Omyg Let me understand:
How do I add individual midi commands for each region?
And how do I activated them?
I believe that in order to use regions I need to add an audio file (not enough to set the length).
I guess midi commands should be added to each region by setting a timestamp within the region?
Does the song have to run (be started) or will midi be fired immediately when region is selected?
Ok, i don't use lyrics only tracks and i don't use midi any more but i use to use it a lot in my earlier career i think i know what you are needing. You don't need backing tracks but you want easy and fast movement around the lyrics and also you want midi to change your devices presets.
This is what i would do to get ST3 to work for me to achieve this as close as possible, lyrics only track is not the way to go because if you use it you don't get Audio Segments you only get a set time for the length, this is not a very flexible way to get around your text, a better way is to load an audio file so you can segment it in to maximum of 24 parts, now you have options of what sort of audio you load , i suggest 2 options either a simple basic recording of the song you perform , it does not have to be high quality and can be recorded using your devices microphone, or just use any audio song of appropriate length but it wont be easy to segment it , perhaps use an original recording and mute it slow it down or speed it up to suit your performance version, the object of this recording is purely to use this as a template to break down the lyrics in to Audio segments, once you record and load this crappy recording you then load your text, in text editor you play this recording and timestamp the spots you want to quickly get to like verses and choruses and perhaps solos purely so you can get to midi commands quickly. Now you place the midi program changes behind the time codes, the first program change you can place before any time-codes so as the song gets selected you get an immediate program change to start the song , as you select different audio segments you get the appropriate lyrics , if you hit play you will trigger a midi change you programmed for that section and the lyrics will change as you get to the other audio segments but the speed will be very similar to what you recorded which will change automatically for you, if its running a bit slow or fast you can stop and select another section to catch up, but most likely this wont be an issue as you have already recorded this song so the sync will be quite accurate, if you also program the visual metronome to be active at all times you can easily stay in visual sync as well so if you stop and use audio segments you can jump around the song as much as you like and using play/stop gives you a choice to either change your instrument sound or not to change depending if you hit play or not.
Selecting a verse 1 most likely will fit all your lyrics on screen without hitting play to get a program change hit START then STOP so you remain on this verse1 if you need to repeat it, or if you hit play and want to repeat it just hit loop and this will repeat as many times as you need, to quickly get to another section hit STOP and select the other section you will get your new lyrics section but no program change unless you hit start.
Now all this information is just what i think ST3 is capable of doing knowing what i think i know, there might be even greater advantages but because i don't use it that way i will leave it up to you to explore or perhaps some other user has already fully exploited this idea of operation.
I think ST4, Peter is planing to make your operational need even better but he needs to be told what the majority of users expect from ST4, theres been numerous midi ideas put forward , lyrics only users need to be more demanding , i personally use stereo backing tracks and synced lyrics/chords, i am happy as it is but would like simpler faster creation of finished files, so to me the text and audio segment editor is whats most important to me at the moment.
Hope this has pointed you in a good direction.
Cheers Damir