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I'm trying to get Dashboard to transmit a MIDI command through a PreSonus USB MIDI interface. I am stuck on actually getting Dashboard to transmit any MIDI code. Any advice on what I'm missing or need to look at? The PreSonus shows up as a MIDI controller in my Windows Device Manager, and Dashboard shows an OK status in the Device Class Mappings window.  

I can create buttons or sliders that change the values in the Dashboard MIDI controller window, but there seems to be a gap between Dashboard & the USB MIDI interface.  I have tried various combinations of buttons and sliders to change things, but so far no luck. I know the USB MIDI box will transmit commands because an audio mixer program will work, just would love to have Dashboard be able to fire off changes on the physical mixer. Thanks!

Hi Jay

DashBoard only sends basic MIDI CC and Note commands on channel 0 - it does not support extended MIDI commands or other channels so the first thing to check would be to make sure your device is set to the correct channel and basic MIDI.

I'm trying to get Dashboard to transmit a MIDI command through a PreSonus USB MIDI interface. I am stuck on actually getting Dashboard to transmit any MIDI code. Any advice on what I'm missing or need to look at? The PreSonus shows up as a MIDI controller in my Windows Device Manager, and Dashboard shows an OK status in the Device Class Mappings window.  

I can create buttons or sliders that change the values in the Dashboard MIDI controller window, but there seems to be a gap between Dashboard & the USB MIDI interface.  I have tried various combinations of buttons and sliders to change things, but so far no luck. I know the USB MIDI box will transmit commands because an audio mixer program will work, just would love to have Dashboard be able to fire off changes on the physical mixer. Thanks!

Hi Jay

DashBoard only sends basic MIDI CC and Note commands on channel 0 - it does not support extended MIDI commands or other channels so the first thing to check would be to make sure your device is set to the correct channel and basic MIDI.

I'm trying to get Dashboard to transmit a MIDI command through a PreSonus USB MIDI interface. I am stuck on actually getting Dashboard to transmit any MIDI code. Any advice on what I'm missing or need to look at? The PreSonus shows up as a MIDI controller in my Windows Device Manager, and Dashboard shows an OK status in the Device Class Mappings window.  

I can create buttons or sliders that change the values in the Dashboard MIDI controller window, but there seems to be a gap between Dashboard & the USB MIDI interface.  I have tried various combinations of buttons and sliders to change things, but so far no luck. I know the USB MIDI box will transmit commands because an audio mixer program will work, just would love to have Dashboard be able to fire off changes on the physical mixer. Thanks!

Thanks for the help on this, I have confirmed that my audio mixer is receiving the MIDI CC on channel 0, so my follow up question is how do I connect the changes in values I make to channel 0? It may be a pretty basic question, but I'm new to MIDI and all the MIDI guides on the Web aren't helping.

I can see the OID's for Buttons & Continous Controllers change according to slider or button inputs:

I have tried using the example from this thread: https://rossvideo.community/discussion/midi-control-with-dashboard

But no luck. I feel like I'm missing something, probably simple. My Dashboard & coding skills aren't the greatest (yet). I've seen a few threads about RossTalk send message, but not sure if that's what I need, or if that's a custom RossTalk command.

This is the program that I've used to successfully send the MIDI CC command to my mixer, so I know the USB-MIDI interface & my audio mixer are talking:

Thanks again for any help or pointers!

Hi Jay

DashBoard only sends basic MIDI CC and Note commands on channel 0 - it does not support extended MIDI commands or other channels so the first thing to check would be to make sure your device is set to the correct channel and basic MIDI.

I'm trying to get Dashboard to transmit a MIDI command through a PreSonus USB MIDI interface. I am stuck on actually getting Dashboard to transmit any MIDI code. Any advice on what I'm missing or need to look at? The PreSonus shows up as a MIDI controller in my Windows Device Manager, and Dashboard shows an OK status in the Device Class Mappings window.  

I can create buttons or sliders that change the values in the Dashboard MIDI controller window, but there seems to be a gap between Dashboard & the USB MIDI interface.  I have tried various combinations of buttons and sliders to change things, but so far no luck. I know the USB MIDI box will transmit commands because an audio mixer program will work, just would love to have Dashboard be able to fire off changes on the physical mixer. Thanks!

There are several ways to get the data from the MIDI side and to update it.  DashBoard was designed around a feature called "AutoWire" where you define a "Device Class" or parameters you want to have receive data from a MIDI Panel or joystick and if the MIDI config defines a parameter with the same OID as on your custom panel (and part of your mapped "Device Class") they will sync with each other.

Do a search in the DashBoard User Guide for "Adding a USB Joystick" and it will walk you through all of the config pages necessary to use "Auto Wire".  The trick to consuming AutoWire parameters in your custom panels is to defined a String Array parameter with OID 0xFF17.  The panel below is designed to be wired to Device Class "AutoWireTest" (as defined in the panel parameter).

<abs contexttype="opengear" id="_top" style="">   <meta>      <params>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 1" oid="AutowireTest.fader.1" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 2" oid="AutowireTest.fader.2" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 3" oid="AutowireTest.fader.3" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 4" oid="AutowireTest.fader.4" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 5" oid="AutowireTest.fader.5" precision="0" type="INT16" value="3" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 6" oid="AutowireTest.fader.6" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 7" oid="AutowireTest.fader.7" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 8" oid="AutowireTest.fader.8" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" maxlength="0" name="Consumes" oid="0xFF17" precision="0" type="STRING_ARRAY" value="AutowireTest" widget="default">            <value>AutowireTest</value>         </param>      </params>   </meta>   <table height="477" left="24" style="bg#dark;bdr:etched;" top="21" width="1144">      <tr>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.1" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.2" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.3" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.4" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.5" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.6" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.7" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.8" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>      </tr>      <tr>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.1" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.2" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.3" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.4" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.5" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.6" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.7" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.8" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>      </tr>   </table></abs>

Thanks for the help on this, I have confirmed that my audio mixer is receiving the MIDI CC on channel 0, so my follow up question is how do I connect the changes in values I make to channel 0? It may be a pretty basic question, but I'm new to MIDI and all the MIDI guides on the Web aren't helping.

