Stream Deck DAW Controller - Step by Step Setup // UPGRADE your HOME STUDIO for FREE!
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- The is a Complete Setup Guide for the Elgato Stream Deck as a DAW Controller for Free! Upgrade your Recording, Editing, & Mixing Workflow!
After watching this tutorial you will be able to setup your Stream Deck to control any DAW that accepts hardware controllers (Studio One, Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic Pro, and many more...) I show you how to setup a complete DAW control surface on your Stream Deck including animated faders and more.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Install loopMIDI Virtual MIDI Cable
02:15 Install MIDI Control on the Stream Deck
02:56 Configue the Stream Deck as a Controller in Your DAW
04:06 Setup Transport Control on the Stream Deck
06:43 More Functions - Mute and Solo Control
09:30 Setting Up Animated Faders for Channels and Busses
13:18 How to Control Functions not Incuded in MIDI Control
15:21 Make a Power Toggle for you DAW
19:20 Final Thoughts
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Wow! Thanks for the clear instructions on setting this up. I have a faderport but needed additional control buttons. Can’t wait to set this up
Glad to help out! I was in the same situation, I like my FP16 but a few more controls really help my workflow. I thought I would take it a step further and turn it into a controller video...
Thanks brother, this helps out a lot 🙏🏼
Wow thanks for this! I elevated my Stream Deck/Studio One game immensely tonight with your great information🤩
That's great to hear! I'm glad I could help out...sometimes having a few convenient controls can make a big difference...😄
that's what I needed now !
thanks a lot for this one...
All good - So many great uses for the Stream Deck.. Glad I could help out!
Thanks for this exactly what I was looking for. I have the 15 deck but a lot of the paid buttons give functionality that’s on my cc121 and my o1v96i so I wanted to set up my deck to specifically control the things I really need to speed up my workflow and now thanks to you, I can. Much appreciated.
I bought a stream deck xl and followed your tutorial however the Mackie controls that appear under DAW that I set to cubase didn’t have anything I needed in it. I felt cubase had a lot more than this surely but I couldn’t find any way to expand them. for example I wanted to set a button for punch in at cursor and another equivalent for out at curser but nothing available. I have all the transport stuff on my cc121 so I was looking for deeper settings.
I had to set the whole thing up using key commands which I feel made all the midi thing pointless for me. I can’t understand if I’ve missed something so any light you could shed would be appreciated. It is working brilliantly with the key commands though I just used multi action if I needed extra like the punch in a command activates punch in and a second punch at cursor and now one button push punches in at the cursor. Thanks again.
Brilliant video! Thank you, this is an amazing overview of the possibilities related to the stream deck and DAW control. I don't have a stream deck... yet. But this video is convincing me I need one
I went out and bought a MK2 today, and revisited this video to learn how to integrate it with Ableton. Insanely useful video about and insanely useful tool. Thank you!
My guy! Made my night. Had no idea the Stream Deck could act as a midi control surface. Great video.
Great to hear! It makes things so much more convenient imo. Mouse and keyboard are fine, but sometimes when mixing I just like to have one press of a button I can go to...
Great video. Just war i was looking for. Thanks man. Greetings from the Netherlands👍🏻
Glad to hear and it is my pleasure to help out! Cheers back at you from Canada!
This video helped me so much! Thank you!
That’s great to hear! I’m glad I could help out!
Interesting and informative video. Every question i had was answered. Thank you. I subbed.
Great ! Many thanks for sharing….👍 !
Great video and subscribed
Thanks, I'm glad to help out!
That certainly helped me out with Davinci Resolve Fairlight Page
Glad to hear!
thank you so much for showing this.
Glad to help out!
Fantastic video! I just bought a Streamdeck, and was wondering how to use it with Studio One. THANK YOU !
Congratulations on the new Stream Deck! It can really make recording, streaming, and just about any other task much more efficient! Glad you found my DAW controller guide helpful and thanks checking it out! I'm also about to launch a new Discord server for my YT community where the topics are around audio, video, streaming, recording, production, etc. - questions, answers, news, and more... Not sure if you're into Discord, but it would be great to have you aboard.
