Song (send PC) vs Song Part (Extra MIDI)

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I’m getting ready to start using GP to set all of my hardware gear as well as host VSTs.
I found 2 ways to send Program Change messages while stepping through the setlist.

Song Part (Extra MIDI) sends “KRONOS: xC0 15” to a MIDI Out block named KRONOS that is set to the port of my MIDI interface. (this is straight forward)

  • How do you do Program Change Banks with Extra MIDI?

Song (send Program Change 15)

  • Where does the MIDI message go?
  • Physical MIDI port, or sends PC to VST?
  • Can we send program changes to VSTs?
  • Does the Song PC send before the first Song Part Extra MIDI?
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I think something like: KRONOS: xB0 0 0, xB0 32 0, xC0 15
This would send MSB 0, LSB 0, PC 15.
Bank 0, Program Change 15

Note: I know it looks funny for me to reply to my own thread. But as I work through a solution, I wanted to post it here for the benefit of others that may also want this information.

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It doesn’t look funny. I always answer my own questions if I figure something out on he grounds that it will be useful for others.

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Can someone help with these?

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I have a related question. I’m currently using “midipipe” to send program change and other data from Gigperformer to other software. “Midipipe” (Mac) shows a “pipe” as a physical midi device that I send to, from gig performer through GPscript. Is there a way to make these “pipes” within GPscript or other method of sending CC and PC from software to software?

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On Mac you can use the IAC Midi Driver.
Another option could be OSC, but the other software must support the OSC protocol.