You can go as crazy as you please ! I think my layouts are pretty much saturated and maxed out, they are running on first generation iPad and iPad mini. Layouts can be structured under tabs for different applications, function groups or what ever comes to ones mind.īuttons can be simply created by right clicking into the editor and a modal dialog pops up, reveling all available elements – typical push button horizontal. The later is used to create the ‘skins’ and to transfer them to the iOS device, the iOS app itself has little customizable features that are noteworthy, other than midi port settings and selection of default templates or custom overlays.Ībove is an image of the TouchOSC Editor. There are three components to TouchOSC, the iOS user interface app, a TouchOSC Bridge app on the host and a TouchOSC editor app that runs under OS X. For me it successfully runs on a first generation iPad until today ! TouchOSC is a iOS application that provide a customisable user interface on typically an iPad. The advantage of Pitch Bend is the higher granularity of the value that can be sent. Pitch Bend: Pitch bend has less properties, there is only 1 pitch bend allowed per midi channel – so in total 16 per midi port. This is a feature important to remember when troubleshooting midi issues. On regular musical instruments, note values are sent in pairs, Note On / Note Off, to terminate the musical instrument from playing. Note (On/Off): Midi note basically works the same as CC, only that the CC is replaced with a musical note value, that is represented as values from 0 – 127. Each CC # can be set to a value, also ranging from 0 – 127 There are 127 possible Control Messages that can be assigned to any channel. Midi CC is further divided into CC numbers. No each midi data package can be sent in a multitude of ways, its of some significance which one we choose.ĬC (Control Change): Control Change is mainly used in midi like a status message, or to switch modes of devices. For out application 0 or All as it is often referred to is good enough since we only gonna run one ‘purpose’ of the same midi network. CommandPost.Ĭhannel: Midi is broken down in to 16 channels per interface, with 0 being the broadcast channel. Which ever port method is used, it will show later in the various places that deal with midi configuration, eg. Port: Is the physical port on which midi is connected to the system The midi signals enters the computer via a Port. The method on which we connect to our host computer is irrelevant, we only need to understand what we are trying to achieve. Networking, Wifi, Ethernet, general TCP/IP Midi can travel via core functions in iOS/OSX trough a variety of methods: Today Midi does not have to rely on the archaic 5 Pin connector from last century. Here are the basic properties one needs to know about Midi. Midi is designed to be daisy changed over multiple devices, therefore it has a data structure that allows each device to operate on its own channel. Midi is a old protocol from the 80s, it was mainly developed to link musical instruments to one another, hence the parameters and structures are largely of musical nature. In return some elements have the ability to receive Midi commands, to change color etc., this can be used to create indicator lights, or change button colors when activated.Ī quick primer of Midi. TouchOSC is an inexpensive app that allows us to create touch control surfaces with various control elements, fader’s, encoders, buttons.Įach element can be assigned a Midi function, which is triggered when activated. This would not be possible without the help of CommandPost that acts as intermediary between Final Cut Pro X and any midi device. Welcome to the magical world of controlling things – namely Final Cut Pro X !
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