Multiple PreArgs Targets

Community Usage questions
1

Can preArgs have more than one midi target?

I'm trying to use several external midi faders to change the display in one text field. For example, moving fader1 preArgs = [1,1] the text field will show the value for fader1. Moving fader2 preArgs = [1,11] the text field will show the value for fader2. And so on.

I am not clearly understanding how to get the preArgs to "look at" several different incoming midi CC's.
I can only get it to work using a single exactly midi message, ie [1,1]. But I would like it to respond to [1,1] and [1,11]. Is this possible?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!!

2

Can preArgs have more than one midi target?

No, widgets listen to only one set of address + preArgs. To route multiple messages to the same widget, either use multiple widgets + scripting or use a custom module

3

Thank you!! I appreciate the quick reply. I'll investigate the options you mentioned.

4

i don't know if it can answer your needs but if you just want a text widget to display the value you can use this in a buttons matrix.

displayValue

edit : note you have to set decimal to 0 in the above script

infoValue.json (5.5 KB)

5

Hi Greenman,

Thanks for your reply and example. A very interesting way to do it, I learned something new - thanks for sharing!! Is there a way to assign midi cc control for each of the the knobs independently?

I am now trying now to find a way to 'hide/show' text widgets depending on specific incoming midi CC information. I have successfully created several different text widgets, that correctly display the values from my external fader controller. Now I just need to find a way to Show/Hide each depending on which fader is being moved.

I'll keep digging!!

6

you can adapt this piece of code.
in my example, oxygen49 is my midi device.
Knobs begin at 23 and send a midi message like this /control/1/25/58
1 > midi channel
25 > Control change number
58 > value of this CC

JS{

var p = {} /* create a JS object */
var ids = ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 
           'E', 'F', 'G', 'H']

console.log($)

var colors = ['auto', 'red', 'cyan', 'orange', "pink", "yellow", "rgba(255, 50,200,0.95)", "#556633" ]

p.id = ids[$]
p.colorWidget = colors[$]

p.range = {min:0, max: 127}
/* p.steps = 6 */

/* adapt this value to your needs */
const start_CC = 23

const goo = start_CC + $
console.log(goo)
p.address = "/control"
p.preArgs = "[ 1, " + goo+ "]"
p.target="midi:oxygen49"

p.script = "set('info', value)"

return p

}

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Good luck

7

Hi Greenman,
Thanks again for your reply and help. I appreciate you providing your example for me to learn from.
I did mange to find a solution, although not that elegant. But it does work for me with my limited coding skills.
I created several faders that react to my external faders. Then I created a panel with several tabs. On each fader I wrote the script:
For fader 1 =

if (value > 1) {
set('panel_CC',0)
}

For fader 2 =

if (value > 1) {
set('panel_CC',1)
}

So when I move fader 1, it selects tab 1 in the panel. Fader 2, selects tab 2, and so on. Inside each of the tabs I placed a text widget that reads out the values from each individual fader. Finally, I hide all the faders and the tabs, so now when I move a each fader it's selects (opens) the corresponding and show only the text.

Not the best solution I'm sure, but it's working great for me now and provides the visual feedback I was looking for, while I continue to improve my coding skills!

Thanks again for your help!

8

You know i am still a newbie and i keep believe every piece of code published will help someone one day.

So would you please post your json file corresponding to your solution ?

Cheers

9

Yes, I will post my solution. I also approach every hurdle by first searching through the forum to learn from others. I am very happy to contribute to the collective learning curve in any way I can :+1:

1 Like
10

fader feedback example.json (15.8 KB)

Here is the project demonstrating the my solution. Hope it helps someone!!
To use:

  1. Assign the 3 faders (hidden) to your corresponding external midi faders CC numbers, and adjust the midi Target to your setup.
  2. Moving each external fader individually will switch the "panel_CC" tabs (also hidden) to show the desired text widget for the fader values.

My midi assignment setup is:
fader1 "fader_exp" = [1,11]
fader2 "fader_mod" = [1,1]
fader3 "fader_vib" = [1,21]

You can easily add more faders and tabs as needed. Let me know if you have any questions. Good Luck!

11

Also, forgot to add that each fader has a script that points to each individual tab in "panel_CC".
The script in "fader_exp" (fader1) pointing to the first tab is:

if (value > 1) {
set('panel_CC',0)
}