LXSeries Lighting Software

hi Claude,

how can I get a flash button controlled by midi on my controller?


thank you!

Luca

Probably the easiest way to use a button on a MIDI controller to flash something on LXConsole is to use it to control a channel or submaster. Here are the steps to do this:

1) You need to have your MIDI controller connected to your Mac in a way that it can communicate with LXConsole. you may need to check the Settings'/Preferences' "MIDI" tab.

2) Choose View->Setup and select the MIDI tab.

3) Click the "Detect" button in the lower right corner.

4) Press the button you want to use to flash with.

5) You should see it's MIDI message appear in the text field to the right of the Detect button.
If not, check the Preferences/Settings to be sure that the MIDI in connection is
set to either your controller or All. Make sure that the controller is sending
on the same MIDI channel that you have set to listen on.

6) Click the "+" button to add an action controlled by the button.

7) Pop up the list of preset actions. To flash a channel, select "1@%v". Change the "1" to the channel you want to flash. To flash a sub, select "SUB-" and enter the submaster number after the dash (eg. "SUB-4").

Typically this is all that is needed if your controller sends a control change message with a velocity of 127 when pressed and 0 when released.

It is possible that your controller may send other messages when the button is pressed. You'll need to refer to the documentation for your controller for further information if this is the case.