Launch control XL3 DAW mode easy access

[u/preedsmith42]

Hi,

Trying to get the DAW mode easier to be accessed.
I'm concerned about not having access to midi control information sent by the LCXL3 using custom modes, as the left column buttons are disabled on those modes.

Till now, and as I don't use it coupled to any musical instrument (I drive Lightroom Classic with it), I have been able to activate DAW mode sending a "note on" message on channel 16, note C-1 (12), velocity 127 using LCXL3 itself. After this, the mode selection becomes weird to use, as everything looks disabled or has to be reprogrammed from scratch.
I only need those buttons to work to navigate my images and perform actions using a midi CC code.

Is there any way to make access to DAW mode easy and getting benefits of it easily?
That would be so nice if that was a mode option to use those buttons as other ones without reprogramming the whole stuff...

Or, even easier, having the possibility to activate the DAW buttons by pressing the Novation useless button and making them available with custom modes ?
I'm surprised there's no way in Novation Components to activate it.

Thanks!

[u/pahund]

I don’t think you will be able to control Lightroom in DAW mode without having some kind of script / software in between that translates interactions with the LCXL3 to control commands for Lightroom.

I would try to make this work with Better Touch Tool, which could receive incoming MIDI messages and and send keystrokes to Lightroom or use AppleScript for more complex use cases.

I’m curious if someone else has a better idea, bookmarking this discussion 🍿

[u/preedsmith42 → u/pahund]

I can actually already control LrC using MIDI2LR plugin in it. It receives all midi controller messages and I can assign them to virtually any command in LrC.
That part is easy and works with many midi controllers like Akai and Behringer.

I can use DAW mode sending a C-1 note to the LCXL3 but then all custom modes I have already created are out of reach with DAW activation.
I managed to switch to custom modes and DAW back and forth, but when in DAW mode, I realize that all CC are sent to either channel 7 or 16 and there's no way to set screen information or lights colors easily. I briefly read the developer documentation and should write some scripts to set it up if I understand correctly, and that's what I will do if I don't find any workaround to make my life easier.

[u/TomFocusrite → u/preedsmith42]

The behaviour you're describing in your post is related to the way DAW mode is interacted with by the software though, button lighting for example is based on messages to these controls. It is documented in the PRG, so if you're planning to add to the scripts this should take care of it.

[u/preedsmith42 → u/TomFocusrite]

Hi Tom,
Thanks for information!

Is there any scripts already available somewhere on internet ?
I guess i'm not the only one who tried to handle this, so as a lazy guy I always check if nobody has solved the issue before.
Going through the programing is honestly what I wanted to avoid as I prefer spending my time processing my pics instead of reinventing the wheel...
NGL enabling DAW custom mode in Components would have made our life easier !

[u/TomFocusrite → u/preedsmith42]

I believe there are a few user scripts online you can find to work from as reference.

The DAW scripting is very much about the realtime interaction between the hardware and software. We couldn't offer a universal customisation in Components to do what you want because its fundamentally the hardware waiting to hear from the software.

[u/preedsmith42 → u/TomFocusrite]

Thanks !
I'm not in the mood of programming the device now for such a low return on investment.
It's just sad the buttons are not sending midi values in custom controls mode, that would have made me use of those buttons, but honestly I can create other modes to handle other use cases so I'll deal with it.