Make a button send a knob's value?

Question

Summary: Can I set a button to trigger sending a knob's current value?

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Maybe I'm missing something trivial but I'm stumped ... I'm trying to set up a knob or slider that selects a CC value but does not send it, and then a button that triggers sending that chosen value. Is this possible? I've tried a number of sub/super combinations but can not make this work.

Thanks!

Answer 1

We'll call your knob "Selector" for clarity:

1. Make a button called "Send"
2. Set Send to Momentary
3. Set Send to be Send On Only
4. Make Selector a subcontrol of Send
5. Change the Options as Sub for Selector  
   
   
   • Send Current Value to ON
   • Send Only on Supercontrol Change to ON
6. That's it

Comments

Thanks, I got this to work for one control. The scenario is really more complicated (got into trouble in my next step); what I want to achieve visually is the following:

One selector for a CC data value to mean a preset on an external effect
One button to load the preset, CC=118, data from the selector
One button to store the preset, CC=117, data from the selector

I've tried various configurations including chains of hidden dummy supercontrols but can't seem to find a solution.

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So you want to dial up a value, and then using one button send that value out on 118, and then using another button send that value out using 117?

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Exactly! I solved it for now by using two sliders, each with their own send button, but it would look neater and save some space - or I could use the space for a bigger slider - if the buttons could share the selector somehow.

Answer 2

We'll call your knob "Selector" for clarity:

1. Make a button called "Send"
2. Set Send to Momentary
3. Set Send to be Send On Only
4. Make Selector a subcontrol of Send
5. Change the Options as Sub for Selector  
   
   
   • Send Current Value to ON
   • Send Only on Supercontrol Change to ON
6. That's it