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Old 09-21-2018, 08:28 AM   #1
DarrenH
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Default MIDI keys vs. keyboard shortcuts...difference?

I control some VST synth paramters with MIDI keyboard faders. The SWS action "Show FX chain for selected tracks (selected FX)" allows me to re-focus on my FX chain window to enable control, if I clicked away from the window for some reason.

When I trigger the action with the desktop keyboard (in this case, the = key) this works perfectly.

However, when I trigger the action with a button on my MIDI keyboard, it focuses the FX chain window but it also resets the current VST to a default patch (the preset name remains the same, so saving the preset doesn't help).

What's going on? Can this be defeated? What's being sent with a MIDI button push that isn't being sent with a keyboard press?

Thanks for your time
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Old 09-21-2018, 08:49 AM   #2
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MIDI Program Change message? You may be able to disable that for the FX - in its [+} context menu

Does it apply to all plug-ins? If not, then which ones?

Set another track to MIDI Input from your keyboard, RecArm and Input Monitor it. Add a MIDI Logger (or use the one in ReaControlMIDI). Press your keyboard button and you should see the messages in the logger too.

Logger >>> https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=189126
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Old 09-22-2018, 10:46 AM   #3
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This was it...my keyboard buttons were sending program change messages by default. As you suggested I tracked that down via the MIDI logger, now filtering PC messages out with the JS Mobius filter.

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MIDI Program Change message? You may be able to disable that for the FX - in its [+} context menu

Does it apply to all plug-ins? If not, then which ones?

Set another track to MIDI Input from your keyboard, RecArm and Input Monitor it. Add a MIDI Logger (or use the one in ReaControlMIDI). Press your keyboard button and you should see the messages in the logger too.

Logger >>> https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=189126
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