Joystick panners for Pro Tools HD?

[EganMedia]

We're doing more and more surround stuff and the need for surround panners is
becoming obvious. When I used to use the console (a D&R Cinemix) for surround
assignments I got spoiled by the two joysticks. Now that we're mixing "in the
box" on a PT HD3 system, we're desparate for something other than mice. I
still want to keep the Cinemix as the centerpiece of the studio. I don't want
a Pro Control or a Tascam consolette, and I can't afford an Icon (which doesn't
even have joysticks available yet!).

What, if any, are my options?

TIA!


Joe Egan
EMP
Colchester, VT
www.eganmedia.com

[ScotFraser]

<< We're doing more and more surround stuff and the need for surround panners
is
becoming obvious.
What, if any, are my options?>>

Digital Performer does surround panning from the mixer window, Quad up to 7.1.
I'm surprised PT doesn't incorporate this.
Scott Fraser

[ScotFraser]

<< We're doing more and more surround stuff and the need for surround panners
is
becoming obvious.
What, if any, are my options?>>

Digital Performer does surround panning from the mixer window, Quad up to 7.1.
I'm surprised PT doesn't incorporate this.
Scott Fraser

[Vasily]

(EganMedia) wrote in message >...
> We're doing more and more surround stuff and the need for surround panners is
> becoming obvious. When I used to use the console (a D&R Cinemix) for surround
> assignments I got spoiled by the two joysticks. Now that we're mixing "in the
> box" on a PT HD3 system, we're desparate for something other than mice. I
> still want to keep the Cinemix as the centerpiece of the studio. I don't want
> a Pro Control or a Tascam consolette, and I can't afford an Icon (which doesn't
> even have joysticks available yet!).
>
> What, if any, are my options?

Edit Pack? Don't know if that works without ProControl or not, but it
does have two motorized joysticks.

--Vasily

[Vasily]

(EganMedia) wrote in message >...
> We're doing more and more surround stuff and the need for surround panners is
> becoming obvious. When I used to use the console (a D&R Cinemix) for surround
> assignments I got spoiled by the two joysticks. Now that we're mixing "in the
> box" on a PT HD3 system, we're desparate for something other than mice. I
> still want to keep the Cinemix as the centerpiece of the studio. I don't want
> a Pro Control or a Tascam consolette, and I can't afford an Icon (which doesn't
> even have joysticks available yet!).
>
> What, if any, are my options?

Edit Pack? Don't know if that works without ProControl or not, but it
does have two motorized joysticks.

--Vasily

[EganMedia]

>Digital Performer does surround panning from the mixer window, Quad up to
>7.1.
>I'm surprised PT doesn't incorporate this.

It does. I should have made it clearer: I'm looking for a dedicated hardware
device to write and edit pan automation. Mice and trackballs don't do it for
me. Neither does a Wacom tablet. I want a joystick.


Joe Egan
EMP
Colchester, VT
www.eganmedia.com

[EganMedia]

>Digital Performer does surround panning from the mixer window, Quad up to
>7.1.
>I'm surprised PT doesn't incorporate this.

It does. I should have made it clearer: I'm looking for a dedicated hardware
device to write and edit pan automation. Mice and trackballs don't do it for
me. Neither does a Wacom tablet. I want a joystick.


Joe Egan
EMP
Colchester, VT
www.eganmedia.com

[ScotFraser]

<< It does. I should have made it clearer: I'm looking for a dedicated
hardware
device to write and edit pan automation. Mice and trackballs don't do it for
me. Neither does a Wacom tablet. I want a joystick. >>

Oh, OK, can't help you there, since I think you already dismissed the Tascam
controller. That's the only hardware joystick I've seen thus far.


Scott Fraser

[ScotFraser]

<< It does. I should have made it clearer: I'm looking for a dedicated
hardware
device to write and edit pan automation. Mice and trackballs don't do it for
me. Neither does a Wacom tablet. I want a joystick. >>

Oh, OK, can't help you there, since I think you already dismissed the Tascam
controller. That's the only hardware joystick I've seen thus far.


Scott Fraser

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> I got spoiled by the two joysticks. Now that we're mixing "in the
> box" on a PT HD3 system, we're desparate for something other than mice.

Surely you can assign panning to a MIDI controller. I remember (but
not enough to tell someone exactly how) that people were using a Kaos
pad for surround panning on a Mackie d8b mixer by making it send MIDI
continuous controller messages that correspond to X and Y motion on
the pad, then assigning those controllers to surround panning.



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[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> I got spoiled by the two joysticks. Now that we're mixing "in the
> box" on a PT HD3 system, we're desparate for something other than mice.

Surely you can assign panning to a MIDI controller. I remember (but
not enough to tell someone exactly how) that people were using a Kaos
pad for surround panning on a Mackie d8b mixer by making it send MIDI
continuous controller messages that correspond to X and Y motion on
the pad, then assigning those controllers to surround panning.



--
I'm really Mike Rivers - )
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me here: double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

[Christian Serig]

3M makes a joystick mouse. Was called a Renaissance mouse, but I
believe they changed the name.

(Mike Rivers) wrote in message news:<znr1086532413k@trad>...
> In article > writes:
>
> > I got spoiled by the two joysticks. Now that we're mixing "in the
> > box" on a PT HD3 system, we're desparate for something other than mice.
>
> Surely you can assign panning to a MIDI controller. I remember (but
> not enough to tell someone exactly how) that people were using a Kaos
> pad for surround panning on a Mackie d8b mixer by making it send MIDI
> continuous controller messages that correspond to X and Y motion on
> the pad, then assigning those controllers to surround panning.