vr760motif Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I am considering using the PX-5S as a controller for my CPU with DAW ableton live intro in a live performance situation. The sliders and knobs can send midi info out the usb port but can any of the other buttons on the px-5s be used as mute or unmute instruments in the DAW? thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Hi Mark and welcome to the forums. The PX-5S does not have any assignable/programmable controller buttons, unless you want to count the 2 switch pedal inputs as buttons. Pedals can turn zones on/off. Also, it is possible possible to turn the PX-5S's 4 zones on/off with the zone buttons, so that might be an option for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppin Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 To add to what Brad had posted, once you go into the System menu, you can control various midi settings live. Actually adjusting the controls here can send out midi information as you do it. Though the specific slider isn't assignable per se, you could, for example, use the mixer settings to send out various CCs to an external source on channels 1-16. Getting a little creative, you could program a phrase or a song that records a midi volume or velocity at zero. The advantage of a song is that you could specify the midi channel or group of midi channels. Call up the song and play it and the channels get "muted". Have another song to do the opposite. Along the same lines, you could program midi files that do the same and store them on your thumb drive. Call up the specific file that changes the volume of the channel or channels you want. Play it and it can send the info externally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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