Dec 2004

C-Console V 2.0 available NOW!

C-Mexx founds Dmexx

together with DSound, a well known company from the Czech Republic.
Find here more infos about Dmexx and the product Dmatrixx.

C-Console SDK Now Available!

We're opening up C-Console to third-party development by publishing a free scripting language
and SDK for C-Console. This will allow virtually any programmer with moderate skills to design fully
integrated custom surfaces for virtually any type of hardware. which can instantly plug into
C-Console's interface and which can be provided to any C-Console owner.The SDK is free upon registration and submission of a non-disclosure agreement with C-Mexx.
All C-Console components compiled by third parties, which include licensable GUI libraries, "skins"
or I/O handlers designed with a registered SDK can be freely redistributed in any form, including
for-profit distribution, with no license fees. Contact c-mexx@c-mexx.com to obtain your NDA and SDK today!

C-Mexx Goes Underground AES Amsterdam...

well what can you say, if you've never been to Amsterdam in spring you are missing out on a lot of fun.
Once again, I got a round trip ticket for about $368 US...you just can't beat that. I see that Musik-Messe
will be in St. Petersburg during the "White Nights"...hmm now that sounds even more surreal than
Amsterdam! But seriously, it is totally a cool thing to witness such a tolerant society which seems to be
very at peace with itself and nobody is getting hurt, crime isn't everywhere...just stay away from the space
cakes...so they tell me… : ) I think the world should take a good long look at Amsterdam and rethink some
of their crazy drug war/puritanical mindsets. Life's too short...but enough of my babbling...: ) I know many
of you have been wondering why C-Mexx had been so silent in the past months...well, they are very busy
working in their secret underground lab on a very exciting new product. MIR (midi interactive remote)
www.mircontrol.com will be released by the end of June. This little monster will solve a ton of your problems
when it comes to remote controlling all of your multimedia needs. Imagine walking on stage and controlling
your monitors eq and gain without having to run back to the sound board...Imagine walking around your venue
and controlling your room eq and channel delays...Imagine controlling your POD's deeper
parameters without the need for a computer software editor and furthermore utilizing the optional "Live-Line"
cable to gain an analog volume pedal and footswitch to map wah-wah and patch changes! Imagine controlling
your light show with the optional DMX conversion box! With 128k of onboard ram, you can load this bad boy up
with as many presets that you can think of...plus we will be offering a ton of them for free, downloadable of
the web. The software editor is going to be both PC/Mac compatible and is a really easy way to get all of your
sysex, cc's, nrpn & rpns, mmc and midi files into MIR. Just load them up, put it in your pocket and go to the gig...
it's that simple. The best thing about the MIR is that you can give all of those cryptic midi controllers & sysex
strings alias', meaning that you can give them "real world" terminology...just type it into the editor and your done.
Midi Remote Control has never been faster or easier...MIR, let the control revolution begin.

Yamaha DS2416/01V Combination C-Console Now Shipping!

Now enjoy total control of Yamaha hardware in a dedicated system. Offering 01V Local Off remote control over
the DS2416 and complete control of the internal parameters of both units, you will never experience anything like
this in any other software. The 01V Local Off mode offers a complete mirror interface for the DS2416. Access any
parameter on the 01V and you are controlling the same parameter on the DS2416 and to top it all off....just one
save is required to save all your automation and snapshot settings. Group parameters of both units to create a
single interface for all your mixing needs. Available for two 01V's and two DS2416 as well! We are offering a special
price for existing DS2416 and 01V C-Console customers to add this functionality to their existing setups.
Contact us for details and pricing!

Yamaha Dual and Quad 01V C-Consoles Now Shipping!

Experience the power of multiple Yamaha 01V's in Dual or Quad setups! Group parameters of all units to create a
single interface for all your mixing needs. View all meters, automate and control all desks to create a single mixing
interface to create an enormous amount of power not seen in any software support to date! Again, we are offering a
special price for existing 01V C-Console customers to add this functionality to their setups. Contact us for details
and pricing!

Fostex D2424 System!

