Playing timeline with MIDI
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I want to be able to start/play my timeline show through a MIDI command, is this possible?
The lasers for my show are designed through Showeditor and placed together on the Timeline to a soundtrack. My other lights are designed on DMX software. I want both to play at the same time. I've managed to sync my dmx software up to MIDI, so when I press a key the DMX show starts. I want the same key to trigger the Showeditor Timeline.
I've been able to follow the tutorials and Youtube video's to control figures in Live mode, but can't see a way of starting a timeline show.
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there is a way to trigger the PlayList via midi... may be this will help?
If you open the playlist info, there is a Button "MIDI Info".. this will show you the messages and channel wich is used.
A other way to manage your job is to sync the DMX Software via DMX output from Timeline Show? ... is this a option?
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ah... okay, i have to check this. May be this is a bug....
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If you moove the Mouse, the screen will be reactivatet... but the black color will just end if you click on it... a right click will continue the show.
the Idea of Play HQ ist... maximum performance for the show. No display actualisation and (if you want to) also a black screen.
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I've been testing the MIDI side further, and the MIDI functions are working, for example I can use MIDI keys to move between tracks, and the MIDI function for play tries to activate the playing, but instead it just appears to open up the Show Information rather than actually playing the show.
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now i have checked the functionality of midi usage for the Playlist.
Here it is working fine.. so i think there is no bug.
Question: is the playlist working normal if you use the buttons oder doubleclick a show in your playlist?
May be, you used a show wich is protected by Dongle? in this case the simulation start automatically.
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I'm waiting to try a different MIDI controller to see if that makes a difference
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hm... that`s crasy....
the Midi Message is triggering the Play HQ Button...
hm, may be, it will help, if you change the Value of the Start Timing:
Timelineeditor Menue ==> Settings ==> Enter Delay for Showstart
Try a bigger or lower Value... but normaly this should work (default 1000ms) ...
try for example 5000ms
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When I try it with the lasers switched on, it also doesn't play, I've got to press exit a couple of times before it starts playing.
So it appears that it's loading, but something is blocking it, or getting in the way and preventing it from playing first time round.
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do you use Laserers with showNET?
In this case always the simulation will be showd, when the laser(s) are off, because the software is running in Freeware Mode.
Only if a ShowNET is connected (bevore softwarestart!) the software is working in FullversionMode
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Yes, I'm using Shownet which is plugged in. It's just not working as it should.
Is it possible to amend the midi output fields for playing the timeline? At the moment, when I click on 'Midi Info' it's saying I need to be on channel 2? but I can't access channel 2 on my new Midi controller. I'm using the same Akai APC Mini controller you use in the "How to use MIDI controllers with showeditor". When you tested to see if the MIDI options for the playlist worked correctly, how did you get onto channel 2 on the MIDI controller?
It's a real pain that the function is there, but isn't working properly.
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You write, the ShowNET is just not working as it should? What is the problem with your ShowNET? Is it not detected from the Showeditor?
The other Problem (Midi Controller) is more a problem of the controller then the software.
May be, a Midi controller, wich is not able to change its MIDI sending channel, is not the best midi controller .... There are 16 Midi sending channels possible, and each device should be able to change the channel. (also sending- and receiving channel).
As i know, the APC Mini is just able to controll the Live Window of Showeditor (sending on Midi Channel 1).
The older APC 40 Controller is also not able to controll the Live Window, because it is sending on 8 midi channels (each row a other chanel, and this could also not be changed)
So if you want to use the midi data from apc mini on a other midi channel, may be a tool like Bome MIDI Translator Classic will help. As i know it is able to receive midi messages and translate it to other midi messages with different values (also a other channel) and send it on a virtual midi port.
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I first tried with a virtual MIDI keyboard, which has multiple channels, and got the above mentioned issues, I then tried with the AKAI MIDI controller as I saw you use it in your video and wanted to see if that would work. But there's no issue with shownet, the issue is for some reason Playlist isn't playing properly through MIDI control.
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Now, today the new version of Showeditor hase been released. Please could you check it out? May be this is working better.
If not, please let me know.
What type of computer are you using?
As far as I know, this is a timing problem at the start of the show, but it usually occurs very rarely. The Problem is, the Computer hase to start several things (output, timeline, audioplayback) and sometimes there is trouble.
The Virtual Midi Keyboard normaly should work well.
Could you tell me the Name of it? May be i am able to reproduce the problem
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It didn't work with the updated version. However, I then downloaded a new MIDI virtual MIDI controller, and I've got it to work.
If you want to try and test it, then the one I couldn't make work was "MIDI Tools" which I had synced with "LoopMIDI". Not sure why it didn't work, it got the DMX lighting to play okay, just glitched with Showeditor.
Thanks for your help. Show is on Sunday, so fingers crossed it still works until then!
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thank you for your reply !!! that are good news
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