MIDI Designer Q&A - Recent questions and answers in Defect (Confirmed, Not Fixed Yet)

Answered: StreamByter Delays Not Working

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:55:30 +0000

Corrected in Next Beta 10.3.0, 20240331.2144. Times look pretty good both in and out.

Answered: Named Ticks text replaced with example text

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 01:32:11 +0000

Look at the picker text, then select subcontrols, use hamburgers to rearrrange the order of some subcontrols. Look at the named ticks after the change

Deleting "enable" button freezes the parent control, relationship not cleared on delete

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:46:05 +0000

Assign an enable button to a control. Delete the button without deleting the relationship - stops all output from the control

Workaround - Go to the frozen control and unselect the deleted control from button enables box.

Problem is you may have forgotten the relationship when you delete the button, spend lots of time trying to figure out why your layout stops working.

MIDI Apply Now Sysex Properties in Mac OS and iOS Fails and is inconsistent with Control Change behavior

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:25:00 +0000

In MDPx for Mac OS and iOS, applying a Sysex Property MIDI value change may/will fail. Case in point, when activated with red dot, there is no way to make a MIDI value change since Apply Now never appears. When activated with green dot, the Apply Now only appears at the bottom right, but not at the top left. Thinking clicking the return arrow to close the window will apply any change, it does NOT in either mode. I have occasionally changed the Sysex value and hit the return arrow as I normally would, only to have my change fail and having to go into a troubleshooting mode.

If I remember to select the green dot mode and Apply Now at the bottom right, the Apply Now appears at the top left and closing the window will take the change and everything is fine. However, I should only have to apply once and not twice in the green dot mode, particularly if I am changing several controls at the same time.

I tried the Control Change MIDI value and it works in either red or green dot mode. Making a change makes the Apply Now appear at the top left as usual.

Why doesn't the Apply Now appear at the top left for MIDI entries of the Sysex Property panel? I sense a few other changes have occurred in Mac OS, such as the convenient numeric keypad with upper case hex letters and V and L no longer appears as it does in iOS.

If Sysex Properties is selected, I suggest the Apply Now becomes a choice at the top left. The user then has the option to not make a change and select the go back arrow, make a change and have the change take when closing the panel, or Cancel, which does appear. At least if he made a change and didn't want to keep it, he has several ways out.

Supercontrols Send Own Values notes

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:00:13 +0000

A few instances with button supercontrols where Supercontrols Send Own Values may not have the expected results

Options as supercontrol - send default value
- only sends values that are not already on default value
- this will propagate through intermediate controls that ARE at default to move controls that are NOT at default value

Options as supercontrol - send current value
- only sends subcontrol values (leafs)

Above both function as expected with continuous value supercontrols (knobs, sliders, etc.)

Send On Only
- button supercontrols will also send MIDI off values

My recommendation remains to avoid using the SuperControls Send Own Values option - is more disciplined programming to have a control EITHER be a Supercontrol or send MIDI, not both.

Added 2 & 3 to the observations sheet.

These are fairly obscure cases, prolly not high priority to address - better to avoid in layout construction

Via ZD 3432

Controls "supercontrols" properties box is missing the "Edit" option

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 03:53:23 +0000

The pane when attempting to delete a Supercontrol from a selected Subcontrol states "Touch to see - Swipe to delete". Touch to see works, but cannot swipe a spercontrol to delete using a mouse in Mac OS. Swipe works in the iPad. Suggest adding an Edit Button to bring up the Red delete selection as in deleting a Subcontrol from a Supercontrol, which is the workaround to the current issue.

Answered: MDP-Mac OS crashes when moving a page

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:07:38 +0000

Based on comment by jkhiser, I have updated the video to show his workaround.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puWGZzIbUng

MDP-Mac OS has a minor issue entering text in a label field

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:45:14 +0000

MDP-Mac OS has a minor issue entering text in a label field. When using a mouse to click in a text entry field, I occasionally (by habit I guess) move the mouse arrow out of the field. In this case typing on the keyboard will do nothing. I have to move the arrow back into the text entry field and typing will work.

In other words, clicking the mouse in the field places a flashing cursor to allow typing to begin. But moving the mouse arrow out of the entry field, removes the flashing cursor and typing on the keyboard has no affect.

The workaround, of course, is not to move the mouse after clicking or move it back and restart typing.

The YouTube video shows the issue.

https://youtu.be/QABYZZCLIJY

Re-Ordering Subcontrols Overwrites Preset Names

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:33:47 +0000

Not sure if this is a bug or if I've got something setup wrong!

I have a simple layout as pictured, and I've saved two presets into the preset picker.

If I then go into design mode, select the presets picker, relationships, subcontrols, edit - and re-order the two subcontrols, I get the message "Updated ticks for Presets for button subcontrols (2)"

When I go back and select the preset control the preset names have been overwritten with the button names. Is this right?

Sysex controls with "L" value don't respond to incoming MIDI

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:13:19 +0000

Controls with an "L" in their sysex string don't respond to incoming MIDI feedback, but they do if the sysex string is hard-coded with the same value.

Update: Some controls with an "L" in their sysex string DO respond to incoming MIDI feedback. I've updated the layout with examples.

Answered: Why does Motion Engine Layout (hack) continue to run in Design Mode?

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 01:02:55 +0000

2.250 beta just released to stop control motion on entering design mode.

Answered: Why am I unable to manually activate a stepper function Button Group?

