Controlling ST3 from other app via MIDI.

MusicMan81

Hello Peter! I’m an avid user of stage Traxx, but I’m joining a big project, mostly live with no backing tracks, just click and cues… since I’m the one joining and the whole thing was set up already, I’m not the one launching the metronomes or using ST3…

Well the thing is, I kind got used to be able to scroll and cue my pdf sheet music and I find it quite great, because I put always in the top of the screen the part I’m playing, so is easier to just focus on one part on the iPad and the pdf will cue exactly the part I’m playing… so this arrangements are quite dense and almost all songs are 3-4 pages long…

So, I can receive set a midi track with all the necessary midi cues for ST from the main director laptop, he’s the one leading and cueing the metronomes etc etc… is there a possibility to write a midi track that contains the necessary info to use ST3 as my Sheet Music viewer and be able to scroll the pdf the way I got used to? That would be fantastic… I know I can manage to set a Bluetooth midi pedal and scroll pages, but it will be amazing if I can automate that… And in the case that it is possible, would you mind giving me a few pointers on the way I should write it for ST3 to recognize it?

Thanks for everything!

peter

You mean you would like to export the timed midi messages as a midi file?

MusicMan81

peter No, the music director, can send me a MIDI track from his setup every time he cue every metronome for every track. I just have to build the midi track, give it to him and he can upload the midi track into his setup... So, in each song, when he launches the click track, the midi will go out to, and i can receive that midi signal...

So the question is, even if i'm not using ST3 as the master audio playback or metronome launcher, can i take advantage of that midi signal that i have the option to receive to control the PDF in ST3? that way all the page turns and scrolling can be automated and i won't need to have an extra bluetooth midi pedal to control the page turns for my pdf music sheet.

AnthonyB

Interesting idea (or 'new perspective') on automating lyric sheet scrolling.

If I understand it, you want to give the music director a MIDI track (containing some sort of MIDI controller/note) that he can add to his main sequence that is driving click/cues for entire band and have ST on your device receive that and trigger lyric sheet page turns, scrolling, etc. So rather than embedding a timecode command in the lyric sheet that is triggered by ST playback timing, you want to trigger from a remote MIDI source.

Not possible from what I've seen but will of course defer to more experienced members of the community and Peter.

MusicMan81

AnthonyB Yes, you nailed it… sorry for my lack of proper English explanation . But is exactly what you said. Since I’m not “pressing” the play button I cannot automate my pdf.

peter

Basically it should be possible to do. But you will have to load the midi file into a DAW, add your own midi commands in the DAW (and test them by sending them to the iPad) and then send the finished track to your MD.

MusicMan81

peter Great, so what can be the MIDI command that we have to use from a outside source to control them? PC or CC? i guess i have to be a specific one because I've used the one you recommend with the word PDF embedded into the command, i guess i has to be different here? You mind giving me some guidance as to what would it be the correct command? Thanks in advance Peter

peter

Anything you want. Stage Traxx can learn any MIDI comand to trigger actions. Just go to Settings > Assignable Actions and use MIDI learn to assign whatever commands you want to use for triggering.