@@askdrtk absolutely! I’ll be on the lookout for your Discord announcement and happily join in
Helped get my stream deck pedal set up in reaper, thanks!
Great to hear and glad to help out! Cheers!
This is EXACTLY what I've been searching for, thank you! There is a paid pre-built configuration for Ableton that I've come across, which is great and looks slick; but for me the setup is half the fun, so I've been unable to justify paying for someone else to do it.
I agree 100%. Whether it’s a custom PC, racks to hold audio gear, acoustic panels / clouds, studio desk, and the list studio goes on…, DIY is all about learning and having some fun while doing it (saving some cash never hurts). Glad I could help get you started on your Ableton controller project!
Very very cool tutorial. Keep going.
Good job Bro
I’m a subscriber cause you do a damn good job explaining…. Kudos
Thanks, I'm glad my videos are helping out! Cheers!
awesome tutorial, thanks for taking the time to prepare this video.
Much appreciated and I am glad to help out! There is so much that can be done with the Stream Deck that I rarely find myself not using it...
I wonder if you can also control parameters of plugins like an example increase the overdrive of an amp. Great education material, you nailed it!
Great question and yes you can! Midi control functions from the Stream Deck can be assigned to plugin parameters within your DAW in the same way as control surfaces are configured to control plugins. I will be making a tutorial on this (thought is was big enough to be a separate video). I like using "buttons, dials. and faders" so that I can listen to changes without having to look at the screen which can sometimes let my eyes "get in the way..."
@@askdrtk this is great, but I mean fantastic because is something that you can find rarely on UA-cam demos. I love Amplitube 5 and its integration with DAWs, but I noticed that even when I can do MIDI learn turning a knob or sliding a fader on an external controlerl, it ends up being forgotten at the next session in Studio One 5. I wonder if there is a way to remember the midi controls assigned to an amp permanently in the Stream Deck.
I will check that out with Amplitube 5 (I have done it with Ampire) and try to include it in the video. I find plugin control from control surfaces very convenient and I would think it should work with Amplitube 5.
Great video!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Wow!!!! Wonderful Video
Thanks, I'm glad to help out!
I can’t imagine EVER using up and down push buttons for a fader. Thanks for showing it.
I'm old school and prefer sliders and dials, but I find push buttons (once properly configured) faster vs using a mouse for some plugin controls. In my workflow I use the SD for additional toggle buttons and my FaderPort 16 for mixing levels and automation, but I hope the variety of options available on the SD will help everyone out.
Or one tutorial especially for logic will be amazing 👍
Awesome, thank you. I’ve been thinking of getting this or the monogram console controller. I use Logic, Studio One & Cubase. I use batch commander with my touchscreen for logic shortcuts & functions, now looking for something for the other 2 DAWs. I’ve tried them both with ipad but I may like this more. iPad disconnects sometimes. 🎹
Thanks! I'm glad to help out. I like the versatility of the Stream Deck which helps when desk space is tight (and when isn't it...?) I found the same thing with the iPad cutting out. I have heard a few people say it is network interference, to reset Bluetooth and router WIFI channels, but I a never seen a detailed explanation confirming this solution reliably works. I will say that the Stream Deck has been reliable for me with a number of DAWs as for other applications.
@@askdrtk I think I’ll wait for the one with the knobs to be Mac compatible. That one looks great.
Good plan, I was happy to see Elgato added rotary encoders on the latest version...
