feature request: change dynamic selected channels via midi interface.
Verfasst: 09.06.2016, 09:33
Hello Christian,
Still loving the pc-dimmer program. It is still suiting the best possibilities of all current programs out there.
Recently I bought a second hand BCF2000 midi controller. It really comes in handy to be faster with some stuff. Instead of pulling up the right window and have to use the mouse to change the fader position, I can now use used a pre-programmed button/fader on the bcf2000.
However it made me thinking about a possible new feature in PC-Dimmer. I haven’t read so far any post talking about it, but if it was already requested I’m apologizing for this post.
As for the idea:
In PC-dimmer you can select one device (or even more devices via dynamic user interface) and via that you can change the color/dimmer or anything else for this device. I.E. via graphical stage view I can select a device, click right mouse button, and a window will pop up so I can change the parameters.
Wouldn’t it be great if I than can change the parameters also via the midi console! So whenever you select another device, the bcf2000 will also change the faders to the current position and you can make adjustments to the faders and save them in some settings or scenes.
I think what is needed is some special channels that can be programmed/assigned to the bcf2000. So instead of assigning static DMX channels (1-512) there should be some special channels (that I think are already there in PC-dimmer internally for dynamic user interface for instance?) that are dynamic and assigned to the “current selected” devices.
To be a bit technical regarding the midi BCF2000: I think it would require some "new" channels for assigining. Instead of 1-512, introduce channels x1, x2, x3, x4 till about 20 or so. With for instance channel x1 beeing the first channel of the currently selected device.
I hope I was able to understandably describe what is my idea in a few sentences
Kind regards,
Maurice
Still loving the pc-dimmer program. It is still suiting the best possibilities of all current programs out there.
Recently I bought a second hand BCF2000 midi controller. It really comes in handy to be faster with some stuff. Instead of pulling up the right window and have to use the mouse to change the fader position, I can now use used a pre-programmed button/fader on the bcf2000.
However it made me thinking about a possible new feature in PC-Dimmer. I haven’t read so far any post talking about it, but if it was already requested I’m apologizing for this post.
As for the idea:
In PC-dimmer you can select one device (or even more devices via dynamic user interface) and via that you can change the color/dimmer or anything else for this device. I.E. via graphical stage view I can select a device, click right mouse button, and a window will pop up so I can change the parameters.
Wouldn’t it be great if I than can change the parameters also via the midi console! So whenever you select another device, the bcf2000 will also change the faders to the current position and you can make adjustments to the faders and save them in some settings or scenes.
I think what is needed is some special channels that can be programmed/assigned to the bcf2000. So instead of assigning static DMX channels (1-512) there should be some special channels (that I think are already there in PC-dimmer internally for dynamic user interface for instance?) that are dynamic and assigned to the “current selected” devices.
To be a bit technical regarding the midi BCF2000: I think it would require some "new" channels for assigining. Instead of 1-512, introduce channels x1, x2, x3, x4 till about 20 or so. With for instance channel x1 beeing the first channel of the currently selected device.
I hope I was able to understandably describe what is my idea in a few sentences
Kind regards,
Maurice