manofra

OnStage is very simple. Each OnStage file is a set of up to 20 slots, each one referencing one Logic file. It's like the file is a set list and each slot is a song. You first create your songs (each song being a Logic file). After that, you create an OnStage file where you place one Logic file in each slot, numbered 1 to 20. It doesn't matter how big and complex that song (= Logic file) is, upon receiving a PC message with the value of 1, OnStage will tell Logic to openthe file thaat is on slot 1. PC=2, slot 2 and so on. Now David, I never tried your approach. My PC messages are sent from the external midi controller. But it would be interesting to see if a message within a midi region could be re-routed so as to trigger a song change in OnStage. That would be the ultimate automation: song 1 would make itself close and open song 2. Never thought of it. Thanks. (When I have a chance I'll try that and post back)

Sure, this is the natural alternative. I went that direction when MainStage first came out. But after a while I figured that, in some cases, it's preferable to run Logic. In my particular case, I use complex setups, which require very specific environment work. I could never reproduce that in MainStage, and loading multiple instances of plugins/instruments made CPU usage skyrocket. So, creating files in Logic and loading them with OnStage worked better, system-wise. Manofra

Absolutely! OnStage by Fluqe Creative Software is the best out there. With a single Program Change message, you close the current file and open a new one, no matter how big/complex it is.

It was the "official" and only Redmatica forum. Other than direct support from them -- for registered users only, that was *the* place to go. Their Youtube channel is still up.

Just a quick update: all Redmatica apps are gone from the App Store.

What I meant, Ski, is that the Fanblog site did not post a "rumor." It posted the information present in the actual document from the Italian Agency who approved the deal. It offered a link -- the very one I posted here -- so people who understand Italian could see it for themselves. So, in its very origin, the post was a true, factual report of an official document. Sorry if I didn't make it clear the first time.

Not exactly. The FanBlog mentioned that because it showed up in an official document from the Italian Regulatory Agency, who oversees and authorizes such acquisitions -- which they did on page 39: http://www.agcm.it/trasp-statistiche/doc_download/3162-19-12.html So, it's not a rumor, but a very real deal. And, as of now, I have too received an e-mail from Redmatica itself communicating the end of its operations. So, we can change the title to CONFIRMED, much to my sadness...

Scandor, I'd be first in line to purchase that DVD! (Provided Apple doesn't kill the environment in future versions...) If you ever produce one such thing, PM me for that. I see you're building a set of tools for Logic, but in my case I may find them not suitable for my setup, since it's midi guitar based all the time. Best of Luck, ManoFra

Hi all, Sorry for the delayed response. I was away from my equipment for a few days. @Mr. V: Thanks for your input, but I have the channel splitting setup running already. It is about sorting the midi channels per se. @Scandor: After trying your brilliant tool, I see it responds in the way I'd like. However, in the limited time it works, I could not test other scenarios. Bear in mind that guitar to midi is very particular in the sense that it sends pitch bend information with almost every note played -- and this is essential for its proper operation. So there is a PB message with every note on every channel, which needs to be dealt with by using multiple instruments for multiple strings or a multi-mode plugin/external synth. Also, since it is a protected macro, I could not understand how that is done or further customize it. In my initial post, I offered the "lowest note to bass" scenario just so I could learn from other users how such can be achieved in terms of sorting midi channels, which is only doable with midi guitar. I also asked in the past whether a single channel chord could be split in the same way -- which is probably what you used in your macro, am I correct? But, back then, I got no replies on that. What I need to achieve with such knowledge is more than lowest-note-to-bass. When I ask something in the forum, I prefer that the basic information is provided so I can do it myself, since I feel bad to make other people work for me and solve my problem -- unless they really want to. I think the spirit of the forum is about collaboration -- people enabling other people to conquer that knowledge. I do not like to abuse people or have others do my own work. Otherwise, I'd hire and pay a person to do things for me. But right now, I need to understand how things are done, especially because I work on different software as well and would like to port the solutions from one to the other. I already built an AppleScript that does what your tool does, but it has its own problems and I need to use it with other software/instruments as well. I appreciate your help on this matter and really enjoyed using your tool, but at this point I'll set off to try building one such environment myself. Thanks again!

Hi fader8 and all, Sorry for the late reply. Yes, this could be a potential solution. I don't know, however, how to sort the first note being played. Also, I never used a pedal, is it a common hold pedal connected to Logic? Thanks!

Hi fader8, I see the problem. I wanted this to be a real-time process. I thought that adding some quantization on top of it would suffice for the time needed for calculation. Thanks for your input.

Hi everybody, This is a thread for the environment gurus in this forum. (Are you reading, Ski? Scandor?) From the midi guitar controller, each string is output in one midi channel. So I have strings 1 to 6 midi channels 1-6, then another layer of them on channels 11-16. This configuration is as this: the highest pitch string is channel 1, and the lowest is channel 6 -- likewise for the other layer. What I'm trying to accomplish the following: have the lowest pitched note being played be routed to a bass sound. This could be any string between 1 and 6. So, if I play strings 1,2,3 and 5, midi channel 5 would go to the channel strip with the bass instrument. There are several possible combinations of strings/channels possible. Starting from string one, playing 2 strings at at time, I have: 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 etc etc. With 3 strings/channels being played: 1-2-3, 1-2-4, 1-2-4, 1-2-5 and 1-2-6, then 1-3-4, 1-3-5, ... and so on. Simply put: I need the highest of the 6 midi channels to always go to a separate instrument, no matter how many channels are played and in which combination/sequence. If I were writing this as a program string, I'd need a set of rules such as the following: IF channels played = 2 3 4 5 THEN channel=5 go to BASS IF channels played = 1 2 6 THEN channel=6 go to BASS ... How can I use a transformer to create one such argument? Or, is there a better way of doing it? (I read somewhere else about creating a table of notes being played, but have no idea how that is done). I already have a table of all the rules I need to create, but had no luck so far implementing it. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hi all, Sorry to bring this thread from the ashes, but I've found the transformer I mentioned in my earlier post. Below is a pic. It will take NoteOn=0 events and make them NoteOff=64. The result is identical to Mike's monitor picture in his previous post, i.e. crossed notes with a value of 64. I also used Ski's 3 transformer set.

Hi Scandor, Mike, and Peter, This is an interesting thread, since I also deal with Midi guitar -- see signature below. A few days ago I set a transformer for another guitar player in a way that it would create true NoteOff events out of NoteOn=0 events, will try to find it when I get to my computer. He needed it also to stop hanging notes in one plugin. He didn't get back to me so I don't know if it worked. It did create true NoteOffs, though. I assume Mike was mentioning this thread by Ski? viewtopic.php?f=1&t=60540 I also used Ski's 3 transformer scheme, before the 4th transformer I mentioned above. Ski's solution was really elegant and simple, worked perfectly for me. Scandor, your solution sounds very promising and I'll try it here as well. Thanks a lot.

Ok! Worked! I've tried Macro-In, but it looks like it has to be without the hyphen! Thanks so much, Ski! I'll have a dark coffee on your honor!