01-19-2020, 06:07 AM
Hi Mike,
I completely understand the tablet app approach, and assume there are many more users on a single tablet setup than anything like my setups. Just hoped I was missing something.
I just checked and the Left/Right arrows do still turn pages when the setlist is open. I never tried that. I can just hit the up and down more easily without looking while playing. I might have to invest in making buttons for an air turn transmitter and attach them to the key check of one of the manuals.
One other question on page selection. Is there a programable MIDI command to go to a specific song and/or page in a setlist? I have looked through and only found next/previous page and songs but nothing to go to a specific point. For example, When I am playing key parts for musicals I use Ableton for patches for the show, and create a full scene list for patches in order. I also trigger page turns in MSP via MIDI through Ableton within the patches so as to only have to worry about 1 pedal for all changes. This works well as long as you go linearly though the show. Especially during rehearsals it would be better if I could program the page change in Ableton to go to a specific song and page. Jumping around means getting to the correct patch in Ableton, then getting MSP to the correct page to sync up. This can take anywhere from 5 seconds to 30 seconds for me depending on how many pages and/or patch changes there are between where we are and where we need to jump to and directors don't seem to understand that jumping around with key patches isn't as simple as the find the measure and go for the winds and strings.
Erik
I completely understand the tablet app approach, and assume there are many more users on a single tablet setup than anything like my setups. Just hoped I was missing something.
I just checked and the Left/Right arrows do still turn pages when the setlist is open. I never tried that. I can just hit the up and down more easily without looking while playing. I might have to invest in making buttons for an air turn transmitter and attach them to the key check of one of the manuals.
One other question on page selection. Is there a programable MIDI command to go to a specific song and/or page in a setlist? I have looked through and only found next/previous page and songs but nothing to go to a specific point. For example, When I am playing key parts for musicals I use Ableton for patches for the show, and create a full scene list for patches in order. I also trigger page turns in MSP via MIDI through Ableton within the patches so as to only have to worry about 1 pedal for all changes. This works well as long as you go linearly though the show. Especially during rehearsals it would be better if I could program the page change in Ableton to go to a specific song and page. Jumping around means getting to the correct patch in Ableton, then getting MSP to the correct page to sync up. This can take anywhere from 5 seconds to 30 seconds for me depending on how many pages and/or patch changes there are between where we are and where we need to jump to and directors don't seem to understand that jumping around with key patches isn't as simple as the find the measure and go for the winds and strings.
Erik