FaderPort1 V2 does not work with Magix Acid/Vegas

BlakkBubble wrote on 1/29/2021, 4:10 AM

I have FaderPort1 V2 (the single fader model, and not the original grey FaderPort Classic), and I wanted to let it work with Magix Acid or Magix Vegas since both of software have FaderPort Driver in their External Control And Automation option. But it does not work, the FaderPort V2 is recognizable as normal midi device, input output is ok, but I can't add it with FaderPort Driver said device not detected. I set FaderPort V2 to Mackie Control mode, and selected it as Mackie Control device in Acid, it responds but the control mapping is chaotic, can't manipulate at all.  I've searched internet for help, few threads about this issue, and even I can't find a way to workaround like making FaderPort V2 work in FaderPort Classic mode. And I can't register FaderPort DLL plugin directly. I saw no news from PreSonus nor Magix planned to remedy this for FaderPort V2 by backward compatibility or something to let it work with old school software again.

Actually to use with Acid and Vegas was my original purpose of purchasing FaderPort V2. Do I need to buy a second-hand FaderPort Classic to try again? I am not willing to do this uncertain thing, it doesn't make sense to have multiple FaderPorts stack around my desk.

By the way, I sent this request to PreSonus before posting here, and I received message from PreSonus they asked me to contact Magix, said "Magix maintain their own implementations of our FaderPort products in their software". So obviously PreSonus are not gonna do something or have nothing to do with it on the hardware side, leave the problem to Magix.

Yeah probably Magix need to seriously update software drivers for modern midi controllers. Even I can't believe there are dinosaur drivers still within Sound Forge like JLCooper Media Control Station 2 1997 and Roland MCR-8 1994, I am curious how many people keep using such dinosaur devices out there? Most of Media Control Station 2 only built with RS-422 or RS-232 9Pin interface, and I see no MCR-8 ever popped up on EBay so far. How do we get them useful??

So Magix it's time to update driver at least do that for once supported hardware. Or you guys just design your own controller for Acid, Vegas and Sound Forge, see Push for Live, Fire for FL Studio, Atom for Studio One, even Reason has Nektar supports. Beware, more and more Acid users quit and go after Studio One.

Come on Magix you guys have done really great job to revive Acid back, now please do something further for us.

Thanks for reading.

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emmrecs wrote on 1/29/2021, 5:31 AM

@BlakkBubble

Welcome to the Magix user to user forums, so not a contact for any Magix staff, sorry!

Assuming you have a Magix account, I think you will need to create a Support Ticket and raise the issue.

HTH

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BlakkBubble wrote on 5/24/2021, 6:17 AM

Finally I found the ultimate answer by using FaderPort1 V2 versus FaderPort Classic comparatively.

To my question above, the FaderPort V2 truly does NOT work with Magix Acid and Magix Vegas, no matter what you set it to Mackie Control mode or put old FaderPort DLL file into External Control Drivers folder of Acid/Vegas. NO! It does NOT.

But FaderPort Classic truly DOES work with Acid/Vegas very well! You can control many things for Acid/Vegas from it, except for video tracks in Vegas.  

I was trying to get the FaderPort Classic to work with BandLab Cakewalk, driver installation was ok, and I found FaderPort was at the list of control surface, but unfortunately they did NOT communicate each other. I didn't try it with old Sonar, probably was the same and it's unnecessary.

There is no exclusive mode of FaderPort V2 for Cakewalk, but you can use it with Mackie Control mode, just make sure you click the checkbox Select Highlights Track let yourself are able to see where the single fader is placed every time moves from one track to another.

Ok, so finally I do have multiple FaderPorts stack around my desk. Very funny hunh? LOL. And yes because I already have FaderPort V2 which is more capable, I was considering to purchase Studio One and Atom controllers to work with. But for now I am still in using Acid with FaderPort Classic, yes I love Acid! I hope Magix can do something further to Acid more than just regular software updates, a hardware-software integration is important.

Thanks!