Switching between Note and Programmer Modes on LaunchPad X
Hi! New forum user here. I love Drambo and I just got a Novation LaunchPad X so that I could play with the new MIDI feedback functions. The built-in functionality with the LPX is awesome and really fun to use, but I am trying to find a way to switch between it and the LPX’s Note mode so that I can play the pads as a full keyboard. So far I’ve written a Mozaic script that sends the LPX a sysex message to switch it to Note mode on a button push, and then sends the sysex message to go back to Programmer mode on a different button push. This pretty much works, however the reinitialize back to Programmer doesn’t light up the pads until I start pressing them. I’m assuming this is because Drambo doesn’t know that I’ve sent these sysex messages, and therefore it is not sending the current MIDI states of each button to the controller the way it does when you initialize it from the MIDI menu. I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas on how I can get Drambo to automatically see that I’ve switched the LPX back to Programmer Mode and resend current MIDI states to the pads. Thank you!
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That would be useful indeed and I think in theory you can do it all inside drambo, no need for mozaic
you could have a switch triggering two different sysex modules and then use a midi out to the LP
I can’t test now but all the building blocks seem to be there
Thanks pedro! I actually feel insane now haha, I thought Drambo didn’t have any sysex modules but I see now I was wrong. That’s exciting, I’ll give that a shot tonight. I’m hoping the MIDI out module will also send a global “state check” of all the buttons that can light pads up
That part about resuming state is the one I probably think won’t work. I mean it will probably work just like mozaic, but it’s worth a shot
I’ll give it a try when I’m near my ipad and LP because it’s a neat feature to have if possible to get working
I’m sure someone else must have tried this already, so perhaps someone more experienced will chime in
@bogdalene
I also have a LaunchPad X and using the inbuilt Sysex module you can toggle between both states with ease.
@gravitas
yep I just got home and was able to try it. The Sysex module works perfectly. I definitely feel goofy about missing that, but now at least I know some basic Mozaic syntax haha. Thanks y’all!