[LAU] McMillen SoftStep controller

[plutek]

From: Paul Davis <paul at linuxaudiosystems.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:25:06 -0400

> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:14 PM, plutek <plutek at infinity.net> wrote:
>> greetings!
>>
>> just wondering if anyone here has used the Keith McMillen SoftStep controller on linux. i believe it's a class-compliant USB device, so it should work fine just connected via USB. failing that, there's a MIDI expander which provides standard MIDI I/O.
>>
>> there's also some software for programming the device -- it's Win and OSX, so i'm hoping it'll run under Wine.
>>
>> here's some info about SoftStep:
>> http://www.keithmcmillen.com/softstep/overview
> 
> totally a guess, but i'd bet that without the MIDI expander it does
> not deliver MIDI data and does not appear as a MIDI device. i'm basing
> this solely on their diagram and what little i know of how such things
> are usually implemented and from their description of what the s/w
> does. i saw no mention of it being part of any USB device class.

hmmm.... yes, i was confusing it with another device i was looking at when i thought it was class-compliant. i've posted a question on their forum, and will report back, in case anyone else is interested. looks like a useful device...

cheers!
.pltk.