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This is how you get 3 Decks ONLY on the 68.

J.J. 6:04 AM - 22 November, 2011
4 Decks takes up to much real-estate. Stack Display only shows 2 or 4 decks, but not 3 decks.

You have to assign a MIDI button to do this. I assigned the 'Flex FX' button for Mic 2 on the Sixty Eight. Unfortunately, you have to do this every time SSL boots up. You can hit the button to activate 3 decks, hit the button again to disable Flex FX and you will remain in 3 Deck DAW mode.

Download here: www.poweronplay.com

<midi>
<Control name="Three Deck DAW Mode Button" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="88" />
</midi>

channel="1" is MIDI channel 1
control="88" is FlexFX button under MIC 2

Make sure you enable (check) "Allow MIDI assign of mixer controls" under Setup/ Hardware (bottom left) for the Rane Sixty-Eight Mixer.
After you unzip the file, put the XML in Serato's MIDI folder: www.poweronplay.com

NOW IF SERATO CAN FINALLY ADD A DUPLICATE TO 3 & 4 DECK OR SAMPLER IN MIDI.
radikarl 10:05 AM - 26 November, 2011
interesting find!
Code:E 8:07 PM - 26 November, 2011
hummm..... can i do this with SL4?
Konix 5:27 AM - 27 November, 2011
Quote:
hummm..... can i do this with SL4?


Yes you can, for now at least.
J.J. 6:19 AM - 1 December, 2011
Not only can you do this with a SL4, but with a SL1, SL2, SL3, TTM 57SL, MP4.

I had four decks on my MP 4. LOL The third and fourth deck won't do nothing, but it looks cool.

<midi>
<Control name="Four Deck DAW Mode Button" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="88" />
</midi>
Code:E 8:07 AM - 1 December, 2011
Ok i run 3 cdj2000's an akai mpd 32 and apc 40 and a maudio xsession pro and midi data come from a DJM2000. Ya i know a ton of midi controllers. I need to leave my midi preset loaded. where should i put that line of code?
radikarl 8:13 AM - 1 December, 2011
anywhere inside the midi XML
not as first line, not as last line, since they are used to start and to end your mapping file,
but every line in between is ok

this is your file:
Quote:
<midi>
foo
bar
some
thing
</midi>


this could be your file after editing it:
Quote:
<midi>
<Control name="Three Deck DAW Mode Button" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="88" />
foo
bar
some
thing
</midi>


of course you have to adjust channel and control so that they correspond to the button you want to use for this.
radikarl 8:14 AM - 1 December, 2011
but i think this is actually a bug and will most likely not work for too long with other hardware than the SL3, so don't rely on it.
Code:E 8:14 AM - 1 December, 2011
PERFECT! thanks you.... gonna try it right now :)
Code:E 8:15 AM - 1 December, 2011
poo do you know if they fixed it in that beta that i can't talk about?
radikarl 8:17 AM - 1 December, 2011
i don't know.

if there is a beta which you can't talk about then you should not talk about it. not even mention it
Code:E 8:58 AM - 1 December, 2011
what version of serato has this been tested on? im useing 2.3.1.
Code:E 8:58 AM - 1 December, 2011
with an sl4
Code:E 8:59 AM - 1 December, 2011
here is what my XML file looks like.
the line of code i added is 7 lines down.

<midi>
<Control name="VSL MIDI LeftB Bypass" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="43" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI LeftA Bypass" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="46" />
<Control name="Two Deck Vert Mode Button" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="49" />
<Control name="Two Deck Horiz Mode Button" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="50" />
<Control name="Two Deck DAW Mode Button" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="51" />
<Control name="Four Deck DAW Mode Button" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="52" />
<Control name="Three Deck DAW Mode Button" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="55" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI RightB Bypass" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="56" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI RightA Bypass" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="57" />
<Control name="Three Deck DAW Mode Button" channel="1" event_type="Note On" control="115" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI UpfaderLeft" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" data_type="Absolute 7" control="11" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI UpfaderRight" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="14" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI XFader" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="20" reversed="true" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI KnobLeftA" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="24" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI KnobLeftB" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="25" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI KnobRightA" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="31" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI KnobRightB" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" data_type="Absolute 7" control="32" />
<Control name="Effect Ultra Knob 1" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="48" />
<Control name="VSL MIDI Knob Transition SelectOnly" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="51" />
<Control name="Effect Button 1 1" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="68" />
<Control name="Effect Button 2 1" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="69" />
<Control name="Effect Button 3 1" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="70" />
<Control name="Loop Roll Button A" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="71" />
<Control name="Loop Roll Button B" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="72" />
<Control name="Effect Button 1 2" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="73" />
<Control name="Effect Button 2 2" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="74" />
<Control name="Effect Button 3 2" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="75" />
<Control name="Drop Sampler Play 6" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="80" />
<Control name="Effects Button" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="116" />
<Control name="Ableton Button" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="117" />
<Control name="Drop Sampler Button" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="118" />
<Control name="Prepare Button" channel="1" event_type="Control Change" control="119" />
<Control name="Auto Loop One Button A" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="1" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Sixteenth Button A" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="2" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Sixteenth Button B" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="3" />
<Control name="Auto Loop One Button B" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="4" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Two Button A" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="5" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Eighth Button A" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="6" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Eighth Button B" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="7" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Two Button B" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="8" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Four Button A" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="9" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Fourth Button A" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="10" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Fourth Button B" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="11" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Four Button B" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="12" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Eight Button A" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="13" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Half Button A" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="14" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Half Button B" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="15" />
<Control name="Auto Loop Eight Button B" channel="2" event_type="Note On" control="16" />
<Control name="Effect Master Knob 1 1" channel="2" event_type="Control Change" control="20" />
<Control name="Effect Master Knob 2 1" channel="2" event_type="Control Change" control="21" />
<Control name="Effect Master Knob 3 1" channel="2" event_type="Control Change" control="22" />
<Control name="AutoLoopSelect Knob A" channel="2" event_type="Control Change" control="23" />
<Control name="AutoLoopSelect Knob B" channel="2" event_type="Control Change" control="24" />
<Control name="Effect Master Knob 1 2" channel="2" event_type="Control Change" control="25" />
<Control name="Effect Master Knob 2 2" channel="2" event_type="Control Change" control="26" />
<Control name="Effect Master Knob 3 2" channel="2" event_type="Control Change" control="27" />
<Control name="Ableton Player Pitch Slider" channel="3" event_type="Control Change" data_type="Absolute 7" control="12" />
<Control name="Ableton Player Sync 1 Button" channel="3" event_type="Control Change" control="88" />
<Control name="Ableton Player Sync 2 Button" channel="3" event_type="Control Change" control="89" />
<Control name="Ableton Player Sync 3 Button" channel="3" event_type="Control Change" control="90" />
<Control name="Ableton Player Internal Button" channel="3" event_type="Control Change" control="93" />
<Control name="Drop Sampler Play 1" channel="14" event_type="Note On" control="60" />
<Control name="Drop Sampler Play 3" channel="14" event_type="Note On" control="62" />
</midi>
Code:E 9:01 AM - 1 December, 2011
Never mind i got it... You need to load i different midi preset 1st the reload the one you changed.