REAPER Actions Pairing - Novation Launchkey 49 MKII
Hey everyone!
I've just started working with REAPER after a couple years of being an obligate ProTools user (my college coursework in music production was taught with ProTools). I bought a Launchkey 49 after falling in love with it - of the midi keyboards I demoed in store, it seemed to have the most punching power at that price point. Now, I know it was designed for easy integration with Ableton, but with diligent use of these forums and the Reaper manual, I've gotten the Launchkey up and running nearly flawlessly using the actions menu, with just a few minor problems.
I'm running the latest version of Reaper on my 64 bit Windows 10 laptop, in case that affects any of my following concerns.
The most glaring problem is with the record transport control and the small rectangular buttons under each of the faders. Once the button is paired with the action, the record button only works when the button is held in the depressed position. In other words, when toggled, it records for an instant and then stops. The same is happening with the buttons under each of the faders, as I have those paired with the "toggle solo" function, and they only toggle solo when depressed. I have to assume this is some midi quirk, where the button reads out either 0 or 127, and the function is only "turned on" when it reads in 127. Is there any fix for this?
My second question is regarding the pads: I've never used pads before, so is there anything I should know about pairing them with REAPER before I start to use them? They seem to work by default with one of my drum VSTs.
There also seems to be a bit of latency, but I'm sure the Launchkey itself is not to blame. What could help with that? Buying a 9v wall adapter to be sure that the Launchkey fed enough?
Last question is more of a wish list item: there are 8 faders and knobs (9, if you include the master fader) on the Launchkey. Is there a way to set up the actions so that if I press one of the arrow buttons, the faders and knobs then control the levels of the subsequent 8 tracks? If not, no problem. I had just come up with that idea while fooling around in the actions menu.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks guys!
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