Selecting audio file from song variations

[madsgranum]

Hi there,
I need a way so when I selct a song or song part from the setlist it automatically selects a specific track from the audio file player or streaming audio file player (either would work for me).

E.G. song 4 selects track 3 from the global audio file player.
It not the best option for me to put the file player in each rackspace since they are used multiple times in the setlist, so I would rather go for the global rackspace.

Hope someone can help. I have been looking in the forum, on Youtube and in the manual, but I haven´t found the solution, even though I’m sure there is one.

If the above isn’t possible, an alternative solution would be to link play track 1, play track 2, etc. to specific labeled streamdeck buttons, so I’m sure that the right track get´s selected.

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I’m on GP 4.7 on a Mac using stream deck+

[dhj]

This is supported in GP5 using the new song part actions feature

[madsgranum]

Ok. Is there a way to do it in v.4 as well? It seems like a feature that is so obvious to have, that people may have worked around it someway or the other in live situations.

[pianopaul]

With scripting that should be possible.
But why not upgrade to V5?

[dhj]

@madsgranum

It seems like a feature that is so obvious

If we waited until we implemented every feature that is “obvious” was implemented, we would still be developing GP1 and the product would never get released

[rank13]

@madsgranum

Ok. Is there a way to do it in v.4 as well? It seems like a feature that is so obvious to have, that people may have worked around it someway

You know it

This might give you some ideas:

Streaming Audio Player: sync track with song selection

Yes, it’s possible. There are two options: Have a gig script send a midi message to the Local GP Port when a song is changed e.g. Song 1 sends CC value 0, Song 2 sends CC value 1 etc. You would have a widget mapped to the Track Number parameter of the Streaming Audio Player, learned to the Local GP Port and this CC. This option won’t account for changing song orders. Option 2 is to use the Song Part properties and define a specific CC value to be sent to the Local GP Port when the song is sele…

[madsgranum]

That´s funny. I’m glad you didn’t take that path

[madsgranum]

Thanks for the advice. I have never worked with scripts before so it might be a better solution for me to do the update even though I wish it was cheaper.

But I will look into it anyway. Thanks for taking the time to answer me.

[rank13]

@madsgranum

I have never worked with scripts before

The post I linked didn’t involve scripts. It was using the song part midi messages to change a widget that was mapped to the SAFP song/track parameter.

[npudar]

@pianopaul

But why not upgrade to V5?

That would be a very wise decision!

[dhj]

@rank13

It was using the song part midi messages to change a widget that was mapped to the SAFP song/track parameter

Wow — that’s a hack

[madsgranum]

I got it to work. Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction.

Is there a way to set the volume for the individual tracks within the streaming audio file player or even better from the set list menu in the individual songs - eventhough the audio file player is located in the master Rackspace.

I have a widget connected to the volume in the master rackspace but that is not accessible for saving in the song snapshots as far as I understand.

Best regards,
Mads

[pianopaul]

Include a Gain widget after the output of the Audio File Player and map it to a widget in the global rackspace.
Then include a widget in the local rackspace and map it to the global.
So in each variation you can control the volume of the Audio File Player.

[madsgranum]

Thanks Poul - most appreciated🙏🏻

I have done the first part. What is the trick to make the global rackspace widget visible in the local rackspace mapping feature?
I have looked within ‘To global rackspace’ among other places.

Is the ‘To global rackspace’ in use for this trick to work?

[jeffn1]

Might as well try it (sounds right to me):

Does this help: How to control widgets from the Global rackspace in a regular rackspace?

[dhj]

That’s exactly correct. These things are well documented in our user guide

[madsgranum]

Thanks

[madsgranum]

I better read it then