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Hi there,

I have recently downloaded VJD 8 for Mac. I had an old MIDI deck from a random ebay purchase I made several years ago.

Here is the model: https://www.tronios.com/pdc-08w-midi-controller-mvib-white/

I would like to connect it up to VDJ to make some basic mixes more interactive.

When I insert the USB for the deck - it does pop up on the field under 'controllers' which is good news as it is registering some form of connection. However, all the fields are blank and I do not know how to appropriately populate the fields in order to get the deck working (or at least partially working).

Could anyone help me to troubleshoot this, just to even verify that this deck may or may not work.

I know this particular model and brand does not fall under VDJ's approved devices. However I thought there would be some leeway on this, as after all, I'm trying to connect a plug and play USB deck up to DJ software.

Any help or signposting would be most appreciated.

P.s. I am a complete novice so please talk to me in layman's terms!
 

Posté Fri 12 Jun 20 @ 2:05 pm
My advice would be - find something similar in the list of supported controllers, and note how each control is mapped. Then you can create a map for the PDC-08W using the same actions.

Luckily it's a very basic unit so most of it should work just fine without needing a definition file.
 

Posté Fri 12 Jun 20 @ 2:33 pm
Thank you.

I've found a similar controller under the compatible list. It's called 'MIDI 10 by WELLJOINT'.

This will sound like a ridiculous question. But what are my next steps for finding this controllers layout?
 

Posté Fri 12 Jun 20 @ 2:49 pm
Update:

I've found the controllers layout which is most similar under the controllers setting panel of VDJ.

Just trying to figure out how to somehow set my controller up to understand/be compatible with those commands.
 

Posté Fri 12 Jun 20 @ 2:51 pm
Oh wow, that's very similar! It could be that your controller is just a clone of the Welljoint one.

You say that yours "pops up" under controllers when plugged in. What exactly does it say (what's the name)?

USB devices have what's called a VID and PID (vender ID, product ID) so the OS recognises them. As the Welljoint is so similar, it may only need a slight change in the native mapping to work with yours.
 

Posté Fri 12 Jun 20 @ 3:16 pm
Yes, on further inspection they are identical! :)

The name it gives when I pull the usb in/out is 'MIDI 8' which loosely corresponds to the name of the controller itself.

Essentially the bit i'm confused about is as follows:

On the VDJ help-me pages, it states you should press one button at a time to program the controller, however the keys on the controller are not illuminated and the controller programming centre, is not reacting to any of the buttons when I press them.

Upon further reading it is mentioning something about a definition file. At this stage i'm thoroughly lost and feel well out of my depth.

Any further help would be most appreciated.

https://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/ControllerDefinition.html
 

Posté Fri 12 Jun 20 @ 6:28 pm
locoDogPRO InfinityModeratorMember since 2013
Do this bit

Create a midi log wrote :
How to get the Unique Identifiers :
VirtualDJ 8 provides an implemented tool to get all the information that your Audio, MIDI and HID devices offer. Open VirtualDJ 8, goto the Options tab of the Config and set the setting CreateMidiLog to Yes from the Advanced Options. Close VirtualDJ 8 and make sure your device is properly connected and its drivers are installed. Launch VirtualDJ 8 and then close right after. Open the generated Log Report.txt file you will find in /Documents/VirtualDJ folder to get all the reported data.


and post the text here, it's very likely that the devs just need the VID&PID for the device definition,
however you will need a vdj licence.
 

Posté Fri 12 Jun 20 @ 6:39 pm
Hi there,

Thanks for the quick reply (apologies for the huge block - but here is the log)


--- 2020/06/12 - 19:45 (5872)
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:45] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:45] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:46] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:46] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
--- 2020/06/12 - 19:47 (5872)
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:47] Audio device found: name:DisplayPort hardwareID:"75"
[19:47] Audio device found: name:DisplayPort hardwareID:"79"
[19:47] Audio device found: name:Mac mini Speakers hardwareID:"69"
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x8103 usbName:Headset vendorName:Apple serialNumber:000000000000
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1BCF pid:0x0005 usbName:USB Optical Mouse vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x05AC pid:0x1006 usbName:Keyboard Hub vendorName:Apple, Inc. serialNumber:000000000000
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x1A40 pid:0x0101 usbName:USB 2.0 Hub vendorName: serialNumber:
[19:47] USB MIDI device: vid:0x5131 pid:0x2007 usbName:MIDI 8 vendorName:MyUSB_HID serialNumber:UÿqÄ
[19:47] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:47] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:47] Midi in device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:47] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:47] Midi device: name:MIDI 8 manufacturer:MyUSB_HID model:MIDI 8
[19:47] Midi out device detected: MIDI 8 (port:MIDI 8)
[19:47] MIDI Device Identifying: MIDI 8 (in:0 out:0) (name: MIDI 8)
[19:47] MIDI Device Identified by general midi: MIDI 8
[19:47] HID Device found, looking for definition. \\?\hid#VID_05AC&PID_0250/338763776
[19:47] HID Device found, looking for definition. \\?\hid#VID_05AC&PID_8103/-2145386496
[19:47] HID Device found, looking for definition. \\?\hid#VID_1BCF&PID_0005/341835776
[19:47] Assigned Keyboard, type:0, index:1
 

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