Send/receive SysEx and Widgets

Hello, I’m new to GP and trying to figure out a couple of things:

  • Can we send SysEx messages with widgets? I want to have multiple buttons sending different SysEx values in order to change modes in my Korg X50. I’m aware that I can send SysEx when I change rackspaces, but is it possible to have a button to send SysEx messages at any given time? I can only send MIDI CC and PC.

  • Any ideas on how I could have a text label dynamically show the current patch name I have selected on my Korg keyboard? The X50 is on the other side of the room, I can navigate patches remotely with GP widgets buttons (program up and down), but it would be very helpful to know which patch I have currently selected.

Cheers!

With scripting you can send sysex messages
Does X50 send out messages when a patch is changed?

Thank you sir, can you point me to a resource or tutorial? I searched but couldn’t find anything specific on how to send a basic sysex message with scripting. i.e. F0 42 30 7A 4E 02 F7 switches to Program mode and F0 42 30 7A 4E 00 F7 switches to Combi

Yes it does, here’s an example when I change to program A-000:

 TIMESTAMP IN PORT STATUS DATA1 DATA2 CHAN NOTE EVENT               
 007A1EE3   1   9     B0    00    3F    1  ---  CC: Bank MSB          
 007A1EE3   1  10     B0    00    3F    1  ---  CC: Bank MSB          
 007A1EE3   1   9     B0    20    00    1  ---  CC: Bank LSB          
 007A1EE3   1  10     B0    20    00    1  ---  CC: Bank LSB          
 007A1EE3   1   9     C0    00    --    1  ---  PC: Acc. Grand Piano  
 007A1EE3   1  10     C0    00    --    1  ---  PC: Acc. Grand Piano  
 007A1EE8   1   9     F0  Buffer:   256 Bytes   System Exclusive      
 SYSX: F0 42 30 7A 40 00 00 4B 6F 6D 62 61 74 20 00 20 20 20
 SYSX: 20 20 20 20 1C 20 20 0A 03 14 09 64 00 00 19 00 58 64
 SYSX: 64 00 0A 00 49 27 17 09 40 00 40 00 40 00 7F 7F 78 41
 SYSX: 6E 02 71 48 0E 51 05 16 03 60 30 00 65 64 00 32 00 06
 SYSX: 40 01 13 2B 0C 2A 48 16 00 19 0D 28 0C 12 03 4C 00 00
 SYSX: 19 4C 13 33 00 40 00 00 7F 64 08 63 00 00 00 00 03 1D
 SYSX: 4B 05 38 00 00 00 5F 6C 14 01 08 10 04 65 00 00 04 7F
 SYSX: 00 00 7F 01 01 01 0C 00 10 00 00 01 01 01 02 03 00 04
 SYSX: 63 63 63 63 63 63 00 26 00 0F 00 0E 00 00 04 00 00 54
 SYSX: 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 00 01 01 7F 00 00 48 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 0E 00 04 13 00 09 46 00 00 00 21 00 0E 00 13 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 1B 73 0A 00 0F 40 00 00 00 00 0A 02 7E 00 00
 SYSX: 00 34 00 11 0C 11 00 00 00 63 00 26 0F 14 20 11 26 4B
 SYSX: 00 26 6F 18 00 31 06 0F 00 00 00 1E 01 71 00 23 00 00
 SYSX: 12 00 00 11
 007A1EE8   1  10     F0  Buffer:   256 Bytes   System Exclusive      
 SYSX: F0 42 30 7A 40 00 00 4B 6F 6D 62 61 74 20 00 20 20 20
 SYSX: 20 20 20 20 1C 20 20 0A 03 14 09 64 00 00 19 00 58 64
 SYSX: 64 00 0A 00 49 27 17 09 40 00 40 00 40 00 7F 7F 78 41
 SYSX: 6E 02 71 48 0E 51 05 16 03 60 30 00 65 64 00 32 00 06
 SYSX: 40 01 13 2B 0C 2A 48 16 00 19 0D 28 0C 12 03 4C 00 00
 SYSX: 19 4C 13 33 00 40 00 00 7F 64 08 63 00 00 00 00 03 1D
 SYSX: 4B 05 38 00 00 00 5F 6C 14 01 08 10 04 65 00 00 04 7F
 SYSX: 00 00 7F 01 01 01 0C 00 10 00 00 01 01 01 02 03 00 04
