Lighting with SYSEX

LUX2152 · 04-04-2020, 08:41 AM

Hi. I am a lighting designer and I use Reaper to fire light cues on my rig with midi sysex messages.
I'll have a track of music and place a sysex message everywhere I want the lighting look to change (I program the looks on the lighting desk that receives the midi messages).
It is a rather time consuming process and I was wondering if someone could guide me into automating it somewhat.
Right now I have to click in the midi control track that has sysex selected which brings up a dialog box that I type a long message into (EX: F0 7F 01 02 01 01 31 32 2E 35 00 31 F7). Most of that message is always the same, it just tells the light desk to GO CUE whatever.
I can't find sysex in the actions list to try to build a macro from and I'd like to be able to have certain parts of the message already loaded and or simplified.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

schwa · 04-04-2020, 08:49 AM

Hmm, we could add a dropdown that lists previously used messages.

LUX2152 · 04-04-2020, 12:19 PM

I have limited experience with scripts, but could they be used to create an insert button that asked for just the part that changes?

schwa · 04-04-2020, 01:09 PM

A script could definitely do almost anything you want in this regard. The next REAPER build will add this:

LUX2152 · 04-04-2020, 01:23 PM

That's awesome

akademie · 04-04-2020, 03:39 PM

It is good. Useful addition. Thanks.

04-04-2020, 08:41 AM	#1
LUX2152 Human being with feelings Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 18	Lighting with SYSEX Hi. I am a lighting designer and I use Reaper to fire light cues on my rig with midi sysex messages. I'll have a track of music and place a sysex message everywhere I want the lighting look to change (I program the looks on the lighting desk that receives the midi messages). It is a rather time consuming process and I was wondering if someone could guide me into automating it somewhat. Right now I have to click in the midi control track that has sysex selected which brings up a dialog box that I type a long message into (EX: F0 7F 01 02 01 01 31 32 2E 35 00 31 F7). Most of that message is always the same, it just tells the light desk to GO CUE whatever. I can't find sysex in the actions list to try to build a macro from and I'd like to be able to have certain parts of the message already loaded and or simplified. Any ideas? Thanks.

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04-04-2020, 08:49 AM	#2
schwa Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY Posts: 16,524	Hmm, we could add a dropdown that lists previously used messages.

04-04-2020, 12:19 PM	#3
LUX2152 Human being with feelings Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 18	I have limited experience with scripts, but could they be used to create an insert button that asked for just the part that changes?

04-04-2020, 01:09 PM	#4
schwa Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY Posts: 16,524	A script could definitely do almost anything you want in this regard. The next REAPER build will add this:

04-04-2020, 01:23 PM	#5
LUX2152 Human being with feelings Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 18	That's awesome

04-04-2020, 03:39 PM	#6
akademie Human being with feelings Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,773	It is good. Useful addition. Thanks.