Legend thank you
All good - glad to help out!👍
Hey, this is an awesome guide, thank you for making it! Would this work with the Revelator's mixer / loopback software by any chance? I'm wondering if there is a way to mute my microphone in my various mixes from my Stream Deck so that I can mute my microphone on stream when I need to cough or cover some loud neighbour shouting nextdoor etc =D
Thanks - grad to help out! As far as I know, Revelator doesn't use midi control or hotkeys, so for now this approach won't work. There is however an unofficial Stream Deck plugin that should do the job. It is still in beta and I don't have a Revelator to test this out (want to get one in for review and testing), but here is the link to check it out. I would appreciate if you let me know how it goes if you get a chance to test it out. github.com/oddbear/Revelator.io24.Api/releases
Great stuff. Up and running thank you. In the program i see only 8 a channels. Is there a way add more. Im new so im missing something prob...
Thanks! At this point there are only the 8 channels plus the master channel. If you setup the "selected channel" that will technically give you another channel if you select a channel other than the primary 8 channels. It would be great if the developer adds more channels in the future plus native integration of the new Stream Deck plus rotary encoders.
@@askdrtk you use the mackie bank function bank left or right so if you have 12 channels you have 1 to 8 hit bank right and you have 5 to 12 16 channels would be 9 -16 i think. one thing i cant yet figure is how to arm a track and i think i saw your arm button :)
What we really needs is a set of midi cc knob/slider gadgets for Stream deck! I'm trying to see if I can design this on my own. Seems simple enough. The problem I have is getting live feedback to the streamdeck to update data. AKA: As you move the knob, you get a cc number going up and down or such on the StreamDeck itself. :( To much a noob for this I guess.
This looks useful. Which version of Stream Deck do you recommend?
I generally recommend the XL as I find it more convenient vs paging through sets of buttons. The dials on the plus model have some advantages but integration with DAWs is almost non-existent. Hope this helps out!
@@askdrtk thank you, helps a lot. I have a Presonus Studiolive that works great in DAW mode, I’m really just looking for something to give me access to shortcuts.
Thank you for your video. Very useful.I tried and It works on Logic. But not on Protools.
Any idea what to do in the "Peripherals" and "MIDI Input Devices" setting on Protools?
Glad to help out! Once you enable your virtual midi device (loop midi) in Protools (MIDI Input Devices) the plugin should function. Since Protools does not support Mackie Control, you won't be able to use those functions, but the other functions (control change, program change, note, etc. should work. Specific configuration in Peripherals is not required (again, no Mackie support to setup). You can then use the MIDI learn function to map the controls as you need them. Unfortunately it is a bit more work in Protools. I'm hoping a HUI enabled plugin will become available on the Stream Deck as that will make things alot easier with Protools.
@@askdrtk Thank you for your detailed explanation！I was able to use some of the features. I too am hoping a HUI enabled plugin will become available on the Stream Deck.
Can StreamDeck Mini be attached to a USB-C port on a Windows 10 Laptop that is connecting to the DAW PC via RDP (Remote Desktop)? Will it send the customized DAW Controller messages to the remote computer?
When a program does not have a close shortcut key typically alt+F4 will close the active program. BUT using the 'open' call to make a program come to the front will either open another instance of the program or after closing will reopen the program.
Is there a work around for programs that don't have a short cut to close?
Great question, and there is! I create a batch file with one command in it. To do this:
1. Open Notepad.
2. Type : taskkill /im "filename.exe" /t /f (where filename.exe is the application you want to close)
3. Save the file as whatever name you like and include ".bat" as the extension. Make sure you save it where it won't get deleted by accident.
You can then run your new batch file from the Stream Deck which will close the app and all of its child processes.
Hope this helps out!
how to add multiple pages to this and how to add another Streamdeck ?
was wondering if you could help me with this on Reaper. faders reset when pressing play, rewind, or forward. problem stops when i take off mackie control in control/osc/web or clicking on ignore fader moves tick box. any work around for this?
Ummm what 💥 💥
Is there a way to set the fader to a specific DB setting so when you hit the Stream Deck button it will go to that specific DB?
Yes, but I don't use a fader for this. It varies a bit across difference DAWs, but generally I create a macro (script) in the DAW to set the current channel to the specific level and then use a Stream Deck button (create a button with the "script" option) to execute the macro. The same can be done for a specific channel or even several channels at once if you have a particular configuration you want to setup the "board" with. Hope this helps out!
