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Example:
Let’s assume that the effects unit is set to receive MIDI commands on MIDI channel 8, the effects
preset number 1 is ‘no effect’, the effects preset number 2 is ‘echo’ which are both selectable using
the MIDI ‘program change’ command and that the level of the echo effect is selectable from 0 to
100% by setting the velocity of note 0 to the required level (0-127).
The following ShowMagic String Codes in the
On
box of the
Enter Midi CTRL string
dialogue would
turn on the echo setting and set it at a level of 50% when the control event is turned on;
C8,P2,V63,N0
The following ShowMagic String Codes in the
Off
box of the
Enter Midi CTRL string
dialogue would
select the ‘no effect’ setting when the control event is turned off; C8,P1 Any control event can be
copied to another control event button in the normal way by dragging one button onto another. The
new control event can then be edited and renamed etc.
Using RS232 or IP Controllable Devices
The RS232 port or IP settings must first be set up (see "Configure Comm Devices", p.24) before the
device control panel can be used to communicate with the device(s). To create an RS232 / IP control
event do the following:
1) Click on a control event button to highlight it, and then double-click on the port select
button containing the icon depicting a 9-pin serial port. The details will then be shown in the
details display.
2) Hold down [Ctrl] and then left/right-click on the number to the right of
Dev
: to select the
device you wish to use.
One of the following will then be shown to the right of
Map:
(depending on what the device
is mapped to) followed by the name of the device:
COMn
- where
n
is the com port number if it is an RS232 device.
IP
- if the device is connected to ShowMagic via IP.
SYS
- if using a system script. This would be de-highlighted as system devices are used for
input only.
DLL
- if the device is a data acquisition card etc. that uses a dll (dynamic link library) for
communication with ShowMagic. This may be de-highlighted if the device is used for input
only.
3) Double-click to the right of
On
: and an
Enter CTRL String
dialogue will pop up. This dialogue
allows you to enter a command in a box to the right of
On
which will be sent when that
control event button is turned on (either manually, as a sequence step set to
In
or
On
or from
an action button). You can also enter another command in the box to the right of
Off
which
will be sent when that button is turned off (either manually, as a sequence step set to
Out
or
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