Hi, previously posted in Keyboard Corner Forum..
Hi all,
I`m trying to understand if I have a faulty unit... bought a brand new Roland A-800 Pro Controller and found out the joystick has an annoying deadzone from its rest position, both up and down (confirmed via MIDI-OX).
It takes almost 20% of its range for the pitch start to be affected… I wonder if this also occurs in the flagship synths using the same joystick model…
I`ve made a video with clear data:
https://youtu.be/zl6Vwz3FXFM
Any A-800 Pro user could check please?
Thanks!
Thiago
Roland A-800 Pro – Joystick "calibration"
Re: Roland A-800 Pro – Joystick "calibration"
I can't get any sound from your video, but I have an A-800PRO and I would say the first 10 or 20 percent of the pitch bend travel is less effective than the further reaches. A bit like modern cars balance the steering around the straight ahead to stop the car tram lining too much on a motorway (sorry for the car analogy but I like cars, a lot..)
Hope that helps...?
Hope that helps...?
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Re: Roland A-800 Pro – Joystick "calibration"
thanks for replying.
The video doesn't have sound... what I've tried to do is to show the MIDI messages that only begins to be transmitted after the bend reached a certain point (I`d say close to the 20% travel space).
Do you feel your pitch isn't linear? I mean: do you feel it works a certain way up to the 20% then changing after?
The video doesn't have sound... what I've tried to do is to show the MIDI messages that only begins to be transmitted after the bend reached a certain point (I`d say close to the 20% travel space).
Do you feel your pitch isn't linear? I mean: do you feel it works a certain way up to the 20% then changing after?
Re: Roland A-800 Pro – Joystick "calibration"
Do you feel your pitch isn't linear?
Err, probably. But I find it useful as it means a quick tremble around the centre point doesn't make an unwanted wobble. However, I've used these Roland style mod controllers for years as I simply can't get along with the Yamaha type with 2 forward wheels, or the Korg joystick with no feel at all.
If you're coming to it from another type of controller then maybe it's a matter of getting used to it and playing to it's strengths..? Or maybe it IS not functioning right - if you have a video with sound I could easily compare with my experiences if you like..?
Err, probably. But I find it useful as it means a quick tremble around the centre point doesn't make an unwanted wobble. However, I've used these Roland style mod controllers for years as I simply can't get along with the Yamaha type with 2 forward wheels, or the Korg joystick with no feel at all.
If you're coming to it from another type of controller then maybe it's a matter of getting used to it and playing to it's strengths..? Or maybe it IS not functioning right - if you have a video with sound I could easily compare with my experiences if you like..?
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Re: Roland A-800 Pro – Joystick "calibration"
thanks, we can consider sound starts to pitch up exactly as the midi message begins to change (between 6 and 7 seconds of my video).
tks buddy
tks buddy
Re: Roland A-800 Pro – Joystick "calibration"
That being the case I think that looks the same as mine...
Have a look here:
https://s.disco.ac/kwplqhtvhniy
Not sure if that URL will work here but if in doubt just copy and paste it...
Have a look here:
https://s.disco.ac/kwplqhtvhniy
Not sure if that URL will work here but if in doubt just copy and paste it...
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Re: Roland A-800 Pro – Joystick "calibration"
worked fine, thanks!
I think its something from software and not really a misconstruction.... Ill try to fix it in the future. Thanks!
I think its something from software and not really a misconstruction.... Ill try to fix it in the future. Thanks!
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Re: Roland A-800 Pro – Joystick "calibration"
This is not a malfunction, but an always-on software solution to avoid Pitch Bend "drifting".
For the Roland A-300PRO / A-500PRO / A-800PRO programmable potentiometers (R1..R9 and S1..S9), the user can enable/disable a similar function (see Roland A-300PRO +A-500PRO +A-800PRO Owner's Manual, page 55, "Virtual center click setting").
For the Roland A-300PRO / A-500PRO / A-800PRO programmable potentiometers (R1..R9 and S1..S9), the user can enable/disable a similar function (see Roland A-300PRO +A-500PRO +A-800PRO Owner's Manual, page 55, "Virtual center click setting").