7 no problems, not sure 
> about the mac, though I'd imagine so, since no drivers are required.
>  
> HTH, D!J!X!
> 
>  
> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Kevin L Gibbs
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 1:48 AM
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: enable sonar jaws surface
> 
> 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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