I am using Elgato stream deck 15key from last 2 years
That's one of the things I really like about what Elgato has done with the Stream Deck. They release new models, but they are all compatible. Updates are not provided "only on certain models" and are all released at the same time. This is so rare in tech... @Elgato - Thanks and please don't change this!
hi there great video, Is the stream Deck only for pc computers?
Thanks! Elgato supports the Stream Deck on Windows and Mac and there are third-party options for Linux as well. Cheers!
@@askdrtk thank you.
Thanks for the tutorial. I have installed it but it doesn't show up with my other plugins. Any ideas why? Thanks
Already found the solution. In case someone is experimenting the same thing, here is the solution:
Sometimes, the Stream Deck software fails to uninstall the plugin. When this happens, the plugin folder is left in an unusable (but not empty) state, causing subsequence installations to fail.
To fix the situation, you must manually delete what's left of the plugin folder.
Quit the Stream Deck software.
Delete the plugin folder.
Windows: "%appdata%\Elgato\StreamDeck\Plugins\se.trevligaspel.midi.sdPlugin"
macOS: "~/Library/Application Support/com.elgato.StreamDeck/Plugins/se.trevligaspel.midi.sdPlugin"
Restart Stream Deck.
Install the plugin.
Hey, glad you found the solution and thanks for sharing it with everyone here! Cheers, Todd
Would this work with FL studio? I didnt see an option for it when you were setting it up in the MIDI mackie control
Yes it will. When setting it up in FL studio set the controller type to Mackie Universal control.
Hi!! How I can do It with FL Studio???
thanks for making this, i want to know if something changed in the update since this was made. because anything that has to talk to selected channels isn't working for me. transport stuff works fine. but nothing that focuses on a seleceted channel. when i put the button it says "channel unknown". any tips?
got it to work by switching away from main to extended and then back...i have no idea why that worked but i am good now. thanks again, hopefully this helps someone else
ok sorry, lol. so it seems if you make a fader to control something and you have more than eight tracks you then have to bank the faders for the faders you made to work. but i have no idea how to know where in the bank i am to keep track of that...does that make sense? to recreate , create a fader on the streamdeck, have a session with more than eight faders, and try to control something after the eighth fader without making a bank command. any work around?
Do you know if there is an option to create. custom button which loads specific Plugin in Logic ? Not like channel strip change, but plugin add, remove.
There is no specific function key, however this can be accomplished in Logic by creating a macro using an app called Keyboard Maestro (unfortunately not free) which can then be triggered from the Stream Deck.
@askdrtk cheers. I am familiar with keyboard maestro but I was looking for simpler way to achieve it.
are you able to do studio one macros as well?
Great questions and yes you can! Open the the controller from the "control" tab and assign commands. You can assign commands to any unused midi control button you have created on the stream deck . You can also assign a hotkey to the macro in studio one and then setup that hotkey on the stream deck (use multi action to ensure studio one is the active window first and then execute the hotkey you setup in studio one). Hope this helps out!
@@askdrtk thanks bro
How about for Mac users?
I keep my streamdeck xl to work and then it cuts out and I get the stupid Yellow Exclamation Marks and it stops working and I have no idea why, maybe usb power issue wtf
Hello,
Is it possible to use the StreamDeck to have shortcuts for VST and VSTI, If so, what is the path ?
thank you in advance
Hello and great question! It varies with each DAW, but generally you can setup macros for each of your plugins and then assign the controls to hotkeys. Mackie Control functions such as faders will often work with pots within VSTs, but it does vary from plugin to plugin. If you use the macro approach, you can setup the macro to first switch to the an open plugin before sending the command, that way you don't have to worry about clicking on another channel while a plugin is still open on another. There can however be issues with some plugins being open simultaneously if you have assigned some of the same controls to each plugin. I will be doing a tutorial for this using Studio One and a few popular plugins.
