Gotta have my MIDI signal readout! How can I do this?

MDesigner · Post by **MDesigner** » Sat May 17, 2014 3:00 pm

Is there a way to have DP show me incoming hardware CC#s and their values? I tried building my own MIDI readout using the Console, but it seems to "trap" the CC signal and not let it pass through normally (it wants you to redirect it somewhere). I just want something to read the CCs incoming and show me.

Is this possible?

Dan Worley · Post by **Dan Worley** » Sat May 17, 2014 3:15 pm

http://www.snoize.com/MIDIMonitor/

cuttime · Post by **cuttime** » Sat May 17, 2014 3:39 pm

Dan Worley wrote:http://www.snoize.com/MIDIMonitor/

+1, a must have in any studio.

MDesigner · Post by **MDesigner** » Sat May 17, 2014 4:40 pm

Thanks for that. Wish it weren't a separate window though. I wish DP had something like this built-in so I can just easily glance over at it (I only have one monitor).

Dan Worley · Post by **Dan Worley** » Sat May 17, 2014 4:43 pm

MDesigner wrote:Thanks for that. Wish it weren't a separate window though. I wish DP had something like this built-in so I can just easily glance over at it (I only have one monitor).

Sorry.

MDesigner · Post by **MDesigner** » Sat May 17, 2014 4:47 pm

Sorry that I have just one monitor? Me too.

A problem I'll be correcting soon...

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Sat May 17, 2014 5:05 pm

Spaces.

If you're not using Spaces, you aren't getting the most out of OS X. I think since Lion they've been calling them Desktops or something. You access them through Mission Control.

Watch this video and see if you find anything here you can apply to your own situation. Seeing this for the first time usually is an eye-opener, though some find it unacceptable. Either a life changer or "meh." Depends on how much productivity you want, I guess.

(btw, open the video to full screen, and use 720p resolution for best results)

Anyway, I sometimes keep MIDI Monitor open in a space of its own, or sharing a space with some of the other items you see in the video. As for having it IN Digital Performer, why? It's really no different. If you want it to open with a file, just drop an alias for it into a Startup Clipping Window. It will then open automatically every time you open that file.

Shooshie

MDesigner · Post by **MDesigner** » Sat May 17, 2014 5:12 pm

D'OH!! Wait, where's the appropriate emoticon.

Why did I not think of that? I actually use multiple desktops (but only 2), one for music work, and one for everything else (emails, web, etc). AND, I believe I tried using a separate desktop once for Cubase, to move the mixing board onto it. I don't recall it working so well.

DP, however, seems like it works fantastically with multiple desktops. Thanks for the reminder.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Sat May 17, 2014 8:13 pm

By the way, there is one thing I forgot to cover in the video, and you have probably already discovered it, but just in case: in Preferences, set DP's control panel to float. If you make it full-screen, it won't float. If it floats, it will follow you to each space. That's essential!

Shoosh

MDesigner · Post by **MDesigner** » Sat May 17, 2014 8:43 pm

Thanks!

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