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Studio One sync start record question #768046 06/09/23 12:16 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,738 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late Planobilly OP Veteran
OP Planobilly Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,738 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late	How do I get my midi keyboard to sync start record in Studio One 5? Billy “Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”

Re: Studio One sync start record question Planobilly #768051 06/09/23 01:33 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,341 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,341 Hamlin NY	Billy, we need to know what keyboard you have. I have M-Audio's Oxygen 61 and it has software that can control Studio One Pro. That includes a start to record button. {edit} It can control other DAWs as well. Last edited by MarioD; 06/09/23 01:34 AM. I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia. She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me! 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Studio One sync start record question Planobilly #768077 06/09/23 05:21 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,738 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late Planobilly OP Veteran
OP Planobilly Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,738 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late	Hi Mario Technics SXPR603. This keyboard is pretty old. There are a lot of midi functions but... I looked through the manual and did not find anything. There is a sync start button on the keyboard that starts the internal recorder. Billy Last edited by Planobilly; 06/09/23 05:31 AM. “Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”

Re: Studio One sync start record question Planobilly #768091 06/09/23 07:24 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,341 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,341 Hamlin NY	That model is 19years old. I do not believe any keyboard from that era could control a DAW. I believe the control your DAW feature is only a couple of years old. I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia. She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me! 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Studio One sync start record question Planobilly #768110 06/09/23 11:01 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 22,476 Mi., USA rharv Veteran
rharv Veteran Joined: May 2000 Posts: 22,476 Mi., USA	I did it the other way I had an old W30 that could start/stop with RB, I am sure it would be more than 19 years old now (if it lived; it ran on floppies!) .. and it would follow a position pointer so the SEQ knew 'where' to start and sync up. The solution for me was finding the particular time clock setting in RB/PT (DAW) that allowed sending this data. So instead of Start/Stop from the keyboard I would Start/Stop from the computer. Give yourself a couple seconds to reposition, and you're good to go. Last edited by rharv; 06/09/23 11:05 AM. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome Make your sound your own!

Re: Studio One sync start record question Planobilly #768118 06/09/23 01:14 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110 M musocity Veteran
musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	This will allow you to start record in Studio One with your very old keyboard https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=718863 you would just need to set it to studio one rather than Biab, this is easily done. You can set your keyboard to do any function in studio one by sending the hot key or accessing S1 menus. Rather than: winactivate,ahk_class TBandWindow you will have winactivate,ahk_class StudioOne (whatever name it users you get by running the windows spy.ahk and clicking on the S1 window will give the name to use)

Re: Studio One sync start record question Planobilly #768134 06/09/23 03:21 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,738 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late Planobilly OP Veteran
OP Planobilly Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,738 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late	Thanks, guys. Yes, the keyboard is 20 years old. I have rebuilt the main electronics board twice and built a new power supply. Fortunately, all the mechanical parts are in great shape. I like the feel of the keys better than anything else I have tried. There are a few of these Technics keyboards for sale on Reverb. They are pricy for such an old keyboard. But...a modern keyboard to replace it is 3k to 5k. I have the keyboard set up in Studio One, both Midi and analog out from the keyboard. The midi signal is using an aftermarket USB device Roland UM-One. I also have midi cables if I need them. The new Focusrite interface has midi ports. I will try to figure out the script. Billy “Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”

Re: Studio One sync start record question Planobilly #768138 06/09/23 06:38 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110 M musocity Veteran
musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	try this one: AHK_Midi2Keypress-S1.zip EDIT: for S1 only 2 functions Record Stop AHK_Midi2Keypress-S1-Only.zip When it first runs it will ask for the midi device, this may come up behind the main GUI window. It will send numpad * for record and spacebar for stop. You can preset the midi notes with "Choose1" "Choose3" All the other actions are for Biab, I can remove them if you just want the last 2 functions. Code: Gui, Add, Text, x10 y590, Function 7 Midi Note: Gui, Add, DropDownList, gCheckNote7 vFunction7 Choose1 x10 y610, %RangeNote% Gui, Add, Text, x150 y610, S1 Record Gui, Add, Text, x10 y640, Function 8 Midi Note: Gui, Add, DropDownList, gCheckNote8 vFunction8 Choose3 x10 y660, %RangeNote% Gui, Add, Text, x150 y660, S1 Stop if (data1 = Function7) { Winactivate, ahk_exe Studio One.exe Send, {NumpadMult} Sleep, 200 } if (data1 = Function8) { Winactivate, ahk_exe Studio One.exe Send, {SPACE} Sleep, 200 } Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) BB23-AHK-S1-Record.png (18.16 KB, 41 downloads) BB23-AHK-S1-Record-Only.png (7.17 KB, 38 downloads)

Re: Studio One sync start record question musocity #768148 06/09/23 09:59 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	Also https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=430438 http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/Multimedia/Audio/MIDI-Hotkey-Portable.shtml https://midikey2key.de/

Re: Studio One sync start record question musocity #768206 06/10/23 11:19 PM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	This is how easy Zoom++

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