@@askdrtk I use Cubase Pro 12 but I imagine that the approach will be similar, I can't wait to receive the notification!
Thank you for your work !
Glad to help out!
Thanks for your video. I have followed all steps, and i stuck. I am trying to setup Logic Pro. Whenever i hit play on my stream deck - works for a sec and then logic is glitching along with stream deck. Any idea what cause that?
Thanks! When you first started Logic after setting up the Stream Deck, did it detect it and ask if you wanted to use it as a controller? If it did, did you select Auto Assign? There can be some issues with Logic Pro and generic controllers. Most can be corrected in the Control Surfaces Setup menu under Device Parameters. I would suggest manually setting up "play" in Device Parameters to see if this corrects the issue as sometimes auto setup can have issues with generic MIDI controllers. You may need to do this for some other function as well. If this doesn't solve the issue, you could also go intro Audio MIDI setup (MacOS) and delete the floating controller and then reboot. It should repopulate. Then go back into Logic and test the controls. Hope this helps and let me know how things go.
@@askdrtk unfortunately nothing helps.
Here is video i just made:
ua-cam.com/video/Moa9tRZu_-8/v-deo.html
Thanks for the video. I've been trying to replicate this (and asked a buddy to try as well) and the play transport is working fine on my end. When I looked at the playback glitch in your video it reminded me of the bug in version 10.5.0 that played like a very short loop. At the time, we fixed it by going back to 10.4.8 (High Sierra) but it later seemed to be fixed after the 10.5.1 update. Just a thought, but what version are you running?
I just wish it had some knobs and faders then just buttons.
I agree, I can't give up my faders and dials (I use a hybrid setup in my shared studio space and a FP16 in my UA-cam space). I like the Stream Deck for its customizable integration across many platforms including DAWs. It improves my workflow considerably. Thanks for checking out my setup video.
Can you do one with the iac settings for logic for this to work? Loop midi does not exist for mac. And am not able to get past iac settings as i keep getting loopbacks
I will be doing a Mac setup update for this. I have been waiting for a few updates to the new SD+ to I can incorporate rotary encoders into the tutorial.
To setup IAC:
1. Double click the IAC Driver icon and enable it (check "Device is Online").
2. Click the "+" twice to add two ports. Then rename them "Mackie2DAW" and "DAW2Mackie" (the same names I used with loopMIDI on Windows).
Once you have the two ports setup (one for send and the other for return) the setup is the same as when using LoopMIDI on Windows. I will go through this in the Mac setup update.
Thank you. I have done the settings as per your tutorial. However no love in logic. Even the transport functions do not work.. i think it's my other iac drivers or devices causing the problem. I have tried to trouble shoot (resetting all midi iac drivers and logic pro control surface) and tried all permutations and combinations for it to work. But i think it is the midi iac drivers causing confusion. I get a note on in a midi loop which only stops once i reboot logic pro. Thank you in advance for your help. Appreciate your support and prompt response 🙏💕
When I use the streamdeck, if i use my original iac drivers (for my nektar keyboard) i am able to use hotkeys to program my sd and they work as described. However the minute i try to Mackie control it stops working
Thanks for the additional details, I will see what I can come up with. I have Akai and Arturia controllers plus a Faderport 16 that I use with the Stream Deck for additional buttons (I generally use it for macros). I use these mostly on my Windows system, but I am going to create a Mac specific video with the Stream Deck for enhanced control, so I will try to incorporate some info about iac with multiple devices.
@@askdrtk thank you.. awaiting your video
hi! can you add a vst on a selected bus with this?
Great question! It depends on your DAW, but in Studio One I create a keyboard shortcut and then assign a hotkey to a button on the Stream Deck using "multifunction" - open app, and then the hotkey. That way I don't have to worry if Studio One is not the active window for some reason. Hope this helps out!
@@askdrtk I see that for the multi fonction, i answer the presonus team and i have only one solution with the macro fonction 😆 but with FL it's possible with the F8 menu 😊
Yes, macro in Studio One, but they are fairly simple to setup.
