Thanks for your work, I also would really like to see the pitchbend playability (and other controls) optimized to an ideal state. Maybe KMI can hire you?
I've been away from my gear for quite awhile, so I don't have details now, but 2 years back I tried 4-5 pedals and nothing worked well. One of the pedals was the generally recommended Roland EV-5. There was a "compressed" range near the last third or so of values (around CC value 90-127). ...
Using the midi expander (regular midi cables and ports) instead of the usb cable seemed to solve my drop out problems, but I've been away from my gear for a long time and haven't tested extensively, though results were reliable the several times I used it.
I don't have my softstep with me these days, but happened upon this parameter in Win7 Power Options - Change Plan Settings - Advanced. Maybe changing it to Disabled will do the trick? because perhaps the OS is turning of the USB port?
My above issue is experienced with a shorter cable (actually I've never used the long one included). Maybe it needs to be better quality, as noted above. Maybe one with a ferrite bead.
I experience similar behavior - works for awhile, then software stops receiving data. I'm using Ableton 8, win7 64. I've been assuming it is Ableton's problem and perhaps having lots of midi devices active in my system, but I have not found the cause yet. I use two SS connected to my computer (2 mus...
