Pro-53 on launch gives "Error in controlmap.txt at line 1

Sam916

Hi, I am new to this forum; and am asking the question for the first time.

In Logic Pro X (v10.4.6) on Mojave, when I insert PRO-53 legacy plugin, I see the following error (or rather warning).

The first line of the file is: PRO52CTLMAP1

Can someone please help me resolve the issue?

If I click OK, the plugin is inserted on the track and works just fine.

Thanks - Sam.

Milos

Well, if you clicked OK and everything worked just fine, then you had no issues.

It is nothing to be worried about.

Kubrak

It is not possible to authorise Pro-53 for few years. So, if it is a new installation, it will run as Demo.

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006053397-Service-Center-and-Legacy-Products-End-of-Life

Sunborn

Haven't see this dinosaur for almost a decade!

Surprised that it still working 👍️

If i remember well, the controlmap.txt was about how MIDI controller numbers assigned to the Pro-53 parameters. If controlmap.txt contains any entry that isn’t supported by the Pro-53, you’ll get an error message like yours, the next time you launch the program, and then the controller map is just not used.

Not a big deal. It's annoying yes, but... it should be expected from such an old app... :-)

Sam916

@Sunborn, thanks for you comment!

The error is annoying - but the message is not meaningful. The first line - as the error message shows - looks innocent. I am curious about what is offending the plugin...

Screen Shot 2024-01-14 at 10.01.42 AM.png

If you have a similar file, can you please upload it - for me to compare? BTW, I have never touched this file; and now, all of a sudden, the plugin shows the error.

Thanks, again.

Milos

Well, if you clicked OK and everything worked just fine, then you had no issues.

It is nothing to be worried about.

Kubrak

It is not possible to authorise Pro-53 for few years. So, if it is a new installation, it will run as Demo.

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006053397-Service-Center-and-Legacy-Products-End-of-Life

Sunborn

Haven't see this dinosaur for almost a decade!

Surprised that it still working 👍️

If i remember well, the controlmap.txt was about how MIDI controller numbers assigned to the Pro-53 parameters. If controlmap.txt contains any entry that isn’t supported by the Pro-53, you’ll get an error message like yours, the next time you launch the program, and then the controller map is just not used.

Not a big deal. It's annoying yes, but... it should be expected from such an old app... :-)

Sam916

@Sunborn, thanks for you comment!

The error is annoying - but the message is not meaningful. The first line - as the error message shows - looks innocent. I am curious about what is offending the plugin...

Screen Shot 2024-01-14 at 10.01.42 AM.png

If you have a similar file, can you please upload it - for me to compare? BTW, I have never touched this file; and now, all of a sudden, the plugin shows the error.

Thanks, again.

Sunborn

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/125416#Comment_125416

Unfortunately no, i don't have... it is many years that i left this plugin behind

however, the syntax in your screenshot is correct, it shouldn't produce an error, but as i said it is an old plugin and most probably it has some incompatibilities with more modern software.

you may try a "trick"... back it up, then edit it, remove the first line (and the empty space, so your text start with the ; symbol of the next line), save it, and try the plugin.

or just delete it completely... in this case Pro-53 it will use the default settings... if you do not control some midi devices with it, you don't really need it. :-)