1. Open Macro Organizer and choose "New."
2. Give it a Name "Insert 1176" for example.
3. add the command "Add Insert to Selected Channels."
4. Choose "Edit."
5. Select "device" and then choose the VST (and even a preset if your wish) from the drop down menu. Then press OK.
6. Add the "Show Channel Editor" command.
7. Choose OK.
8. Go in to "Hotkeys" and assign whichever hotkey you like to the macro just created.
That's it for Studio One. Then you can set it up on the Stream Deck.
I have done this for the plugins I use all the time and it saves me a lot of work.
Or use FL Studio FE...lol😄
This video was amazing, but unfortunately I cannot make it work with Pro Tools. I followed your instructions, but it didn't work for me. They always make it hard with stream deck, like you can't use the ALT in the macros, so annoying! Any idea how to make pro tools recognize it? I have searched the web but the words are too common and I cannot get anything useful :(
Glad you enjoyed it. As Pro Tools doesn't support Mackie Control, you won't be able to use those functions, but the other functions (control change, program change, note, etc. work. Specific configuration in Peripherals is not required, but you need to enable loop midi in Protools (MIDI Input Devices) before the SD plugin will function. You then need to use the MIDI learn function to map the controls as you need them. Definitely more work in Protools. So far I haven't found a HUI enabled plugin for the Stream Deck...hoping a dev sees the need and creates one... Hope this helps out, Cheers!
@@askdrtk that is exactly what I expected. Thanks for replying! I will have to just do the keyboard acrobatics for now! Luckily, the stream deck is helping my workflow on every other aspect of the computer. What an amazing piece of gear!
you can have pages
Absolutely, and I do…sometimes I think too many…lol
What about apple
The Stream Deck plugin setup on Mac works the same way, but loopMIDI is not required as OSX has virtual MIDI ports built in. To setup MIDI on Mac:
1. Launch "Audio MIDI Setup" from Applications - Utilities.
2. Open the MIDI Studio window.
3. Double click the IAC Driver icon and enable it (check "Device is Online").
4. Click the "+" twice to add two ports. Then rename them "Mackie2DAW" and "DAW2Mackie" (the same names I used with loopMIDI on Windows).
After the ports are setup, you can continue with the Stream Deck plugin setup (as in the video). Thanks for the question and I hope this helps out!
That's awesome! As a S1 user, I need to get a Stream Deck now.
Question, is there a way to add plugins to a selected track like the guy does for Ableton in this video? @1:00 ... ua-cam.com/video/vI5KQWFDxIo/v-deo.html
Yes, but it works a bit different in S1. To add a specific plugin you need to create a macro to add the plugin and then assign a hotkey to the macro. Then add the hotkey to the Stream Deck and you are good to go. Setup as many plugin-add macros / hotkeys as you like and create a page with plugin icons on the Stream Deck… Hope this helps out!
@@askdrtkMan i would run out of hotkeys!!! I was hoping to have hundreds of plugins on my stream deck. There's gotta be another way...
Just get sideshowfx
Seriously, if you like DAW buy real Mackie control or a Berringer with motor feedback faders like BCF or BCR controller that are so cheap on ebay. Then you will have something really useful and not a gadget.
The main idea here is for the many that already have a Stream Deck, you can add some additional remote control to your DAW with spending extra money. Yes, motorized faders are great (use my Faderport 16 all the time and have had a few others), but I still find having additional buttons for quick access to macros , etc is nice to have in my workflow (and I already had and use the Stream Deck for other applications). If someone was looking to purchase a controller specifically for a DAW, their are superior purpose-build options.
i hate it when youtubers don't specify when something doesn't cover how to do it on a mac
not sure if i missed it , can u assign a button to any plugin and will it program to open/close on selected track
DAW dependant as a hotkey as Mackie Control does not specifically support that. You can often trigger a macro to do that which can be setup on the Stream Deck.