C-Mexx enters into the control of harddisk recorders! Offering total MMC control, metering, settings and more!
Add our TCP/IP and Speech plugins and this proves to be a real winner for Fostex D Series owners.
We will be releasing versions for the D1624 and D824 products as well! This bundle also features the outstanding
RME Hammerfall. For more details click here: Fostex D2424 or contact a Fostex dealer in your area!

New Features Include:

TCP/IP CONNECTIVITY- Imagine controlling your DS2416, 01V or VS1680 from anywhere in the universe! Includes Chat and works great with NetMeeting.
Great for Rocket Network, live setups, home studio network functionality or large facilities needing access to a common piece of gear! And with our
Midi Remote you can access ALL your MIDI gear through a LAN or WAN connection. This will REVOLUTIONIZE the recording world!

16 BANKS OF GROUPING- Most apps and hardware allow for Fader grouping but we have taken this to the next level. You can now group any Parameter
with any Parameter! Imagine grouping a Fader with a Pan. Group a Fader and an EQ Gain and Frequency to create an envelope filter or Wah??? It's all up to
your imagination and the Midi Remote functionality only makes things get even more interesting!!!!!!

CHANNEL LIBRARIES- At last your prayers are answered! YES! We now have the ability to Save channel settings. Now you can call up the exact Drum Mix
settings that took you hours to achieve in your last song and bring them right into your next song! Imagine the new level of continuity your recordings will take on.
This proves to be a big time saver when it comes to Mastering. No more inconsistent levels, eq, dyn and effect settings from song to song. Over time you will
eventually hit that perfect balance that you have been striving for years and be able to call it up at the push of a button!

COLORED METERS (STANDARD LED)- C-Console now has Standard Colored Meters! Keep in mind the main reason it took us so long to offer this was due to a difference in philosophy..the meters are not accurate. A digitalsignal does not distort at 0 ...it is still a perfect level..only when you exceed 0 does it bring about distortion. Most of the digital hardware out there today only transmits digital 0 (ala the DS2416 and 01V) via MIDI so there is really no way to accurately depict distortion. However, we too think it is a good idea to offer this Standard LED look as it fits in perfectly with the C-Console philosophy of a Standardized Virtual Analog Control Surface. Plus, we think it makes C-Console even elegant! By the way, our color coded meters are still there for your groups and routing...

FULL CM AUTOMATION MIDI REMOTE SUPPORT- Now you can really realize the power that CM Automation brings to the table! Now we offer Full Bank Support. This is a real winner with Dual DS2416 setups!

FULL 01V MIDI REMOTE SUPPORT- A perfect solution giving you access to all of the Fader, Pan, Aux, Bus and Effect Sends and Returns, all perfectly mirrored by the 01V control surface. We have found the answer to the missing MIDI Remote functionality through the Local OFF settings. It is incredibly easy too! This is available for download right now in our Recent Product Updates!

LARGE FADER VIEW- Great for using with apps that do not require the full DSP controls of the DS2416 or just fine tune your mix with a virtual zoom mode for the faders.

IMPROVED MIDI REMOTE FEATURES AND TUTORIALS- Enhanced usability and tips and tricks for designing you own Midi Remote Panel for that favorite piece of Midi gear...

IMPROVED CAKEWALK.CCS MIDI REMOTE- Accessing only controllers instead of Midi Channels to improve Midi Bandwidth.

- SPIRIT 328 C-CONSOLE

- POD MIDI REMOTE PLUG-IN

- C-CONSOLE ROLAND VM SERIES

- C-CONSOLE ROLAND VS880/1680/1880

- C-CONSOLES ULTRA MIDI REMOTE DUAL AND QUAD

- COMBO C-CONSOLE 01V C-CONSOLE DS2416/01V

We are looking for jpegs of our users studios to include in our upcoming promotional materials and web content.
Send us your pix to tom@c-mexx.com or tmay@c-mexx.com! Who knows…you just might see your studio on our box, on the web or in a magazine!

We are going to have a new standardized newsgroup very soon…In light of this, we have opted to remove our current Forums from the web site…We will continue to utilize the C-Mexx@egroups.com mailing list until the newsgroup is up and running…so stay tuned!

