I’ve noticed that when i map a cc value in a vst (lets say a button) it behaves differently in GP then it does in say Reaper.
When i map a CC value to a mute button in a vst looper that uses latch message, CC#3-127 (midi controller button down) CC#3-0, i turn that channel mute button on. I press it again and i turning the mute button off.
Problem is that I CAN map the CC to latch in the Syths standalone version but the VST version in GP behaves in a Momentary Default state.
I can almost make it work here but the value or the button name doesn’t show up in the Mapping list
The GP widget button has to work the way you want when it is controlled by a MIDI controller and it has to control properly the plugin parameter too. To adjust things properly make sure you split the two behavior (MIDI and plugin).
Plugin side:
put a button on a panel
go into the edit mode
choose the plugin you want to map to the button
click the learn parameter button
in the window of your plugin act on the parameter you want to control
deselect the parameter button
control if you GP widget button controls the plugin paramter properly
=> if it doesn’t, in the tab value invert the value
=> the GP widget button is latching by default, which means if the plugin don’t impose a momentary action to the parameter assigned to the button, it will stay to ON until you manually set it to OFF
MIDI controller side
now in the MIDI properties tab, learn the MIDI controller button you ant to use to control the plugin
deselect the learn function
if your MIDI controller button is latching there is nothing to do, the GP widget will be latching
if your MIDI controller button is momentary, but you want your GP widget button to keep latching, then you will have to set the “momentary to latching” option
=> If the state of your MIDI controller is inversed with regard to the GP widget button, then you can invert it in the MIDI properties tab. (don’t mix things with the parameter inverse)
If you still have an issue, at which step does it occur ?
(host automation is better, but if you absolutely need to send a MIDI message map your widget to the MIDI in block plugin connected to the plugin you want to control, i.e. Kontakt here, and choose the appropriate CC in the list
The Parameter List isn’t labelled and the “learn parameter” doesn’t do anything
according to section 9 in the manual, and this is where i get stuck
Gig Performer’s handy Learn mode ,which enables it to instantly recognize and learn the appropriate parameter. To use Learn mode, simply click on the “Learn” button in the right-hand Plugin section(as indicated by the arrow) so that it turns red.
nothing happens, my assumption is that the plugin isn’t sending any info for GP to “hear” or “read”