 SYSX: 63 63 63 63 63 63 00 26 00 0F 00 0E 00 00 04 00 00 54
 SYSX: 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 00 01 01 7F 00 00 48 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 0E 00 04 13 00 09 46 00 00 00 21 00 0E 00 13 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 1B 73 0A 00 0F 40 00 00 00 00 0A 02 7E 00 00
 SYSX: 00 34 00 11 0C 11 00 00 00 63 00 26 0F 14 20 11 26 4B
 SYSX: 00 26 6F 18 00 31 06 0F 00 00 00 1E 01 71 00 23 00 00
 SYSX: 12 00 00 11
 007A1EEF   1   9     --  Buffer:   256 Bytes   SysEx Continue        
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 63 00 14 63 14
 SYSX: 63 63 63 15 08 3C 05 1A 4E 26 48 26 00 4C 30 00 48 00
 SYSX: 7F 1E 02 1A 71 00 00 14 00 14 00 63 00 00 63 63 37 63
 SYSX: 00 00 14 1A 63 1A 03 1A 01 49 14 40 0D 00 30 00 00 48
 SYSX: 00 00 2C 0E 00 7F 00 7F 01 04 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 01 01 7F 00 00 48 00 00 00 00 0E 00 00 13 00 00 46 00
 SYSX: 00 00 21 72 0E 00 13 00 7F 00 03 7F 76 27 73 0A 00 00
 SYSX: 40 00 00 00 00 0A 02 7E 00 00 00 34 00 11 0C 11 00 00
 SYSX: 00 63 24 05 19 18 00 11 26 35 00 18 0F 11 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 3B 00 29 04 00 00 43 00 00 12 00 00 11 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 63 00 14 63 14 63 14 00 00
 SYSX: 00 40 15 06 00 1A 0B 1A 01 3C 30 00 48 00 7F 1E 02 1A
 SYSX: 71 00 00 14 00 14 00 63 00 00 63 63 37 63 00 00 14 1A
 SYSX: 09 0F 00 1A 01 4B 54 00 0D 00 30 00 00 48 00 00 54 0E
 SYSX: 00 7F 00 7F
 007A1EEF   1  10     --  Buffer:   256 Bytes   SysEx Continue        
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 63 00 14 63 14
 SYSX: 63 63 63 15 08 3C 05 1A 4E 26 48 26 00 4C 30 00 48 00
 SYSX: 7F 1E 02 1A 71 00 00 14 00 14 00 63 00 00 63 63 37 63
 SYSX: 00 00 14 1A 63 1A 03 1A 01 49 14 40 0D 00 30 00 00 48
 SYSX: 00 00 2C 0E 00 7F 00 7F 01 04 00 7F 00 00 00 00 7F 00
 SYSX: 01 01 7F 00 00 48 00 00 00 00 0E 00 00 13 00 00 46 00
 SYSX: 00 00 21 72 0E 00 13 00 7F 00 03 7F 76 27 73 0A 00 00
 SYSX: 40 00 00 00 00 0A 02 7E 00 00 00 34 00 11 0C 11 00 00
 SYSX: 00 63 24 05 19 18 00 11 26 35 00 18 0F 11 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 3B 00 29 04 00 00 43 00 00 12 00 00 11 00 00 00 00
 SYSX: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 63 00 14 63 14 63 14 00 00
 SYSX: 00 40 15 06 00 1A 0B 1A 01 3C 30 00 48 00 7F 1E 02 1A
 SYSX: 71 00 00 14 00 14 00 63 00 00 63 63 37 63 00 00 14 1A
 SYSX: 09 0F 00 1A 01 4B 54 00 0D 00 30 00 00 48 00 00 54 0E
 SYSX: 00 7F 00 7F
 007A1EEF   1   9     F7  Buffer:     3 Bytes   SysEx End             
 SYSX: 00 00 F7
 007A1EEF   1  10     F7  Buffer:     3 Bytes   SysEx End             
 SYSX: 00 00 F7

Take a look at this forum entry

Actually, a search for “sysex” will bring up (among other things) a blog article for controlling the GT Mastermind pedalboard using sysex messages

https://gigperformer.com/controlling-the-rjm-gt-mastermind-from-gig-performer/

Thank you guys, I actually had seen those threads but I was searching for a true beginner’s guide, something idiot proof, I’m still trying to wrap my head around the basics of scripting.

edit. somehow I skipped the user’s guide, that’s more like my level :smiley: