Would like a MIDI Null Instruction

Question

MIDI Target Manufacturer(s): TC-Helicon

I quite often use buttons for labels because it gives me more control and looks pretty, in order to avoid unnecessary (wobbly fingers) MIDI traffic I set the buttons to Sysex with a blank string, however according to the log this sends out 'F0 00 F7' it would be useful that if the string was blank no action was taken.

Lenny

Answer 1

Hook the button to an empty handler or set button to send keep-alive message rather than an emplty SysEx.

You did not mention what tools you use to create your program, but if you develop your own program you could connect the button to a handler that does nothing, or not connect it to any handler at all.

If you are using some development kit that creates the program 'automagically' you might have to set it to some MIDI message, and if so, I suggest you use the keep-alive message instead.

Br, Hobbe

Answer 2

Hook the button to an empty handler or set button to send keep-alive message rather than an emplty SysEx.

You did not mention what tools you use to create your program, but if you develop your own program you could connect the button to a handler that does nothing, or not connect it to any handler at all.

If you are using some development kit that creates the program 'automagically' you might have to set it to some MIDI message, and if so, I suggest you use the keep-alive message instead.

Br, Hobbe