Original LXSeries Forum

Posted: **Thu May 07, 2020 7:34 am**

Hi,
is there a way to input midi into lx console on a wider base via e g an apple script telling lx to convert midi notes to dmx adresses due to a defined pattern?
Basically I would like to use a midi keyboard or a midi file to play back midi notes onto dmx adresses. I know this can be defined note by note in the midi setup but for convenience it would be good to bundle this. I`ve found a little box in the midi setup where actions can be imported, would it be possible to write those as in text file and import?
Thanks for the support!

Posted: **Sat May 09, 2020 1:42 pm**

Its not clear from your message what your goal is, but yes, you can use a text editor to create a .lxmidi file and import that into your MIDI setup. You can create an action or two in the setup window and then export using the popup next to the +/- buttons in the Setup/MIDI tab. That will allow you to see how the XML is organized. Its not complicated at all. There is a note tag and an action tag. Here's an example:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<midi_actions>
	<midi_action>
		<note>60</note>
		<act>1@%v</act>
	</midi_action>
	<midi_action>
		<note>61</note>
		<act>2@%v</act>
	</midi_action>
	<midi_action>
		<note>62</note>
		<act>3@%v</act>
	</midi_action>
	<midi_action>
		<note>63</note>
		<act>4@%v</act>
	</midi_action>
	<midi_action>
		<note>64</note>
		<act>5@%v</act>
	</midi_action>
	<midi_action>
		<note>65</note>
		<act>6@%v</act>
	</midi_action>
</midi_actions>

The thing that is not obvious is that the numbers enclosed by <note></note> are MIDI note on triggers between 1-127. They are control changes starting at 129. SO, control change 2 is <note>130</note>. The formatting of some of the actions (between the <act></act> tags) is particular. The best way to figure this out is to create an action and export a file and look at how the action string is formed.

You should be able to copy/paste with a text editor to quickly create a series of triggers/actions like the example above. I'm not positive that's what you are after, but if that's what you are looking for, its pretty simple to do.