I can see the OID's for Buttons & Continous Controllers change according to slider or button inputs:

I have tried using the example from this thread: https://rossvideo.community/discussion/midi-control-with-dashboard

But no luck. I feel like I'm missing something, probably simple. My Dashboard & coding skills aren't the greatest (yet). I've seen a few threads about RossTalk send message, but not sure if that's what I need, or if that's a custom RossTalk command.

This is the program that I've used to successfully send the MIDI CC command to my mixer, so I know the USB-MIDI interface & my audio mixer are talking:

Thanks again for any help or pointers!

Hi Jay

DashBoard only sends basic MIDI CC and Note commands on channel 0 - it does not support extended MIDI commands or other channels so the first thing to check would be to make sure your device is set to the correct channel and basic MIDI.

I'm trying to get Dashboard to transmit a MIDI command through a PreSonus USB MIDI interface. I am stuck on actually getting Dashboard to transmit any MIDI code. Any advice on what I'm missing or need to look at? The PreSonus shows up as a MIDI controller in my Windows Device Manager, and Dashboard shows an OK status in the Device Class Mappings window.  

I can create buttons or sliders that change the values in the Dashboard MIDI controller window, but there seems to be a gap between Dashboard & the USB MIDI interface.  I have tried various combinations of buttons and sliders to change things, but so far no luck. I know the USB MIDI box will transmit commands because an audio mixer program will work, just would love to have Dashboard be able to fire off changes on the physical mixer. Thanks!

Thanks! I will try that out & let you know.

There are several ways to get the data from the MIDI side and to update it.  DashBoard was designed around a feature called "AutoWire" where you define a "Device Class" or parameters you want to have receive data from a MIDI Panel or joystick and if the MIDI config defines a parameter with the same OID as on your custom panel (and part of your mapped "Device Class") they will sync with each other.

Do a search in the DashBoard User Guide for "Adding a USB Joystick" and it will walk you through all of the config pages necessary to use "Auto Wire".  The trick to consuming AutoWire parameters in your custom panels is to defined a String Array parameter with OID 0xFF17.  The panel below is designed to be wired to Device Class "AutoWireTest" (as defined in the panel parameter).

<abs contexttype="opengear" id="_top" style="">   <meta>      <params>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 1" oid="AutowireTest.fader.1" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 2" oid="AutowireTest.fader.2" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 3" oid="AutowireTest.fader.3" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 4" oid="AutowireTest.fader.4" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 5" oid="AutowireTest.fader.5" precision="0" type="INT16" value="3" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 6" oid="AutowireTest.fader.6" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 7" oid="AutowireTest.fader.7" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" constraint="0.0;127.0;0.0;127.0;1" constrainttype="INT_STEP_RANGE" name="Fader 8" oid="AutowireTest.fader.8" precision="0" type="INT16" value="0" widget="slider-vertical-nolabel"/>         <param access="1" maxlength="0" name="Consumes" oid="0xFF17" precision="0" type="STRING_ARRAY" value="AutowireTest" widget="default">            <value>AutowireTest</value>         </param>      </params>   </meta>   <table height="477" left="24" style="bg#dark;bdr:etched;" top="21" width="1144">      <tr>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.1" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.2" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.3" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.4" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.5" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.6" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.7" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.8" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" weightx="1.0" weighty="1.0"/>      </tr>      <tr>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.1" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.2" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.3" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.4" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.5" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.6" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.7" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>         <param colspan="1" expand="true" fill="both" oid="AutowireTest.fader.8" rowspan="1" showlabel="false" widget="wheel"/>      </tr>   </table></abs>

Thanks for the help on this, I have confirmed that my audio mixer is receiving the MIDI CC on channel 0, so my follow up question is how do I connect the changes in values I make to channel 0? It may be a pretty basic question, but I'm new to MIDI and all the MIDI guides on the Web aren't helping.

I can see the OID's for Buttons & Continous Controllers change according to slider or button inputs:

I have tried using the example from this thread: https://rossvideo.community/discussion/midi-control-with-dashboard

But no luck. I feel like I'm missing something, probably simple. My Dashboard & coding skills aren't the greatest (yet). I've seen a few threads about RossTalk send message, but not sure if that's what I need, or if that's a custom RossTalk command.

This is the program that I've used to successfully send the MIDI CC command to my mixer, so I know the USB-MIDI interface & my audio mixer are talking:

Thanks again for any help or pointers!

Hi Jay

DashBoard only sends basic MIDI CC and Note commands on channel 0 - it does not support extended MIDI commands or other channels so the first thing to check would be to make sure your device is set to the correct channel and basic MIDI.

I'm trying to get Dashboard to transmit a MIDI command through a PreSonus USB MIDI interface. I am stuck on actually getting Dashboard to transmit any MIDI code. Any advice on what I'm missing or need to look at? The PreSonus shows up as a MIDI controller in my Windows Device Manager, and Dashboard shows an OK status in the Device Class Mappings window.  

I can create buttons or sliders that change the values in the Dashboard MIDI controller window, but there seems to be a gap between Dashboard & the USB MIDI interface.  I have tried various combinations of buttons and sliders to change things, but so far no luck. I know the USB MIDI box will transmit commands because an audio mixer program will work, just would love to have Dashboard be able to fire off changes on the physical mixer. Thanks!