I am sending MIDI messages from a Rackspace to the Global Rackspace, using LoopMidi for that purpose. All “regular” midi activities work fine: notes, CC etc. I have enabled: Send PC message on rackspace activation in the loopMidi outport. In loopMidi monitor I can see that a PC message is coming from GP and forwarded, but it never arrives in the corresponding loopMidi inport in Global Rackspace. Is this an issue with Global Rackspace not accepting PC? Do I have to set specific option in Preferences?
It seems to be an issue with that specific gig. I have one very small example that works. I have extended variations of it - also working. I have even created a gig with the exported Global Rackspace of the one Gig not working and the rackspace of that that is sending out the PC. Also working. Only the large one - not working. Unfortunately I am not allowed to upload due to being “new user”…
One thing to note: if I change the PC messages MIDI ports in MIDI settings, GP tends to hang and not recover. That makes the fixing and identifying somewhat difficult. Attaching does still not work…
Attached a small gig that seems to work, an extended that still does, a reduced set of the original that does, and the original that does not…
OK. Now some things make me feel curious: when I have more than one rackspace the PC message obviously gets caught by some global mechanism. Only those PC messages get pushed to global that do not have a corresponding Rackspace Number. How do I get rid of that behaviour?
That is a good hint:
You are sending PC messages from the song change to a virutal MIDI out and this messages are used by rackspaces?
What is the goal of sending PC messages to the Global Rackspace?
The messages are at least not intentionally used by rackspaces. I have not added them, I even went to “Reset Program Change Assignments” → “Clear all Program Change Assignments”. Still the rackspaces have numbers in front and obviously issuing a PC from a PC enabled virtual midi port switches Rackspace, if that rackspace number is equalling the PC number.
The intention is to have a central instance of Kontakt with some Instrument Banks. For example I have a variety of relatively similar E-Pianos that are used in different songs. It is pretty handy to have them in one Kontakt, once instrument bank and just switch by issuing a PC…
The virtual midi outs should receive MIDI on one specific channel from a specific midi device. Then there is the complementary virtual midi in that has only that channel enabled - but thanks, I go hunting for any In (OMNI) as an additional task…
Meh - attach a widget to the PC parameter of a MIDI In block that’s connected to your Kontakt plugin and then use variations to change the widget value so as to make it send a PC message to Kontakt.
The variations of course will respond to incoming PC messages
OK Thanks a ton. After fiddling around and finally finding the OSC Global Parameter Assignment it does the trick. Widget values are a little bit weird, I’d love a widget that could be directly set to 1,2,…,127 - but that is what I can live with.
OMG - too easy