Midi Remote "Host Value Variables" question

Cubase
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I’m trying to control my jog wheel using 4 subpages for FX sends, and a 5th subpage to control cubase zoom in/out.

I’m not sure if or how I should be using “host” custom variables. I need to assign a function to the knob onProcessValueChange somehow.

When I set var_knobJogWheel.mOnProcessValueChange, the assigned function never gets executed. Meanwhile, I don’t know how to bind knobJogWheel.mSurfaceValue.mOnProcessValueChange directly to a subpage.

// jogwheel knob
var knobJogWheel = deviceDriver.mSurface.makeKnob(4.0, 4.0, 2.0, 2.0)

// create custom var to intercept jogwheel value
var var_knobJogWheel = page.mCustom.makeHostValueVariable("JogWheel Position")

// create jogwheel subpage area
var area_JogwheelSubPages = page.makeSubPageArea('Jogwheel Subpage Area')

// create and assign subpages for each aux button
var subpage_JogwheelFXSendMode = []
subpage_JogwheelFXSendMode[AUX1] = makeFXSendSubpage(AUX1, area_JogwheelSubPages)
subpage_JogwheelFXSendMode[AUX2] = makeFXSendSubpage(AUX2, area_JogwheelSubPages)
subpage_JogwheelFXSendMode[AUX3] = makeFXSendSubpage(AUX3, area_JogwheelSubPages)
subpage_JogwheelFXSendMode[AUX4] = makeFXSendSubpage(AUX4, area_JogwheelSubPages)

// create extra subpage for jogwheel zoom mode
var subpage_JogwheelZoomMode = area_JogwheelSubPages.makeSubPage('Jogwheel Zoom Mode')

function assignZoomToJogWheel() { 
    page.makeValueBinding(knobJogWheel.mSurfaceValue, var_knobJogWheel).setSubPage(subpage_JogwheelZoomMode)

    var_knobJogWheel.mOnProcessValueChange =        
        function(context, activeMapping, newValue) {    
            // zooming code, never gets reached...?????
        }   
}

And when the zoom button is pressed I’m calling:

subpage_JogwheelZoomMode.mAction.mActivate.trigger(activeMapping)

I can’t find any documentation on host value variables. But that’s the only type that seems to be allowed by page.makeValueBinding(surfaceValue: MR_SurfaceValue, hostValue: MR_HostValue).setSubPage()

Binding the code directly to the knob works, but causes the zooming to happen at the same time as the FX sends. Can anybody see what’s wrong with this code?

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(this is what Cubase reports when turning the zoom knob)

3

Tried this?

page.makeValueBinding(knobJogWheel.mSurfaceValue, var_knobJogWheel).setSubPage(subpage_JogwheelZoomMode).mOnValueChange=function(activeDevice,activeMapping,value,diff){
console.log("val="+value)
}

This is correct. Custom host Values are indeed “undefined” values.

You can flag when these subPages are activated and ignore the binding for the zoom:

subPageSend.mOnActivate=function(activeDevice,activeMapping){
activeDevice.setState("subPageSendActivated","1")}

subPageSend.mOnDeactivate=function(activeDevice,activeMapping){
activeDevice.setState("subPageSendActivated","")}

//in mOnProcessValueChange
if(activeDevice.getState("subPageSendActivated")=="1"){return} else 
//place the rest here
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YES THIS WORKED! .mOnValueChange!

page.makeValueBinding(knobJogWheel.mSurfaceValue, var_knobJogWheel).setSubPage(subpage_JogwheelZoomMode)
  .mOnValueChange =
     function(activeDevice,activeMapping,value,diff){
       // .....
}

I’ve been staring at this for so long, I just missed that little bugger! Thank you!

Here’s the final fully functioning, refactored, commented version of the code!

Tascam_US-428.zip (8.6 KB)

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Cool! If you feel safe about the functionality (I mean no serious bugs, I haven’t noticed something bad), why not posting your remote to the dedicated shared-midi-remote tag? Who knows, maybe there are other guys with the same console, who would like to take advantage of the midi remote :slight_smile:

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I’ll test it a bit more and ship it on Monday!

Maybe there’s somebody out there as crazy as me:

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But seriously, this code could be adapted to a lot of devices I think, just by changing the MIDI CC values…

I did some cool stuff with the “assign” mode across the whole board … and that master “REC” button is your “mastering” button… instant on/off toggle for your master bus glue

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I see two consoles. What’s the usage of the second one? A normal audio?

8

One is going to live at the desk, and one in the live room (mostly by the drum kit).

Plus I put so much time into this, I figured a backup was in order.

Can’t thank you enough for your help man.

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I was just thinking whether combining the two in the same remote could be of interest to you. Not sure if you’re aware of it, but you can have multiple in/outs in a remote script, and perhaps open new horizons :slight_smile:

10

I might do that later on! 16 channels and a second encoder bank for Quick Controls…

For now my brain is toast haha I gotta record some music asap :guitar:

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My suggestion too! Don’t let scripting take more time than needed :wink:

12

Cheers to that

I must say I’m overwhelmed how much brain power and time you put into helping a complete stranger reach a goal. You da man :melting_face:

13

But I’ve been coding since I was 4 years old. My dad would spank me if I left spaghetti on the table.

14

Is he into coding too?

15

Oh yes. I inherited his Zenith 286 PC back in the 80’s.

I’m mostly into music: www.paulwarner.tv

But I recently shipped a mobile app written in Dart/Flutter- https://www.zapatlas.com/

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Aha, interesting! Perhaps you’d like to try B4X as well. Anyway, glad I’ve been of help!

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Ohh … looks like Visual Basic… that’s my jam

Good lord doing this without a debugger was rough… But you sir are a human debugger.