Total control domination! Xsonic AIRSTEP
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Xsonic created a small, light and battery powered controller that can switch you amp, control MIDI devices, your computer, your tablet and even your video switcher... all programmable with your phone. This is utterly brilliant!
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Hi,
First let me say I love your channel and I love the Airstep. I do however have one gripe with it and with the reviews of it. That it is that there is no mention anywhere of the fact that you cannot just switch Bluetooth on, pair it with your (Windows) PC and start using it in your DAW. Before you can use it in a DAW you must first download and install 2 separate and independent (of Xsonic ) applications (both of which are free, but one is hopeful of donations) and then link all of them together before your DAW is able to then "see" the Airstep. On a personal note, I was able to get it working initially but for some reason one of the applications mentioned above will periodically "pause" the midi. So I now use it over USB instead of Bluetooth.
I hope that Xsonic are working on making this whole procedure something that can be done within their own software. Preferably with no more than a couple of clicks of a mouse. If they do this, then the Airstep would be flawless instead of "just" brilliant
Whoaaaaaa! That's amazing, Henning！
Without Henning's inspiration, we would never know how many possibilities AIRSTEP has!
Btw about the answer of how to set press and long press together, we have an official "tech" answer: The "press" trigger type of AIRSTEP, means once the footswitch is press down, it triggers. So when you go long-press，
based on the laws of physics, press must be triggered.
But does it mean AIRSTEP cannot set totally two different messages via short-press and long-press with no mess?
Definitely not! You can set the triggers to “release” and "long-press". Then when you short-press the footswitch, it sends one message, And when you go long-press, the long-press won't trigger release, because the footswitch isn't lifted up before long-press action done.
You gotta fix your site. The collections/all page that shows everything lists the controllers as $179, which made me instantly go to buy it... until the product page itself shows the real price of $259. Pump faked.
Does this mean I can send a short press to control a looper and a long press to switch presets as separate actions? Essentially allowing each controller access to 10 switches?
@@Saturday_Jones Yes, that's it!
@@SterlingJergens The $179 one is a Lite version.
Li Xin i’m aware. when i posted both versions were listed as 179 on the main page.
Saugeil! Exakt so einen MIDI-Controller suche ich seit Jahren, um meine Setups / Workflows in den Griff zu kriegen. Traumhaft. Danke für das Review. Klasse!
Just picked one up! Helps control my quad cortex and the bandhelper app on my ipad. Great video! No other video shows how to program the damn thing
you had me at MIDI
I agree ..
Ive been looking for a MIDI Foot Controller for Ableton (as well as my BiasFX on the iPad) for close to TWO years now..
My search is OVER.. Damn these guys know what they're doing !
And Yes .. YOU know what you're doing !
Great channel (i cant believe how it was only like 2 or 3 days ago that i found it..!) .
Kudos from Portugal
Thank you very much!
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Whhooo weeeee the stomp box is getting smart.
Feels like every time I watch your product reviews, I end up buying them.
Yamaha THR-II 30 at first, and now the Airstep!
Amazed at your video quality and shots as always.
A few minor tweaks and this is the product that I think many people have been waiting for...
Just thoughts:
-Let people upload presets to some sort of cloud, so we can download them.
Will be investing in this product👍👍
To be serious... this is AWESOME!😎🎸🎹🤘🐦
I'm excited for MIDI 2.0 where the communication can be bi-directional. Then on your phone app you wouldn't have opaque numbers you have to memorize or know channels or numbers, the meaningful names could be right there in your phone app.
19:09 it was fine but now it’s Divine 🤘🏽
Human interpretation deivce or high intensity discharge? the second sounds like it would make a horrible mess in the bathroom⚡️💩
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This thing is fucking awesome.
One Step Closer to Total Control over my Air Guitar! 😎🎸🎹🤘🐦
I got an idea for them: create module, no switches, that goes in the amp or rack, just for the connection. This module come with a smaller version of the airstep maybe 3 switches or 4. The idea is aimed to small budget target, and people who does gigs and want less thing in their rigs. I think this target is a nice one to aim as footswitches are used more in live that in studio. Also low price equals more demand. Well, im not an expert of economics or bussiness but i think it would be nice no?
ok, this is cool!
Good Morning.
I just bought the airstep and the lite following your presentation.
May I ask you how can you did a toggle combined with a long press as in te minute 15th?
Many thanks in advance if you willing to aswer. Great channels and reviews
is it possible to use airstep Kat for katana and then use it for plugins like neural dsp Gojira as well ???
No
Hi, can switching between the airstep and the atem mini also run on a windows 10 pc? There is no bluetooth midi control app for Windows 10. Are there other programms or apps wich can make this happen? Sorry mein Englisch ist nicht sehr gut.
In your vid with the boss rc-500. You mentioned having trouble using the airstep. What problem were you having?
just the midi cables I had
It looks amazing however I don't trust two things: 1 - Bluetooth is not a reliable connection, I have seen it fail live so many times I don't consider it a pro solution. 2: Anything I saw with an antenna had the antena damaged eventually, usually just broken off be it a router or a wireless unit. And this thing lays on the floor! It's gonna go soon :-) But apart of that, yeah it looks like an amazing unit.
