Facility for Sending MIDI Song Select?

General discussion about Gig Performer
1

Hi.

Is there a facility in GP for sending MIDI Song Select messages?

2

What is the use case?

3

Commanding software that requires Song Select to change configuration.

4

So you want GP to be the controlling center?

5

Yes, that’s what I was thinking.

6

OK, little scripting could help

//$<AutoDeclare>
// DO NOT EDIT THIS SECTION MANUALLY
Var
   MOUT : MidiOutBlock
   BUTTON : Widget
   m : MidiMessage
//$</AutoDeclare>



// Called when a single widget value has changed
On WidgetValueChanged(newValue : double) from BUTTON
 m = MakeMidiMessage2(243, 0)
 SendNowExternal(MOUT, m)
End

In this example by pressing a widget the MIDI message for selecting the 1st song is created and then sent out via a MIDI Out plugin which has the handle MOUT.

So you could use the IAC driver (when you are on MAC) or similar virtual MIDI on Windows the send out such a message and in your receiving software you listen to this device.

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7

Very interesting. Thanks!

So I guess if I wanted to choose between 64 songs I would use a knob, construct the value of the knob into a correct Song Select message and then send as shown?

8

For example, yes.

9

I think it would be better to do this with a scriptlet that has a parameter that represents song select and then attach a widget to that.

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10

Actually, this is a case where using an unlocked label tied to a SongSelect parameter of a scriptlet would work better
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Here’s an example gig file demonstrating this approach
ScriptletSongSelect.gig.zip (12.0 KB)

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11

That works very well… You can see the number, operate it, link it to a physical knob if you want - and it is very straightforward to understand and use.

I love it. Thank you very much!

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