Re: [LCtalk] Bump buttons

[Paul Carver]

On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 05:42:15PM +0200, Matthias Glastra wrote:
> You could use a midi controller like the padKontrol from KORG that I 
> have myself. That could be used as a trigger. You could use any other 
> midi device but the padKontrol is a affordable piece of hardware with 
> good quality.
>
> You then should have a program that set the channel NoteOn and NoteOff 
> or another MidiMessage in a CommandMessage to the Lanbox. But I don't 
> know of a program that does that. Or the LcEdit+ should have it but I 
> am not aware of it.
>
> I could make one for you that uses TCP/IP. But I could not do that today but
> I can make it. It would trigger cue's on NoteOn and NoteOff messages.

Ah, I think I get the notion but let me restate it so that you can tell 
me if I've understood correctly.

I would connect a MIDI controller to my laptop using USB (not running a 
MIDI cable to the Lanbox since that would have the same distance issue 
as running a long DMX cable). Then use MIDI software on my laptop to 
translate MIDI NoteOn and NoteOff messages onto the wireless network.

Would that be using Lanbox UDP? Is it like the syntax of how macros are 
written in the Palm LCEdit software? Any suggestions on software to do 
the conversion? Would a controller typically come with software that 
could do that?

If I've understood correctly, this doesn't involve LCEdit+ at all. 
You're talking about a separate piece of software that can send 
customizable TCP/IP messages in response to MIDI messages.