I have read the page on the mAirList site where you describe how to adapt a game controller to become a fader start interface, but I do not understand how it works.
Why does the (internal) game controller need to be connected to USB as well as to the (mixer) 25-pin plug? Is it just to power the game controller, or is there some other reason?
I’m sure I’m missing something Very Obvious, but I just can’t work out what that is!
Again, we don’t have fader start on our current mixer, but it is something we plan to have Fairly Soon. Thanks in advance for your help.
The 25-pin connector is just for convenience. The basic idea is: Attach the fader start closure contacts from your mixer to the button contacts on the gamepad. That’s it.
For our studio, I wanted the gamepad (which lost its housing through the process) to be hidden. So I mounted it inside the computer case and used the 25-pin connector to attach the mixer cable from outside.
For several years, I have used this circuit on my studio PC - It works with any playout program that offers remotes off the Gameport (15way D socket):
If you want a 4th button, it’s pin 14. Simply wire each button to one side of your button-starts on the desk, and the common to all the others - Each button makes a path to ground (common) to trigger. The resistors are there so that Windows can “see” a joystick. Simply go into Game Controllers in Control Panel, and add a “2-axis, 4-button joystick”.
