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I can tell you that this is the behavior I was hoping for out of the Touch One, regardless of whatever else noise is going on in the background.  As long as I can click on a track and the controller knows where I am without having to change banks, I'm happy. And that's what we've got right now.

Next up...as limited as it would be with just one fader, one encoder and a jog wheel, I need to figure out how to control plugin knobs.  Currently, I've not been able to move even one knob on a plugin.

And, even more importantly, to see if I can manipulate automation on varying parameters. So far I've only been able to use the fader for volume and the encoder for stereo balance control.

WAI is a position. Width influence visual representation in Sonar (the number of strip highlighted) and has no other meaning. But internal X-Touch logic "think" it works with 8 strips, so channel buttons move to let say strip 2 in the WAI. AZ Controller get no info the controller has switched to the second strip (it think the controller works with 8+9 strips all the time).

Align:1 (in my mod logic) will move the bank to current strip. It is more "heavy" then Align:8, it has to re-send all information (about 8 strips) every time you change strip, Align:8 is not really changing anything as long as you are in the current bank. But I don't know if X-Touch auto-switch to currently chosen strip within bank (I have assumed yes). If not, Align:1 is the only way to force following.

So I found the settings in the plugin on the FEEDBACK tab.  I changed the WAI to Align: 1 and Track: 1 and clicked on the INITIAL box.  Now the WAI just shows on the single track I've clicked on.  FANTASTIC!!

You're right bout the bank and channel buttons not playing nicely but it doesn't matter since I'm selecting the tracks with the mouse, one at a time.

This is a great improvement, for sure.

Sure as shit man...it's now auto banking to any track I click on with the mouse - and the fader is responding properly on the channels.  The only fader I've seen acting strange so far is the master fader a couple times, but I can't get it to do it again.  So let's give it some time.

The WIA is moving in banks of 8 when I click on a track on the console and in the tracks pane. 

I've got some work to do here to get all my buttons back to what they were before this mod.  And some work to try to clean up all that 8-channel info buried in there.

I'm super excited to see this working like this!

Quote from: skullsession on Yesterday at 03:29:06 PMThanks, AZ!  I'll be able to get a look at it in a few hours.  Might take me a few days to digest it because I'm really still trying to get my head around how it functions in the background.  I did start noticing last night that there are setting in there for 8 channels.  Now that you say this, it makes sense.

I'd love to work out a preset for this unit, specifically.  I definitely could make the time if I can learn to understand it all.

I'll report back when I get a chance to try it out.  Thanks so much!

"Nothing looks impossible to do, till you try to do that..."
Making simple presets for AZ Controller is relatively simple. Making sophisticated presets for AZ Controller is progressively complicated...

To try with X-Touch one, switch it into MIDI mode. Then follow tutorials (in that sequence):
https://www.azslow.com/index.php/topic,9.0.html
https://www.azslow.com/index.php/topic,138.0.html
https://www.azslow.com/index.php/topic,336.0.html
Try to read the documentation, to understand possibilities.

Warning: the fader is touch sensitive, to "MIDI learn", first touch it, then press "Learn" (by other hand), then move. You will "learn" touch signal in case you touch after start learning. And don't initially try to work with fader as touch sensitive, it can be a bit challenging (till you complete tutorials, so understand monitoring, and find required Action with reasonable parameters in the documentation).

Thanks, AZ!  I'll be able to get a look at it in a few hours.  Might take me a few days to digest it because I'm really still trying to get my head around how it functions in the background.  I did start noticing last night that there are setting in there for 8 channels.  Now that you say this, it makes sense.

I'd love to work out a preset for this unit, specifically.  I definitely could make the time if I can learn to understand it all.

I'll report back when I get a chance to try it out.  Thanks so much!

 

Quote from: skullsession on May 03, 2026, 03:03:51 AMGreetings.  I've downloaded this preset and it seems to be mostly, if not entirely working, still, in Bandlab Sonar 2026.04 build 078.

The most important feature to add would be to have the bank automatically follow the selected track so that the fader was immediately available on any track/channel I select with a mouse.

I don't have the device, so I can't test how good attached modification is working (if at all). But I see WAI is moving in Sonar, so it does something

Please note BANK<> and CHANNEL<> can no longer work stable, since WAI is auto-moved every time you start working with different strip. It will be reset to aligned blocks (strips 1-8, 9-16, etc.).

PS. Original preset is for X-Touch One Mackie mode, 8 strips. But X-Touch One is one strip controller. To get "optimal" integration, MIDI mode should be used. No one has created such preset and I don't have the device to do so easily. So that is just to note there is theoretical possibility for better integration, bypassing any build-in (and so potentially non optimal) Mackie emulation in the device. Such preset will be way simpler, since it will deals with a single strip and with existing physical controls only. Also WAI indication will be correct (one strip in a time).
But till you are ready to invest significant time in such preset creation, just use what is there.

Greetings.  I've downloaded this preset and it seems to be mostly, if not entirely working, still, in Bandlab Sonar 2026.04 build 078.

The most important feature to add would be to have the bank automatically follow the selected track so that the fader was immediately available on any track/channel I select with a mouse.

Options was discussed there (ProBox and from Brandley):
https://discuss.cakewalk.com/topic/2863-mackie-d8b-used-for-a-controller-in-cakerwalk/

Hi all.
I am wondering if anybody is using the Mackie D8b mixer as a control surface?
I know 8 channels at a time, I want to be able to see the 24 meters and mix in any DAW.
Any thoughts about modifying and opinions?
Thanks...