midizap/examples/XTouchMini.midizaprc

# While the X-Touch Mini is very popular as a Lightroom controller, musicians
# often complain that its Mackie control mode is just too basic. But midizap
# makes it easy to add most of the essential MC functions that are missing, so
# that the unit becomes really usable as a control surface.

# NOTE: This configuration assumes that the X-Touch Mini is in MC mode, which
# is the case if the MC MODE LED on the right side is lit. If necessary, you
# can switch the device to MC mode by holding the MC key while powering it up.

# Copyright (c) 2018 Albert Graef <aggraef@gmail.com>

# Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
# permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and
# this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is, without any
# warranty.

JACK_NAME "midizap-XTouchMini"
JACK_PORTS 2

# automatic connections
JACK_IN1  X-TOUCH MINI MIDI 1
JACK_OUT1 ardour:mackie control in
JACK_IN2  ardour:mackie control out
JACK_OUT2 X-TOUCH MINI MIDI 1

# Pass everything through, except for the translations below.

PASSTHROUGH
SYSTEM_PASSTHROUGH

# The idea of this mapping is to leave the original bindings mostly untouched.
# In order to accommodate the missing MC functions, we add two shifted layers.
# To access these layers, we reassign the first two keys in the bottom row as
# internal shift keys, denoted SHIFT and ALT in the following.

# Note that the device, besides the encoders and the master fader, has two
# rows of 8 buttons and 2 buttons on the right which are laid out in MC mode
# as follows:

# [CLICK]   [SOLO]    [TRACK] [SEND] [PAN]  [PLUGIN] [EQ]   [INST] [MARKER/A]
# [DROP/MC] [REPLACE] [REW]   [FFWD] [LOOP] [STOP]   [PLAY] [REC]  [NUDGE/B]

# This midizap configuration remaps them as follows:

# [CLICK]  [SOLO] [TRACK]  [SEND]  [PAN]  [PLUGIN] [EQ]   [INST] [BANK LEFT]
# [SHIFT]  [ALT]  [REW]    [FFWD]  [LOOP] [STOP]   [PLAY] [REC]  [BANK RIGHT]

# Note the two shift keys (SHIFT and ALT) in the lower button row, and the
# bank switch keys on the right. Other than that, the unshifted layer is
# unchanged. On the SHIFT layer, the bindings are as follows:

# [SELECT] ...                                                   [CHAN LEFT]
#                 [DROP] [REPLACE] [FLIP] [MARKER] [NUDGE]       [CHAN RIGHT]

# Note that the remapped functions (DROP, REPLACE, MARKER, NUDGE) are now
# available as shifted keys in the bottom row. We also added the FLIP key
# there. The shifted keys in the top row are bound to the channel SELECT
# functions. Moreover, our translations for the SHIFT layer also assign the
# master fader to the first channel, like on the X-Touch ONE, and the encoders
# become the eight channel faders.

# Finally, since Ardour requires some of the keys to be combined with the MC
# SHIFT key to get at some functions (SHIFT + SELECT/MARKER/NUDGE), we provide
# a third ALT layer with those shifted bindings:

# [^SELECT]  ...                                                 [UP]
#                 [LEFT] [RIGHT]  [ZOOM] [^MARKER] [^NUDGE]      [DOWN]

# We also threw in some other useful MC keys (cursor and zoom) there. You may
# want to adjust this layer as needed for your DAW program. The SHIFT layer,
# in contrast, should be pretty generic, and work fine as is with most DAWs.

[MIDI]

# Note that, as explained in the midizap manual, you can change the SHIFT and
# ALT keys to CapsLock-style keys by removing the RELEASE part of the
# sequence. They will then work as toggles. With the RELEASE sequence, they
# work as momentary switches, i.e., you need to hold them down to invoke a
# shifted function.

# MC = SHIFT button, with direct feedback
D#7 SHIFT ^D#7 RELEASE SHIFT ^D#7

# ALT button
E7 SHIFT2 ^E7 RELEASE SHIFT2 ^E7

# A/B buttons on the right = bank left/right
C7   A#3 # bank left
C#7  B3  # bank right

# shifted A/B buttons = channel left/right
^C7  C4  # channel left
^C#7 C#4 # channel right

# other shifted buttons
^G7  D#7 # REW  = DROP
^G#7 E7  # FFWD = REPLACE
^D7  D4  # LOOP = FLIP
^A7  C7  # STOP = MARKER
^A#7 C#7 # PLAY = NUDGE
# ^B7  # REC, currently unassigned

# shifted top row = SELECT
^F7  C2
^F#7 C#2
^E3  D2
^F3  D#2
^F#3 E2
^G3  F2
^G#3 F#2
^A3  G2

# shifted encoders = channel faders
^CC16~ PB[129]-1
^CC17~ PB[129]-2
^CC18~ PB[129]-3
^CC19~ PB[129]-4
^CC20~ PB[129]-5
^CC21~ PB[129]-6
^CC22~ PB[129]-7
^CC23~ PB[129]-8

# fader goes to first channel in bank when shifted
^PB[]-9 PB-1

# ALT layer. This uses the same trick (the explicit RELEASE sequence) as in
# XTouchONE.midizaprc to transmit the MC SHIFT key (A#5) in the right order.

# ALT top row = SHIFT+SELECT
2^F7  A#5 C2  RELEASE C2  A#5
2^F#7 A#5 C#2 RELEASE C#2 A#5
2^E3  A#5 D2  RELEASE D2  A#5
2^F3  A#5 D#2 RELEASE D#2 A#5
2^F#3 A#5 E2  RELEASE E2  A#5
2^G3  A#5 F2  RELEASE F2  A#5
2^G#3 A#5 F#2 RELEASE F#2 A#5
2^A3  A#5 G2  RELEASE G2  A#5

2^A7  A#5 C7 RELEASE  C7  A#5  # ALT+STOP = SHIFT+MARKER
2^A#7 A#5 C#7 RELEASE C#7 A#5  # ALT+PLAY = SHIFT+NUDGE

2^G7  D8  # ALT+REW  = LEFT
2^G#7 D#8 # ALT+FFWD = RIGHT
2^D7  E8  # ALT+LOOP = ZOOM
2^C7  C8  # ALT+A    = UP
2^C#7 C#8 # ALT+B    = DOWN

[MIDI2]

# feedback for the BANK LEFT/RIGHT buttons
A#3  C7
B3   C#7

# We also provide feedback for the *faders* here, so that the current values
# are shown on the LED rings of the encoders while the faders are being
# operated. Note that the fader values are shown in "fan" mode (arc from zero
# to the current value) so that they're distinguishable from pan values which
# will be shown in "pan" mode (single tick indicating left/right position).

# NOTE: This is still experimental. Overloading the encoders in this manner is
# convenient and seems to work reasonably well in Ardour at least, but having
# some encoders display pan and others volume may be confusing at times.

PB[1536]{0}-1 CC48{33-43}'
PB[1536]{0}-2 CC49{33-43}'
PB[1536]{0}-3 CC50{33-43}'
PB[1536]{0}-4 CC51{33-43}'
PB[1536]{0}-5 CC52{33-43}'
PB[1536]{0}-6 CC53{33-43}'
PB[1536]{0}-7 CC54{33-43}'
PB[1536]{0}-8 CC55{33-43}'