VERY URGENT MIDI question

Hi all

The situation is this:

I've got 3 Sequences (2+3+4) on 3 Masters (6+7+8)  and the master keys of those masters are the Go for those Sequences. I'm usingI MIDI with QLAB connect to my Congo Jr with Cobalt v7.3.1. So I can make the QLAB press the GO on the Main Sequence but what I NEED is to press those master keys to do the GO on each Sequence, but until now I can't do that so if someone can HELP ME I'll pay a beer (if you came to Portugal of course)

What I have to do on the QLAB and on the console???

Why the Go on the Main Playback is so easy but to press another key is very complicated???

PLEASE PLEASE HELP.

I've got the premiere today at night and only have a few hours on the afternoon to solve this problem...

Pedro Alves

a desperate light technician

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  • The Main Playback is tied to MSC Go/Pause/Resume commands. You could send MIDI Notes from QLAB to your Congo Jr to trigger the Master Keys of the Masters.

    See the MIDI Appendix in the help system for specific implementation details on which MIDI Note and velocity correspond to which master key.

    Alternately, you could have a step in your sequence link to a master or action macro to trigger the additional sequences.

  • Cobalt also supports two different MIDI 'dialects' - "Original" mode and "Direct mode".
    Choose in [Setup] > MIDI tab.

    Direct mode was added in v6.4. I think it's probably the better dialect for your purpose.

    In Direct mode all the console playback buttons have a single MIDI Note.
    However as there are more buttons than MIDI notes, the console listens to MIDI channels 1 thru 5.

    All the notes for Direct mode are listed in the Help, but quick summary:

    • Masters 1 thru 20 are MIDI Channel 1
    • Masters 21 thru 40 are MIDI Channel 2
    • Masters 41 thru 60 are MIDI Channel 3
    • Masters 61 thru 80 are MIDI Channel 4

    The actual controls are:

    • Master Keys are Notes 0 thru 19
    • Flash Buttons are Notes 20 thru 39 
    • Master Faders are Controllers 0 thru 19

    So Master 6 is as follows:

    • Master Key: MIDI Channel 1, Note 5
    • Flash Button: MIDI Channel 1, Note 25
    • Fader: MIDI Channel 1, Controller 5

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  • Cobalt also supports two different MIDI 'dialects' - "Original" mode and "Direct mode".
    Choose in [Setup] > MIDI tab.

    Direct mode was added in v6.4. I think it's probably the better dialect for your purpose.

    In Direct mode all the console playback buttons have a single MIDI Note.
    However as there are more buttons than MIDI notes, the console listens to MIDI channels 1 thru 5.

    All the notes for Direct mode are listed in the Help, but quick summary:

    • Masters 1 thru 20 are MIDI Channel 1
    • Masters 21 thru 40 are MIDI Channel 2
    • Masters 41 thru 60 are MIDI Channel 3
    • Masters 61 thru 80 are MIDI Channel 4

    The actual controls are:

    • Master Keys are Notes 0 thru 19
    • Flash Buttons are Notes 20 thru 39 
    • Master Faders are Controllers 0 thru 19

    So Master 6 is as follows:

    • Master Key: MIDI Channel 1, Note 5
    • Flash Button: MIDI Channel 1, Note 25
    • Fader: MIDI Channel 1, Controller 5

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