Sync 2 instances of gp to stop metronome

[ChristophHoch]

I need to sync 2 instances of Gig Performer. I use instance 1 for my sounds and instance 2 only for the click (metronome).

Now I have programmed different songparts for a song. The last songpart is called “stop”. There I programmed as a songpart action: “playhead off” and “metronome off”.

Everytime I step to this sonpart “stop” the 1. instance directly stops playing. The 2. instance do not stop! But I would like to have the metronme stopped at the end of the song.

Could anyone give me a hint to solve this situation?

[ChristophHoch]

Before anyone asks: Surely I linked the two instances with the link button (ableton link).

[tripleB]

I think Ableton link only links to Ableton… I don’t think that Ableton could respond from one instance of GP to the other.
Otherwise, instances are completely independent. You could use OSC to communicate between your instances.

BTW: I’m curious: why a dedicated instance for the metronome?

[ChristophHoch]

It responds… no problem. The problem is only to stop the metronome. If I send the message with my Roland A800 (the stop knob) all works fine over both instances… The problem is, that I need to stop with a sustain pedal as a switch. This stops the first instance but not the second istance. The problem is not to link both instances. That works fine.

[npudar]

@tripleB

I don’t think that Ableton could respond from one instance of GP to the other.

This works!

[Joggum]

You could put a System Actions Plugin in the global rackspace of both your instances and have a widget controlling (and responding to) Start/Stop in each instance. You can then sync both widgets using OSC.

[ChristophHoch]

Great! Whow is that programmed? I never used OSC until now…

[Joggum]

If you’re interested in learning how to sync instances using OSC, you should probably start here:

[blog] How to use multiple instances in Gig Performer 4

“One great feature of Gig Performer is to use more than one instance” ~ Mr. T … and he will explain how to keep these instances in sync using OSC in this great stream: LINK Learn how to sync songs in a setlist and afterwards how to sync widgets. – See example master/slave gig files here.

if you want a quick fix, copying the following settings should do the trick:

In the OSC setup of your master instance:

In the OSC Setup of your slave instance:

and the widget properties in BOTH instances:

[ChristophHoch]

Thank you so much! It works and its so easy to do!