Seems like AIRSTEP’s antenna is replaceable
Can 3 or more of the devices be combined (eg in a large studio setup)?
If they can have the airstep and airstep lite but omit the switches on the airstep, that will make the combo cost less.
32:01 If you can send on release, then it might work.
Mal ne andere Kaufempfehlungs-Frage: Welchen Bürostuhl hast du dort mit den hochklappbaren Armlehnen?
die lehnen kann man nicht hochklappen
@@EytschPi42 waaaas ich dachte extra deshalb kommen die so von hinten sodass man die beim Gitarre spielen weg klappen kann... Suche nämlich einen der flexibel einsetzbar ist...
33:47 Pair Airstep to Airstep Lite. Henning, can they pair without computer/iPhone? I wish for this: Airstep Lite on floor and Airstep on Marshall head in backline. Airstep switches amp channel, plus Airstep MIDI switches a multi-effect in amp effects loop... no computer or iPhone used.
yes, they pair without a phone... you just need the phone to program them... after that they work alone
@@EytschPi42 Sweet. Thanks for your reply and informative video!
Hey! Would this work with the YAMAHA THR IIWLS amp series as a stomp box basically to control all the settings in the amp without the need of having the iPad or phone on with the App open all the time? Cause that would be awesome!!
Doesn’t look like it for me...the AIRSTEP app can be closed, but not the THR remote app.
The xsonic shop says: we don‘t offer shipping to germany. Will Thomann sell them soon?
Hi, we can ship to DE. You may try again. :)
So how do you know the midi out value turns on a specific button on your devise ? ? ? Has anyone one used this for the Meris Enzo Pedal ? ....also how do I setup fx. strymon big sky and the enzo ? can I make to channel each pedal ? so that I have 5 switches for both pedals ?
each device should have a midi table in the manual that tells you what controller numbers go to which parameters
Will this control the Yamaha THR remote app?
Yes, the THR remote app can receive Bluetooth MIDI
OK, so I have a large MIDI rig that is controlled by a Mac. From what I am seeing here, I have to pair the airstrip with my phone to program it, then disconnect the bluetooth from the phone and pair with the Mac to actually use the preset i have created. That seems incredibly stupid,If I can't verify the functionality while I am programming a large complicated preset. Why not just make an app for the Mac, the actual brains of my rig. I don't need a celphone to make music.
Is it a contender against a RJM mastermind?
Shipping to receive this thing is horrendous
I just discovered a new technology that makes modeling obsolete. First changing the sounds is so easy. It has the most amazingly simple user friendly interface. It has a few knobs to twist to get a good sound. The device simply analyzes sound coming into it from your guitar and reproduces every nuance you send to it. It come with a lifetime warranty to never become redundant. The maker promises to give you your double your money back if after 20 years you don't like it. I think they could come up with a better name though. It is called The Guitar.Valve/Tube Amplifier. I think I will get one before modeling tech becomes a one dollar app on my cell phone.
How novel, tonesnob satire.
Is that. a Marcus Delux pedal holder the blueish thing ??
Very very impressive controller this!
yes and yes
AIRSTEP LITE not having expression pedal jacks is a design flaw
There are two, AFAICT... oh, wait, LITE and not LITE. Don’t buy the lite. It’s a shame he shows the two different versions in the same 5 seconds...
All good.. until your phone dies!!!! I think its great that you can have phone link, but I don't like the fact that you rely so heavily on it. Inclusion of a small display would help identify what preset you are on... i feel I should really like this product, but I'm not so sure ..
actually the unit holds 5 setups which can be selected on the Airstep itself so no need for the phone at all times
@@DiffusionaudioInc true, but at a glance how do you know which setup you are on without the phone? (Sorry if I missed it/misunderstood in the video)
@@alexlewis8468 when a new setup is selected, either on the unit or by external control, the corresponding 1-5 switch led flashes green
@@DiffusionaudioInc thanks for tye response. So, if I'm using 3 setups - 1 to control my amp switching, 2 to control a music player on PC and 3 to control recording through a DAW, how can I switch between each setup hands free? Would I need to sacrifice one of the footswitches by programming it to cycle through the setups?
@@alexlewis8468 you could do that but I'd suggest either a long press or use an external midi command. You could use that to a) select the setup and b) simultaneously send out default settings so all your connected device are then ready to go. An older midi footboard, maybe a sansamp midi mouse for example would be perfect for that...if you had long presses x5 already committed to another function.....or you could use a single footswitch's long press to cycle through the 5 setups. You can advance download the app and experiment with scenarios prior to committing to a purchase.
Presspass???
Ich kaufe das Ding wenn es PRESSKOPPPASS kann
So you cannot program it with your powerful computer, but you have to reply on a weak phone? Utter crap.