Please send us your links to tmay@c-mexx.com

Here are some of the more useful sights we have found on the web…enjoy!

adb Digital….makers of the AX-88
http://www.adbdigital.com/ (not available at the moment)

Michael’s XG Page…The No. 1 resource for Yamaha XG Midi
http://xgmidi.wtal.de/

01V Mailing List
http://www.egroups.com/group/01v

Synthzone…ease the search for synthesizer & electronic music production resources on the Internet
http://www.synthzone.com/

TekLab…For a long time, TekLab has been a meeting place for technologically-inclined musicians around the world.
Featuring the DS2416 Mailing List!
http://www.ampfea.org/mailman/listinfo

XG Factory…the #1 place for info on the SW1000XG and DS2146
http://www.xgfactory.com/

Audio Service…Makers of the finest 02R upgrade parts in the world
http://www.audio-service.com

We have a Questionnaire that we would like you to fill out in our downloads section. Please take the time to fill it out and express your wishes for future updates.

Download /C-Mexx Questionaire take a minute to fill it out, then send it back to improve@c-mexx.com, Thanks!

Maintenance updates

01V LOCAL OFF MIDI REMOTE FOR DS2416

OK...Here it is...the Ultimate Midi Remote Control for the DS2416 via an 01V. All you need to do is put the 01V in LOCAL OFF and be at HOME (page 1) on the 01V....Connect C-Console's MIDI Remote to the 01V and load the 01V Midi Remote.ccs in C-Console of the DS2416 and away you go... Now the complete 01V control surface controls the DS2416! Go to Effect 1 on the 01V and move the effect send level on any channel in the DS2416. Channels 13/14 and 15/16 on the 01V become Active Parameters on all banks in the 01V (meaning that any thing you click on with your mouse can be controlled by the 13/14 Fader. 15/16 is Active Parameter 2 that allows you to control the EQ gain).....Option I/O controls Faders 17-24...Remote page 1 controls Bus 1-4 and Aux 1-6 Masters. It is like having two O1V's in one! If you have C-Console for the DS2416 and an 01V...you have to have this!

Download 01V LOCAL OFF.zip

C-Console 1.4 now syncs with Cakewalk!!!!            

Cakewalk will now slave to C-Console, just follow these easy to follow instructions

Download Cakewalk Sync.pdf

C-Console 1.3 & Cubase VST24 Sync Setup Instructions are now available here

Download CubaseSync.pdf

Sysex Midi Remote Help

Have one of those pesky devices that only transmit and receive Sysex? Well no big deal! Just follow these easy steps and you can have a Midi Remote control panel in no time.

Download Sysex Midi Remote Help.pdf

Download Sysex Midi Remote Help.doc

MIDI Remote Documentation

Download the latest in our continuing updates to our Help files.

Find out how to create elaborate MIDI Remote patches for your MIDI gear and software.

Download Remotexx.doc

Download Remotexx.pdf

Helpfiles and documentation

Long-awaited helpfiles, DOCs and PDFs have arrived for C-Console DS2416 and C-Console 01V. We've also created a few multimedia tutorials to assist all new C-Console users with basic tasks and walk veterans through a few of the better tips, tricks and techniques.

NOTE: The helpfiles, DOCs and PDFs are to be considered draft documents. We've made every attempt to insure their accuracy and completeness, but they may not be entirely error-free just yet. They are, however, the most complete documentation we've created yet for these products, and in the case of the DS2416 manual and helpfile, we've had some users tell us they're the most complete documentation period for the DSP Factory card.

Download C-Console DS2416 HLP/DOC/PDF (1MB)
Download DS2416 DOC/PDF supplements (450KB)
Download C-Console 01V HLP/DOC/PDF (1MB)
Download 01V DOC/PDF supplements (450KB)

The long awaited Cakewalk.ccs file is here. Now you don't even need to worry about syncing software any more. Just choose our Cakewalk.ccs file and record all you Fader, Pan, and Mutes right into Cakewalk, or any other sequencer for that matter. It is still in Beta form but all seems fully functional. We are going to have another version out soon that will access only controllers on one midi channel, instead of multiple midi channels, to record your automation. Stay tuned...

Download it here: Cakewalk.ccs