AKAI APC Mini mk2 support
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 7:59 pm
So, I bought a new AKAI APC mini mk2 earlier this week. Although very similar to the previous version of the APC mini, this one has 8 x 8 RGB buttons. A couple of button locations have also been changed, as well as channel numbers. To get everything to work, I've put in a pull-request with an updated input profile + midi template: https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/pull/1400
In any case, this is the result, each available color with its DMX feedback value:
Some things to keep in mind:
* Only even values are relevant, as each consecutive DMX feedback value is mapped to the same MIDI velocity.
* The output MIDI channel must be set to 7 to get 100% brightness (when MIDI channel 1 is chosen, you'll only get 10% brightness)
* The control buttons on the side however (Volume, Pan, etc.) have single LEDs which unfortunately only react to messages on MIDI channel 1. Maybe we could add a FixedMidiChannel attribute on the Feedbacks element that could be configured to overwrite the output MIDI channel for feedback to allow a profile to output certain numbers to different MIDI channels?
Details about the communication protocol can be found here:
https://cdn.inmusicbrands.com/akai/atta ... 20v1.0.pdf
In any case, this is the result, each available color with its DMX feedback value:
Some things to keep in mind:
* Only even values are relevant, as each consecutive DMX feedback value is mapped to the same MIDI velocity.
* The output MIDI channel must be set to 7 to get 100% brightness (when MIDI channel 1 is chosen, you'll only get 10% brightness)
* The control buttons on the side however (Volume, Pan, etc.) have single LEDs which unfortunately only react to messages on MIDI channel 1. Maybe we could add a FixedMidiChannel attribute on the Feedbacks element that could be configured to overwrite the output MIDI channel for feedback to allow a profile to output certain numbers to different MIDI channels?
Details about the communication protocol can be found here:
https://cdn.inmusicbrands.com/akai/atta ... 20v1.0.pdf