SendMessage + Submaster

[SBDJ]

I'm remotely sending commands to FreeStyler to switch submasters. I'm successfully able to switch submasters, but sometimes the cues just stop by themselves.

This only happens when sending the toggle submaster command by SendMessage - using the Run button works fine; cues loop OK, I click Run, cue changes and carries on looping.

Tested on v3.3 and v3.4.

Perhaps I'm doing something wrong?

[SBDJ]

I'm guessing not then...

[Mattotone]

the toggle submaster toggles the running status of the cue, so i assume what you are experiencing is by design

[SBDJ]

Indeed - but I really need a way to forcibly activate a submaster rather than toggling it.

I'm assuming this isn't possible?

[Mattotone]

im afraid not, i also wish for this feature to be implemented. it is currently under consideration in the bug tracker

[SBDJ]

Thats a shame.

I had a look in the bug tracker and can see a couple of the plugin devs have requested it but it's unfortunately still under consideration.

Thanks anyway guys.

[Mattotone]

what im currently having to do is make my software keep track of what is being played and the state of the sequence. of course this only works if the user does not go in to freestyler and toggle the cues manual

[SBDJ]

That won't work for this particular setup.

I need to trigger submasters, but they need to be triggered on a timeline.

I had issues doing this with toggle that I was unable to resolve - sometimes a submaster would just stop on its own which is a state change I cant detect obviously.