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Tree View of External MIDI controls

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Tree View of External MIDI controls

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As a suggestion in a future build, can I suggest using a Tree View for the External MIDI control commands.
Right now it can be a little difficult to navigate.

Also, like to see multiple assignments to the same MIDI value. For example, maybe i'd want to control GOBO and COLOR with the same FADER. Not a very good example, but why not make it possible.

Also I like to see all channels for each Light be pulled in to the MIDI control, but that might be too much to ask for. What my goal is to be able to control each light with my BCF-2000 using the sliders to control each channel.
Or maybe just allow me to change via channel number instead of property (ie GOBO1, COLOR1)
So I could assign all my MIDI FADERs 1-8 to control channels 1-8 for each light.

-Wesley


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Re: Tree View of External MIDI controls

Post by LJ_krede.dk »

sirwesley wrote: Also I like to see all channels for each Light be pulled in to the MIDI control, but that might be too much to ask for. What my goal is to be able to control each light with my BCF-2000 using the sliders to control each channel.
Or maybe just allow me to change via channel number instead of property (ie GOBO1, COLOR1)
So I could assign all my MIDI FADERs 1-8 to control channels 1-8 for each light.
at the moment you can controll all channels, but the channel attributes are fixed. what i mean is that the pan channel is also the same fader 1, pan is always fader 2, and so on.

what you ask for is that fader 1 on your midi device always is channel 1 for the selected fixture, am i right?
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Re: Tree View of External MIDI controls

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LJ_krede.dk wrote: what you ask for is that fader 1 on your midi device always is channel 1 for the selected fixture, am i right?
Correct! That way when I look at the channel layout for a particular light, I always know what Channel one controls and not have to guess. For instance, if one light has PAN/TILT on channels 1 & 2 then faders 1&2 would control that, but if I selected an RGB light without PAN/TILT, then RED & GREEN are on channels 1 & 2 and I would like faders 1&2 to control those RED & GREEN Values.

-Wesley
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Re: Tree View of External MIDI controls

Post by LJ_krede.dk »

well,,, i like it quite opposite and as it is now :-D. Then I always know where the faders pan, tilt etc are.. and if you choose different fixtures, You don't get strange result as you would in your case. but thats just me ;-). we all have our different ways
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