From: Tim E. R. <ter...@ro...> - 2012-04-20 23:46:23
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On April 20, 2012 11:31:50 PM Allan Klinbail wrote: > Hi All > > Just an update before I get flamed. > > I have tried the MIDI configuration panel and set up everything as > default input channel as none.. > > I then closed out of Muse and opened a new file, the problem here was > that the same thing happened again it started with all inputs recording > all channels from all inputs. > > What I would like to do is modify the default.med template or another > template to setup my preferences.... > > that would be awesome thanks. > BTW the input configuration screen closing out when a check box is > checked is still very annoying .. bug maybe?? > > cheers > > Allan > > On Fri, 2012-04-20 at 21:55 +1000, son...@ii... wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > It's been a while since I've used MusE but life is settling again and > > I'm in the studio. > > > > I just compiled the latest trunk and I'm a little bit aghast to see > > what's happened to MIDI input routing... > > > > To explain I have 2 8*8 emagic racks.. (AMT 8 and UNitor 8) > > 2 MIDI keyboards (one sporting 3 virtual ports) > > a bcf 2000 and an evolution x-session.. > > > > I have a large amount of MIDI gear connected to all of this ... > > This includes external sequencers and drum machines which are often > > sending spurious information that I only need to record very > > occasionally... > > > > What I want to do is manually assign which ports will be sent to which > > muse track and then specifically which channel to record in.. > > > > It appears by default in the new matrix selection method everything is > > on..... > > > > So I have something like 368 boxes to uncheck .. before I can get to > > a default position where I can then select exactly what I want > > recorded from each port.. This is so cumbersome it has made it > > impossible for me to simply record some keyboard and then send it to > > the desired synth... > > > > Further more even if I try to do this, each time I try to check a box > > the configuration window closes... No mean to offend but I'm in hell > > trying to get this to work > > > > Is there some way of creating a default everything is off scenario and > > then I can check in what I like (opt-in instead of opt-out)? > > > > cheers > > > > Allan > > OK read my response to Allan about the menu closing (hold Ctrl). Now, in your case, what you really want is to set up your midi ports and save the file as a template. Then each time you want to use it click 'File -> New', click on User folder and your template should be there. Alas, unfortunately, there's a snag: When loading templates we ignore the midi configuration stored in the template. This should be fixed. The idea there was that built-in templates, such as midiGm.med would have connections that are meaningless on other peoples' computers. So we ignore them. Unfortunately we threw the baby out with the bathwater - it ignores user templates' stored midi config sections. Now that I think of it, I will try to fix that. Theoretically if I remove any connections from midiGM.med and turn on loading of midi config, it might work. But I believe it may want to *erase* any existing connections, which is undesirable for built-in templates. I'll check. Anyway long story short: Go ahead and store your custom template with midi connections. But instead of using 'File -> New', use 'File -> Open' and make sure in the dialog 'Read Midi Port Configuration' is checked, then navigate to the templates and load. (Click 'User' folder -> templates, that's where your custom templates are stored). HTH Lemme know if any (more) trouble. Tim. |