Nudge hold (repeat) - works with key command but not with MIDI controller?

Cubase
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Hi folks,

If i assign two QWERTY keys to nudge left and right, then it behaves as follows:

If i press (for example) nudge right, it will move by one unit, and if keep holding (i guess around 250ms), then it’ll repeat the move in fast succession endlessly until i release the key.

However if i assign the same command to a MIDI controller key (say C3), then it doesn’t repeat the move, regardless how long i press. One press = one unit moved, that’s all you get!

Does anyone have any ideas how i can get that “repeat on hold” behavior when using a MIDI controller note? Maybe the PLE will help me somehow do it? Or some other hack?

Thanks!

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Hi,

If you press a key on a computer keyboard and wait for some time (you can define the time on the system level), the keyboard sends the key repeatedly. You can see it in any text editor. Cubase, of course, interprets every single incoming key.

MIDI Devices don’t do that. They send only one message.

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Sure, but the makers of Cubase should have considered that and realized that people might want to achieve the same result using a MIDI remote. This could have been done!

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Hi,

You would need two MIDI Messages: Start and Stop. These could be Note On and Note Off. And then you would need a “speed” parameter. It’s doable. You can make a MIDI Remote script to do so.

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I believe this should be possible using:
makeRepeating(delaySeconds : number, rateHz : number).
API Reference

I haven’t tried it myself, sorry.

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Hi guys,

Thanks but i decided against going down the scripting route, the learning curve is just too big!

Not possible with the PLE?

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Hi,

No. There is no timer.

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If you happen to use AutoHotKey or Bome MIDI Translator Pro, you can get them to repeat your ccs.
I personally use BMT so if you happen to use it, I can provide a project for it.