![]() Some devices belong to more than one category QLab itself responds to messages in the Sound (General), Video (General), and Lighting (General) categories. Choose the category for the receiving device here. The MSC spec defines a number (a surprisingly large number, really) of specific categories within which devices or software can self-identify. When the message type is set to MIDI Show Control Message, the following controls appear:Ĭommand Format. You can also adjust the curve of the fade using the graph on the right.īecause MIDI cues have no way of knowing the current value of the parameters that they are controlling, you need to enter both a starting value, which is the field labeled Value underneath the Command drop-down menu, and an ending value, which is the field labeled Fade to value towards the middle of the inspector. ![]() To fade a message, check the box marked Fade over duration and enter the desired duration in the field provided. If you select any of these options, a set of controls will appear to enable fading. All commands require a channel, but the other controls available will vary depending on the type of command selected.Ĭontrol Change, Key Pressure, Channel Pressure, and Pitch Bend commands can be faded from one value to another over time. QLab can send the following types of MIDI Voice commands: Note On, Note Off, Program Change, Control Change, Key Pressure (Aftertouch), Channel Pressure, and Pitch Bend Change. When the message type is set to MIDI Voice Message, the following controls appear:Ĭommand. ![]() Click this button to test-send your message. This pop-up menu lets you choose among MIDI Voice Message, MIDI Show Control Message, and MIDI SysEx Message. You can also choose Open MIDI Settings to edit patch list… to quickly get to Workspace Settings → MIDI, or choose New patch with MIDI device to quickly generate a new MIDI patch and select it for use. Clicking on the menu allows you to select one of the MIDI patches already configured in the workspace, or (unpatched) if you want to ensure that the cue does not play when started. This pop-up menu allows you to select a MIDI patch for the cue to use. Everything below those three controls changes depending upon the type of message the cue sends. The Settings TabĪlong the top of the Settings tab are three controls which are present for all MIDI cues. When a MIDI cue is selected, the inspector shows the Basics tab and Triggers tab, used by all cues, and a Settings tab. However, certain types of MIDI messages can be set to fade from one value to another over time, and when sending those messages, MIDI cues can have a duration. MIDI cues have no target and, by default, no duration since they send a single message more or less instantaneously. MIDI cues allow you to send MIDI voice messages, MIDI Show Control (MSC) messages, or MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) messages.
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