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dcupmusic · Post by **dcupmusic** » Sun Mar 12, 2017 7:02 pm

Hi all

my little midimix script needs a small update to work with the simplified 2.0 architecture

As you can see in the code, the old common, macro and envelope sections are controlled by 3 sets of 8 discrete CC's.
I now just want them to address pages 1,2 & 3 of the remote control editor.
CC 57-64 = Page 1
CC 8-15 = Page 2
CC 16-24 = Page 3

Could anyone suggest the code to do this?
Im hopeless reading the API

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// functions.js
var parameters = {
	offset: 25
  ,
	control: function(data1, data2)
 	{
 		if(data1 >= this.offset && data1 < this.offset + 8 ){
			cursorDevice.getParameter(data1 - this.offset).set(data2,128);
 		}
 	},

	envelope: function(data1, data2)
 	{
 		if(data1 >= this.offset - 9 && data1 < this.offset){
			cursorDevice.getEnvelopeParameter(data1 - (this.offset - 9)).set(data2,128);
 		}
 	},

	common: function(data1, data2)
	{
		if(data1 >= this.offset - 17 && data1 < this.offset - 9){
			cursorDevice.getCommonParameter(data1 - (this.offset - 17)).set(data2,128);
		}
	},

	macro: function(data1, data2) {
	    var macroIndex = data1 - (this.offset +32);

	    if (macroIndex >= 0 && macroIndex < 8) {
	         cursorDevice.getMacro(macroIndex).getAmount().set(data2, 128);
	      }
	   },
	pageScroll: function(data1, data2) {
if (data2 != 0) {
if (data1 >= 33 && data1 <= 39)
cursorDevice.setParameterPage(data1 - 30);
if (data1 === 40)
cursorDevice.setParameterPage(10);
if (data1 >= 49 && data1 <= 56)
cursorDevice.setParameterPage(data1 - 38);
}
},

 	update: function()
 	{
 		for(var p = 0; p <8; p ++)
 		{
 			cursorDevice.getParameter(p).setIndication(true)
 		}
 	}

}

dcupmusic · Post by **dcupmusic** » Sun Mar 12, 2017 9:18 pm

Just looking at the API now, not even sure if this will be possible

To control multiple pages simultaneously

moss · Post by **moss** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 8:05 am

Without having testing it, two ideas come to my mind:

1) Create a remote control bank with > 8 controls
2) Create multiple remote control banks

dcupmusic · Post by **dcupmusic** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:04 am

Thanks Moss

Will a remote control bank with > 8 controls, spill over from page one to page two?

ill have a go

moss · Post by **moss** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:07 am

dcupmusic wrote:Thanks Moss

Will a remote control bank with > 8 controls, spill over from page one to page two?

ill have a go

I think it should, but as I wrote I have not tested it.

dcupmusic · Post by **dcupmusic** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:58 am

Sorry, I dont know where to begin

My guess is i have to update this function, but i dont know how to make it address only the first page

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envelope: function(data1, data2)
    {
       if(data1 >= this.offset - 9 && data1 < this.offset){
         cursorDevice.getEnvelopeParameter(data1 - (this.offset - 9)).set(data2,128);
       }
    },

ThomasHelzle · Post by **ThomasHelzle** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:08 pm

I currently struggle with the same topic. From the docs it's not clear to me how the new system works.

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cursorTrack = host.createArrangerCursorTrack(8,0);
cursorDevice = cursorTrack.createCursorDevice("DeskDevice");
cursorPage1 = cursorDevice.createCursorRemoteControlsPage("Fader", 8, "");

I get no error, but also I seem to be unable to set the page index with:

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cursorPage1.selectedPageIndex().set(0);

If I check the selectedPageIndex, it's always -1

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cursorPage1.selectedPageIndex().addValueObserver(function(value) {
	println(value);
});

I basically only want to access the Preset Pages by number...

And I thought the old API was complicated

Cheers,

Tom

odz · Post by **odz** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:02 am

ThomasHelzle wrote:
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cursorTrack = host.createArrangerCursorTrack(8,0);

Could it be that you are using the method createArrangerCursorTrack as opposed to one of the three createCursorTrack methods that are independent of whether you are looking at the arranger or clip launcher?

From the API:

CursorTrack createArrangerCursorTrack (final int
numSends, final int
numScenes )
Returns an object that represents the cursor item of the arranger track selection.

CursorTrack createCursorTrack
(final String
name, final int
numSends, final int
numScenes )

Returns an object that represents a named cursor track, that is independent from the arranger or mixer track selection in the user interface of Bitwig Studio.

ThomasHelzle · Post by **ThomasHelzle** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:18 am

Well, I actually need a cursor track that can both be selected with the controller but also follows the user selection. I can of course try it out, but if it was that, I guess it would be a bug?
I didn't make any progress so far, although I tested a lot of things...

Cheers,

Tom

ThomasHelzle · Post by **ThomasHelzle** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:25 am

On another tangent: did anybody get any remote controls to work via the API at all?

It's also not clear to me if and how the per-preset pages would be different from the per-device pages...?

Overall I like the direction of the new API, makes much more sense in general, but some areas I just don't grok at all yet.

Cheers,

Tom

odz · Post by **odz** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 12:29 pm

ThomasHelzle wrote:Well, I actually need a cursor track that can both be selected with the controller but also follows the user selection. I can of course try it out, but if it was that, I guess it would be a bug?
I didn't make any progress so far, although I tested a lot of things...

Cheers,

Tom

There's a third method signature for createCursorTrack that seems to do what you want:

CursorTrack createCursorTrack
(final String id, String name, final int numSends, final int numScenes, boolean shouldFollowSelection )

ThomasHelzle · Post by **ThomasHelzle** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:12 pm

Does it work for you or are you just theoretically pointing out things odz?

For me it makes no difference which kind of cursorTrack I use and the cursorTrack as such works just fine in my older script and this one, it's the Remote Controls that are not doing anything here.

Maybe it's simply broken, off to support I go...

Cheers,

Tom

odz · Post by **odz** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:15 pm

I'm just pointing

I'm gonna start working on some scripts of my own when I have my thesis done but for now I'm just reading through the API a bit.

ThomasHelzle · Post by **ThomasHelzle** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 2:46 pm

Fair enough, but that doesn't really help me...

If anybody can get Remote Controls to actually work, I'm all ears though!!!

Cheers,

Tom

ThomasHelzle · Post by **ThomasHelzle** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 6:25 pm

Hey guys,

I got feedback from Nick on this and it seems what I'm doing is basically right, so he assumes it's a bug.
He will work on it ASAP so don't waste any time on this area yet.
I'll report back as soon as I have more info or when there's a fix.

Cheers,

Tom

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updating for 2.0 - pointing old envelope and common sections to pages