Is there a limit to how large a MIDI Remote script can be?

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Is there a limit to how large a MIDI Remote script can be?
For example, are more than 10,000 lines of code a problem?
What else could the size of a MIDI Remote script depend on?

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Hi,

I’m not aware of any limit.

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More Faderport features?

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of course :innocent:

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I didn’t find a limit (yet) concerning the file size or number of files.

But, i managed to overflow the MIDI protocol by trying to use about 50 controls plus various callbacks per track (8 tracks per port).
When banking, i would take a few seconds to update everything. So i’m currently trying to implement a mechanic that would send only priority infos and then wait for the right moment to update the remaining parameters.

I’m not sure that i will succed though…

Thomas

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Hi,

You are right, the MIDI protocol speed might be the bottleneck.

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I would suggest that you open a new thread for this, it’s very interesting and can be successfully approached.

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No.

It’s more about the integrity. It all comes down to the pressure the compiler receives and if it reaches a timeOut. In some scripts here, around 1mb, no problem appeared.

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I will certainly do once i get some progress on this but i’m also having some bandwidth overflow these days. :grin:

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I do this so that everything runs as quickly as possible:
When programming, I make sure that in all callback functions the relevant code is only executed when it is really necessary.

I also avoid any redundancy when sending MIDI commands. For example, I have built a VU Meter that transforms fader values into 10 different colors and sends them to a controller, that has only simple LEDs. The script is programmed in such a way that buffering is performed and the MIDI commands for the colors are only sent when the color has actually changed.

Ergo: You have to write a real program that goes far beyond what a script is. JavaScript provides this option.

My controller only has one fader, one rotate knob and 24 buttons and I have now reached 8235 lines of code.

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Here a report from my actual experience: :innocent:

My current script update, which I have not yet published,
now has 11.439 lines of code and is 1.083 KBytes in size.

I have no problems with the size.

I also don’t have the impression that anything has slowed down.

Only the loading of the script takes a little longer, of course.
A reload within Cubase takes about 4 seconds on my laptop (not a high-end device).

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This is pretty fast actually. Here it takes more than 8 seconds to reload. Note that upon reload all scripts are actually reloaded not just the one in use.

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Is there a way to completely remove the factory scripts that are of no interest? Removing the files doesn’t seem to work as they get recreated upon launch.

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Exactly.

Well, we can always remove them from the factory folder:

C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Cubase 13\midiremote_factory_scripts\Public

Not sure if this could bring up any implications, but I don’t think so.

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Thanks, that was it.
Didn’t even realize that folder existed.

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