Combo content and sysex

[MarcoScherer]

Hi guys,

I’m a beginner with CTRLR but managed to build a GUI that’s sending sysex commands to a synth. Working nice with all elements that require values between 0 – 127.

Now I have a problem with some elements that need different values. When reading their sysex while changing a parameter (like LFO SYNC), I see that 2 hex values are changing at once. Mostly one is increasing, the other decreasing. Here’s some examples:

f0 41 10 00 00 00 0e 12 19 01 20 1f 00 27 f7
f0 41 10 00 00 00 0e 12 19 01 20 1f 01 26 f7
f0 41 10 00 00 00 0e 12 19 01 20 1f 02 25 f7

Tried everything but couldn’t figure out how to change 2 values at once with one component. In my case I’d need a uiCombo holding a list of options. Is that possible at all or do I need to dive into LUA?

[atom]

Sure it depends how you need to split the value. There are some special sysex tokens you can use, that part is actualy documented (not a lot is but this is), in one of the sections of the getting started guide: http://ctrlr.org/getting-started/ look for Splitting hair and bytes in MIDI

• This reply was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by atom.

[MarcoScherer]

I read the whole guide but didn’t find what I need (or didn’t understand 🙂 )

Basicly I KNOW the values I want to send for certain parameters. For example, when I stick to the LFO SYNC parameter: For setting it to 1/4 sync I need to change 2 values (here xx and yy):

f0 41 10 00 00 00 0e 12 19 01 20 1f xx yy f7

I know the exact values but don’t know how to fill xx and yy. In my combo content I know how to put a value for xx, but how to put the second one (yy)?

[atom]

Those tokens “xx” “yy” are places where Ctrlr will insert values in it’s memory so “xx” is the value of the Combo (the number of the item selected on the list, or a value that’s hardcoded in the combo contents), “yy” will be the MIDI output channel set for the panel.

I think you might need to use the “ls” “ms” or “LS” “MS” tokens, those represent bits of the value, that is if the value is larger then 127 those two tokens will split it and send it to the device in a split way. Now it depends on the device what sort of a “split” it understand, you need to dig into the manual of the device to find out. Based on the sysex it looks like a Roland device, so you might need some complex stuff here.

[MarcoScherer]

Yep, it’s a Roland device. Unfortunately a prototype, so there’s no manual yet 🙁

Any other way to send the sysex commands? As I know the exact values I could even create a button for each value but that seems a bit uncomfortable.

[atom]

You can use global variables k0 – kf and set them before sending.

It all depends what do you need to send, what range of values. One byte “xx” can only take 0-127 values and that’s it, so above that you need to split/compress it somehow.

[MarcoScherer]

I see. Ok, so to save time I think I’ll go for the multiple-buttons solution. Seems the fastet way for now.

Anyway, thanks a lot!

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