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MIDI on Vision Cues

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In this article:
Introduction
Enable MIDI on Vision Cues
Enable Vision Switcher for MIDI on Vision Cues
MIDI Routing

 

 

 

Introduction

You can use CuePilot to send MIDI on Vision Cues, which can be used to collaborate between CuePilot and pre visualisation software.

When enabled, CuePilot will send information about every Vision Cue in the Vision Track as it is executed, over MIDI. If you want to distribute MIDI, you will need to plug in an adapter to your computer running CuePilot.

 

 

 

Enable MIDI on Vision Cues

Enable MIDI by going to Setup, selecting MIDI and changing the Status to Enabled.

Once MIDI is enabled, set 'Send Vision Cues' to On.

This enables the following:

  • Sends a MIDI Note On message [Status, Note, Velocity] when a Vision Cue is executed.
  • The Note byte will contain the Camera being executed.
  • The Velocity byte will contain info on both the Transition type of the Cue as well as the duration of a Mix or Wipe, in the following bit pattern: 0ttddddd.
  • The Transition bits (tt) will contain 00 = Ignore, 01 = Cut, 10 = Mix, 11 = Wipe, and shifted to bits 6 & 7 it gives these values 0 = Ignore, 32 = Cut, 64 = Mix, 96 = Wipe.
  • The Duration bits (ddddd) will be set if the Transition is a Mix or Wipe, with value indicating duration in steps of 100 milliseconds, so a Transition duration of 500 ms would be sent as the value 5. Mix and Wipe durations longer than 3100 ms will be sent as 31.
  • Remember to use correct calculations if you want to use the individual values of the Velocity byte. Doing this is not required if you only need to know that Camera that is being executed.
  • The MIDI channel can be set on the individual Vision tracks.

 

 

 

Enable Vision Switcher for MIDI on Vision Cues

Sending MIDI on Vision Cues requires enabling the Vision Switcher for the Vision Cues to be executed and have MIDI sent on each Vision Cue. 

Enable the Vision Switcher by going to Setup, selecting Vision Switcher and changing the Status to Enabled.

You do not need to configure Vision Switcher if you are just using the MIDI function, but the Vision Switcher does need to be enabled.

Learn more about: Vision Switcher Setup...

 

 

 

MIDI Routing

MIDI on Vision Cues from CuePilot are sent only through a computer's default MIDI output. You can use your operating system or a MIDI router software to add more complex routing.

Apple Support document for MIDI routing: Set up MIDI devices using Audio MIDI Setup on Mac....

 

Learn more:
OSC in CuePilot...

 

 

 

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