Midi Feedback for Controllers
  • surmvoise
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    Midi Feedback for Controllers

    by surmvoise » Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:05 pm

    I use my Akai APC mini (https://www.akaipro.com/apc-mini) to control my scenes and cues (and various other parameters) in MadMapper. I would love to have a visual feedback on my controller on which scene is active and which not. The APC mini has 3-color-LEDs (red, green, yellow) buttons which basically support midi feedback. So I'd like MadMapper to turn on red for all the buttons that have an action is assigned to and green light when the assigned action is active. Or something like this. Is that possible with the current version of MadMapper? And if so, how? Or could you implement this feature in the future?
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  • mad-matt
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    Re: Midi Feedback for Controllers

    by mad-matt » Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:43 am

    We'd like to add a module to handle feedback for cue bank that could adapt to a few hardware that are adapted.
    We'll keep you posted but that won't be in next release, so it's impossible to give promise a date for this feature at the moment.
  • FUNKtion
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    Re: Midi Feedback for Controllers

    by FUNKtion » Tue Mar 16, 2021 1:49 pm

    Is there any news about the feedback function?
    I also use the APC Mini and don't get any feedback.
    Does MapMapper send any feedback at all?
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    meelow
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    Re: Midi Feedback for Controllers

    by meelow » Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:05 pm

    Hey,
    I also use the APCmini to control MadMapper. Unfortunately the module to handle the feedback for cue banks has not made it to the release yet. (Is that correct? @Mad-Matt?)

    I use the module "Midi Out" as a work around. It works well, but it is some effort on the users side.
    For each button of the APC Mini I create a MidiOut module with following properties:

    - Target Device = APC MINI 1
    - EVENT Type = Note On/Off
    - Channel = 1
    - Note Number = 1 to 63 [The button that should light up, start numbering lower left]
    - Velocity = 1-6 [The color that should light up, see below ]
    - Send on Value Change = On

    Color definition (=velocity value) as far as i found out:
    - 1: green
    - 2: green blinking
    - 3: red
    - 4: red blinking
    - 5: yellow
    - 6: yellow blinking
    - All other values: green


    Then I put these modules into the Cue's where the button should light up.

    Example usage:
    Lets say i have two cues: c1 and c2. Each will play a different clip on the same surface. This means its either cue1 activated or cue2 activated.
    To indicate this "either or" behaviour on the APCmini's Buttons b1 and b2 I do the following:

    - Midi map b1 to c1
    - Add the MidiOut-Module of b1=red (means playing) to c1
    - Add the MidiOut-Module of b2=green (means not playing) to c1
    - Midi map b2 to c2
    - Add the MidiOut-Module of b1=green (means not playing) to c2
    - Add the MidiOut-Module of b2=red (means not playing) to c2

    Now if I press b1 the cue c1 will get activated. b1 will light up red, while b2 will light up green.
    If i press b2 the cue c2 will get activated. b2 will light up red and b1 will switch from red to green.

    I mapped all my keys on the APCmini with this approach. It is quite limited but it works well for my shows. I hope this helps.
    If it works for you too, let me know in this thread!

    Cheers

    Mad-Meelow
  • Cja42b
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    Re: Midi Feedback for Controllers

    by Cja42b » Mon Jul 25, 2022 2:36 am

    Hi dude trying to get my apcmini to light up with madmapper but can't get my head around your instructions any chance of a quick video it would really really help. Kind regards chris
  • PASAINTYVES
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    Re: Midi Feedback for Controllers

    by PASAINTYVES » Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:10 am

    The APCmini is a super useful device. It fits great with Madmapper. It would be amazing if we could make the led light work.

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