How to send hexadecimal data with no formatting

Question

Hi all,

I am trying to send a command, but I it's on the list.

Is it possible to send custom hex data ?

 

Regards

Pawel

Comments

Custom hex data for what MIDI target? The closest you'll get in MD is with sysex, in which each byte is 7-bits (so 0->127). In general, we work with decimal representations in MD, except on the sysex screen.

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On my Roland "Local Control On/Off" has slightly different format than used in MD, so I cannot use it.

In my specs :
Local Ctrl On=Bn 7A  (n-channel)
Local Cltr Off=Bn 00

and in MD :
Local Ctrl On = B0 7A param
Local Ctrl Off = B0 7A param

I cannot change 7A to 0 when toggled off

It would be good if I can just send correct command without MD encapsulation.
 
Second thing, in MD description you say it can be used to control not only musical instruments, but also robots, and other controllable devices.
But it requires user custom commands.

When I want to change a tune, I have to send Bank Change and Program Change,  and it requires tricks with supercontrol, 3 controls instead of one.
When I want to have a panel with 20 instruments, I have to create 60 controls.
This could be easily solved if I could just send a string of bytes that I define, no matter hex or dec.

Regards
Pawel

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This is a great idea and a very easy solution to the problem. Would you be interested in helping to beta test for MD Next? Unfortunately, you'd need iOS 8 or better at this point (Test Flight requirements).

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Sure, I'l lbe glad to test it.
I am using 8.x iOSes on iPhones and iPads, no problem.

Regards
Pawel

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Very cool. This is on the list, hoping it happens soon, thanks.

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Hi - I think that my post today (link below) is basically asking a similar thing.  Has this ability to send 'unformatted' data been implemented?  (The note in June 3 says they hope it happens soon!  :-)    My version of this question (or at least something very similar):

http://mididesigner.com/qa/4441/can-a-button-send-an-arbitrary-string

Jim