MidiMasher Controllerism Software

• download midimasher
• browse lua files
• documentation (a work in progress)
• djtt forum thread
• installing midimasher
• running midimasher
• runs on windows, mac os x and linux
• supports hid devices as well as midi
• use at your own risk - comes with no warranty of any kind

Startup (Mac OS X)

• run midimasher
• run traktor

Startup (Windows)

• run loopMIDI (can be set to autostart)
• run midimasher
• run traktor

if using a version of traktor older than 2.1.2 midimasher needs to be run before traktor, else traktor will lock midi ports and midimasher will be unable to use them spewing out errors/warnings on startup

once running you can exit and restart midimasher as often as needed, while creating new configs

Setup

these instructions describe how to setup midimasher for use with traktor though it can be used with any midi software

• Exit Traktor if running

• Setup Virtual Midi Ports

  • Mac OS X and Linux

    • ports are automatically created when they have a prefix of V: in the config file like "V:Traktor to MM"
    • ports on mac osx can alternatively be created manually using the IAC driver to make them persistent, else they will be removed when you close midimasher
    • also midi ports on linux can also be manually created to make them persistent (alsa)

  • Windows only

    • download loopMIDI
    • add the following ports which will allow communication between midimasher and traktor and also two additional virtual midifighter devices
      
    • skip the MidiFighter ones if you don't need virtual midifighter emulation
    • NOTE: The port names are case sensitive and there is no 'space' character after "MidiFighter". ie: "MidiFighter1 Input" and not "MidiFighter 1 Input"

• Download MidiMasher

• Run Traktor

• Midi Fighter Setup

  • only needed if you want midi fighter emulation from midimasher
  • download midi fighter mappings here
  • in traktor click File > Controller Manager...
    
  • make sure you use the big import button at the bottom of the controller manager window
    
  • import settings, restart traktor and repeat. this ensures that effects are setup correctly.
  • see djtt for more info

• MidiMasher/Traktor Setup

  • in traktor click File > Controller Manager...
    
  • under Device Setup near the top click on Add... and then Import
    
  • select the traktor.tsi file you find in the midimasher/settings directory
  • for In-Port select MM to Traktor
    
  • for Out-Port select Traktor to MM
    
  • if using virtual midifighters select their ports, i.e: MidiFighter1 Input as Out-Port for the first midi fighter mapping (instant grat or deckalized etc) you want to use
  • close traktor

• Run Midimasher

  • run midimasher (.bat on windows, .command on mac or .sh on linux) which will display the config select prompt:

    midimasher: build 20111016
    
    #1: default.lua
    #2: launchpad.lua
    #3: lpd8.lua
    #4: lpd8_midifighter_4banks.lua
    #5: mpd18_midifighter_4banks.lua
    
    select a config >
    

  • select the config (or create your own first!) and if you see no errors then all is good:

    select a config > 2
    
    midi: scan devices...
    midi.in.0: LoopBe Internal MIDI
    midi.in.1: MM to Traktor
    midi.in.2: Traktor to MM
    midi.in.3: MidiFighter1 Input
    midi.in.4: MidiFighter1 Output
    midi.in.5: MidiFighter2 Input
    midi.in.6: MidiFighter2 Output
    midi.in.7: 6- Launchpad
    midi.out.0: Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth
    midi.out.1: LoopBe Internal MIDI
    midi.out.2: MM to Traktor
    midi.out.3: Traktor to MM
    midi.out.5: MidiFighter1 Input
    midi.out.5: MidiFighter1 Output
    midi.out.8: 6- Launchpad
    lua: register functions...
    lua: run embedded lua...
    loading: lib/startup.lua
    loading: config/launchpad.lua
    traktor: open midi.in.2: Traktor to MM
    traktor: open midi.out.2: MM to Traktor
    loading: devices/traktor.lua
    midifighter1: open midi.in.3: MidiFighter1 Input
    midifighter1: open midi.out.5: MidiFighter1 Output
    lp: open midi.in.7: Launchpad
    lp: open midi.out.8: Launchpad
    loading: devices/launchpad.lua
    running... <ctrl>-<c> to quit.

• Run Traktor

  (again)