A reverse engineering effort to repurpose otherwise obsolete audio equipment and prevent ewaste.
Use DigiDesign Command 8 (Not in standalone mode) with any midi compliant DAW
Use every feature on the Command8 rather than just the mixer section in Stand-Alone mode.
How does it work? ReCommand8 restranslates the input from the command8 into MackieControl messages (which works in pretty much every DAW i tried)
Whats working? All buttons including motorized faders
Requirements: teVirtualMidi Driver Command 8 Driver
https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/teVirtualMIDISDKSetup_1_3_0_43.zip
Install:
Install teVritualMidiSDK.
Download windows binaries listed on the right of this page
Extract the zip to a folder and run the exe inside. (youll need to run this everytime you want to use the desk)
In your daw setup ReCommand8 as a MackieControl desk
Enjoy.