@Interrobang Stoermelder MIDI-STEP is useful for controllers that send data in relative mode (there are several realtive modes, but simplified explained, this controllers can only send 2 values: a value of 63 means -1, a value of 64 means +1). Of course, I have tried the Stoermelder module, but with no success.
The “alternate kob modes” you refer to in the Console 1 manual have nothing to do with MIDI. You can only use them with the Softube driver software (unfortunately this software doesn’ run on Linux).
Console 1 runs in absolute MIDI mode and sends data-values in the range of 0 to 127. If you turn a knob clockwise, the data are e.g. 4, 7, 10, 13 and so on, starting in relation to the last value (in the example above, it was 1). If you turn a knob counterclockwise, the data go in the other direction, always in steps of 3. If you reach 0 or 127 and turn the knob further, the next data will also be 0 or 127 (regarding on the left or right “end” you reached, of ourse there is no end on an endless encoder).
If you want the maximum possible MIDI precision (0 to 127 in steps of 1 instead in steps of 3), you must hold down the “Fine Adjust” key on the controller while turning the knob.
This is how Console 1 works in MIDI mode, and my approach will only address MIDI mode, because there is no proprietary software for Linux provided by Softube or anyone else. There also doesn’t exist any tecnical documentation about the proprietary protocol that Softube uses.
So, what’s the task for me here? Coding a VCV module that does a bidirectional data transfer to and from a connected Console 1 controller to ensure the best possible experience in handling the controller. It’s about the “feel” of “look & feel”.
As I said in my first post, I coded a MIDI mapping for Reason Studio and I used it exclusively for mixing until VCV Rack emerged and gave me lot more possibilities in dragging cables and turning knobs than Reason Studio could ever do (off-topic: for me, polyphonic cables are the killer-feature in the Rack).
My question to the community was: Has anyone here experiences with Console 1 in the Rack?