[blog] How to change sounds and control plugins from your MIDI controller

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Here’s a new blog article: Gig Performer | How to change sounds and control plugins from your MIDI controller

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[1] How to use widgets and a Streaming Audio File Player to switch rackspaces → LINK

Widget-to-rackspace

[2] How to automatically change rackspaces and control plugins using a MIDI File Player → LINK

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Nice article!

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Thanks! :beers:

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Hello,
I just getting started with setting up rackspaces/variations. My question has to do with handling program changes. So I have a ac pno patch on my bottom (of two) kybds. But I don’t always know what patch I want to use for the top kybd (i.e. for soloing). I may want something that cuts through or something that is mellower. Should I make multiple rackspaces or variations with patches that I think I might want to use or should I have one rackspace and set it up so I can choose the patch (for the top kybd) on the fly? It seems like a lot of work to make many variations with different lead patches. Thanks! Dan

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If your bottom keyboard stays as ac piano, you could consider to have this as an “omnipresent” instrument in the global rackspace and add the other (changing) sounds from local rackspaces/variations… that would IMHO be the ideal mix of reliability and flexibility.

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For those who prefer to watch a video, check out this:

How To Change Sounds and Control Plug-Ins From Your MIDI Controller

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Question: I’m using an Arturia 88 MkII with Gig Performer. I’d love to figure out how to assign each drum pad to a rackspace. How to assign a drum pad to a specific rackspace?

Answer: Two approaches:

[1] if the MIDI message associated with a drum pad can be changed, then change them so they send Program Change messages (rather than Note messages)

[2] if the first approach can’t be done, then you can create a gig script that would convert the incoming Note messages from your drum pads to Program Change messages.