Remote control via MIDI commands

This function requires the Show Control Module. See Licenses and functions.

For remote-controlling Wings Vioso RX you can use all sorts of MIDI devices in addition to certain controllers, such as Mackie Control or Tascam US-224. The following MIDI commands are supported:

• Song Select  ...preselects a timeline, the Song Number corresponds to the remote index.

• Song Position  ...preselects a position marker, the Position corresponds to the remote index.

• Start Song  ...starts playback in Presentation Mode and considers the preselected timeline and position marker.

• Stop Song  ...puts running playback into Pause Mode.

• Continue Song  ...continues paused playback.

• System Reset  ...terminates playback. For video presentations, a possible background image is also removed and Fullscreen Mode terminated.

• MMC Play  ...starts playback in Presentation Mode from the current Locator position and waits in Pause Mode; paused playback can be resumed by MMC Play.

• MMC Stop  ...terminates playback; corresponds to the Esc key.

• MMC Pause  ...puts running playback into Pause Mode.

• MMC Fast Forward  ...makes the Locator jump to the next marker

• MMC Rewind  ...makes the Locator jump to the previous marker

• MMC Punch In  ...enables recording in objects. See also Live control and recording in objects.

• MMC Punch Out  ...terminates recording in objects.

• Program Change ...executes a trigger. Allows all available trigger actions to be executed. The specified preset corresponds to the remote index. See also Trigger functions. The MIDI channel to be evaluated for trigger execution can be selected in the MIDI port Properties Dialog. See MIDI configuration.

• Note On ...executes a trigger. Allows all available trigger actions to be executed. The number (1...127) corresponds to the trigger remote index. See also Trigger functions. The MIDI channel to be evaluated for trigger execution can be selected in the MIDI port Properties Dialog. See MIDI configuration.

For remote control via a MIDI device, a MIDI port needs to be configured to start with:

1. In the Media Pool click category Devices .

2. Right-click some free space in the right Media Pool portion and select Add port MIDI.

3. In the dialog appearing select the interface the MIDI commands are to be addressed to at MIDI input.

4. Under Control of Platinum functions enable the functions you want to use. With MMC, Program Change or Note On you need to specify the Device ID or MIDI channel to be evaluated.

5. Click on OK to close the dialog.

6. In order to be able to receive MIDI commands, you need to enable the device ports by clicking on button . It needs to be enabled like this .

• Program Change only allows one parameter. This is why position markers cannot be directly addressed but only timelines or triggers (Multimode Start). If you want to jump to a position marker, you need to work around this by creating a trigger and selecting the corresponding trigger action. See Trigger actions.

• In order to start a presentation at a certain location via Song commands, you need to send Song Select for timeline addressing, followed by Song Position for marker addressing. After this you send Start Song to start the presentation at the location that was previously specified.