KK s61 mk3 \ Studio One 7 : Restart necessary on power off S61?

DPFranz

The s61 mk3 is quite a nice unit. It is working very well in Studio One 7 for me. One little question:

It appears that in order to have the s61 "DAW" button at far right function after I have turned off the s61, and turn it back on, it is first necessary to fully restart Studio One 7. Is this others' experience as well?

While doing the "Reconnect..." function in Studio One External Devices tab will generally reset all connections to my external synths, etc., the s61 DAW button does not come back to life. I imagine NI is probably working on this. I'm just happy to see Studio One 6.5 and later listed in the s61 spec. And of course, restarting Studio One is a pretty easy workaround.

Vocalpoint

"The only reason I ask is that I would prefer to leave Studio One running when I go to bed, but turn off hardware"

I would strongly recommended against this order of events for many a reason.

All you need is a power bump and there goes your session. Cannot tell you how many users I have helped try to rescue a session due to an unplanned computer error, power loss, failed power supply, static - you name it.

Backing up your active session, closing Studio One completely and turning off the hardware is the only true method to ensure your work is not compromised.

VP

Vocalpoint

"It appears that in order to have the s61 "DAW" button at far right function after I have turned off the s61, and turn it back on, it is first necessary to fully restart Studio One 7. Is this others' experience as well?"

For me - and I currently use the S61MKII - I always start the device in the early morning and leave it on until the end of the day.

Studio One is always started AFTER the hardware is powered up. And S1 is shut down while the hardware is powered up. Has never ever presented a problem.

Logically - for any piece of hardware to work at all within Studio One - it must fully powered on prior to any Studio One startup. Same deal for my audio interface. Can't fire up S1 and then power on the audio - guaranteed fireworks and errors.

Cannot think of any scenario where I would ever power down any piece of hardware - while still inside a S1 session. That is asking for a hassle.

VP

DPFranz

Agreed. This is the way. The only reason I ask is that I would prefer to leave Studio One running when I go to bed, but turn off hardware. Everything else in my studio is ok with this, except for the DAW button on the s61. BTW, I have the mkII as well, and for that controller, I find that transport buttons don't work on restart with S1 left running, whereas with the mk3, transport and all other buttons except 'DAW' work without restarting S1.

Vocalpoint

"The only reason I ask is that I would prefer to leave Studio One running when I go to bed, but turn off hardware"

I would strongly recommended against this order of events for many a reason.

All you need is a power bump and there goes your session. Cannot tell you how many users I have helped try to rescue a session due to an unplanned computer error, power loss, failed power supply, static - you name it.

Backing up your active session, closing Studio One completely and turning off the hardware is the only true method to ensure your work is not compromised.

VP

DPFranz

Good point. Thanks