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 04:58:24 +0000

See my comment above about the solution

Panel Member Controls for Hide in Play Mode Not Hidden

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 04:19:13 +0000

On the latest MD Next build I'm having an issue that I've had for a few builds - hidden panels are not hidden on first startup until I go into "Design" mode and then back out, then they are properly hidden.

You should already have my layout where I'm experiencing the issue, surprised you didn't notice. Check out Bank 1 Page 5, the buttons on the lower middle left that are overlapping are only supposed to appear with the dial above them.

Exclude from reset ignored for 0-0 controls

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:50:30 +0000

I have a bunch of buttons that select presets by a controller number. Typically this will be in the form: CC20, Value 9/9, Send On Only.

They work fine. I have set them also to be excluded from a reset. But on a reset *all* of these buttons are sending out their data! You can imagine the receiving device goes nuts!

However, if I set the values to 0/9 (not that it matters in reality with a 'Send On Only', everything works as it should.

A bug, or something I'm not understanding?

Note On/Note On doesn't respond to incoming messages

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:37:45 +0000

For my control surface emulator I was using Note On/Note On controls, which work fine outgoing, but incoming messages are ignored. I've spoken with James K Hiser on Facebook and he mentioned I should raise the problem here - he has also confirmed it is not working for him either.

Can this please be raised as a bug for fixing?

I've coded a StreamByter workaround for this problem, but this has raised another problem, in that the StreamByter plug-in does not accept the 'BLOCK' command!

For anyone curious, here are a few seconds of my emulator in action: https://youtu.be/idcXSP1MOOA

High value four byte Vs appear to not receive correctly

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 03:51:46 +0000

This was discovered by olav-rossland post at https://mididesigner.com/qa/7974/negative-and-positive-sysex-values-in-one-slider-solved

The negative values in the four byte V case seem to be skipping by 16s instead of tracking the incoming midi message.

The same negative values in the three byte V case track correctly.

Use the attached layout on two iPads transmitting to each other to see this behavior.

I extended the negative values to -256, and the problem still occurs at that point.

Answered: Dark Mode Bug: Writing not visible in Sysex Properties

Sun, 03 Nov 2019 13:43:50 +0000

Shut off dark mode on the iPad until we have a fix, thanks!

Answered: How can I disable the floating scroll and zoom icons in the lower right of the display?

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:59:53 +0000

It's a bug (regression) on the older iOS versions. They are not needed in Landscape mode ever on any iPad, but we've focused all of our testing and fixing on iOS 12, where everything should work.

Thanks and sorry to hear about this one.

Answered: Performance-Mode: Low-Memory Warnings and Crashes in Multi-Bank Layout

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 03:12:48 +0000

Thanks, we've just replicated this performance-mode problem using your layout. We're taking a deep dive into this memory leak and we'll have a fix in either 2.98 or 2.99. On the one hand, it's a shocker to see. On the other, now that we can replicate, we can fix. Hang tight, thanks for your patience.

Jump to Page with One-Big-Page Freezes App

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:39:47 +0000

Hi

I have midi designer layout. I am using all 8 banks.
Config options are One big page and Change banks together.

Initially first page left=bank1 and right=bank5..
I made button which purpose is to change bank so that left=bank2 and right=bank6.
Button options
- subtype = jump to bank
- go to bank = 2

I think that after button push left bank should change to 2 and right to 6.

When i push button right bank changes to value = 0 ???
In that point nothing works anymore and i have to reload layout.

If i change buttons action to "Bank up" everything works ok (banks 2 - 6 ) but "jump to bank" freeze app with bank number 0.

Am i doing something wrong or is this bug.

Banku up works ok.

Reset to Defaults ignores exclude flag

Sun, 01 Jul 2018 00:39:31 +0000

I am using a "Reset to Default" button on the main page of my multi-page layout to let all controls on all pages send their default values. This basically works fine.

However, on some of my other pages I have some buttons that I don't want to send their default values when the "Reset to Default" button is tapped. Thus, I toggled the "Advanced > Reset to Defaults - Exclude" button for these buttons.

Unfortunately, this does not work - they still send their default values when the "Reset to Default" button is tapped.

Is this a bug, or is it just me not understanding what "exclude" means here? Thanks.

Can bit changer controls and presets be combined?

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 18:50:26 +0000

I am trying to create a layout to control some of the options on a Yahama EX5, which has a number of sysex control that are specified bit wise. I created a knob control to send the sysex message and a series of push buttons to set the bits. This seems to work fine. I then added a preset control knob and associated Store and Recall buttons. I then added the first control knob and all of the bit control buttons as subcontrols. When I recall a preset, buttons are recalled correctly but the knob which sends the sysex is not updated. Instead it sends out its current value. When I push the bit setting buttons, the knob moves to the correct position. Am I missing an option with respect to the sub/super control relationship that would make the preset recall work?

Thanks in advance.

Knob, Slider, Crossfader in 2.9: Resizing Label is Broken

Mon, 29 May 2017 17:19:38 +0000

Current release 2.9.0 Build 170512

In the previous release as you resized the label (Autosize - Off) you could see it change, now it doesn't change at all, the only way to get it to take effect is to reset the color after the resize, then it displays correctly, although if you want further changes you have to repeat the process. This seems to effect all sliders and knobs, buttons still appear to work ok.

Wandering Exit Button

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:32:18 +0000

Quite often during a development session I will turn bluetooth off (saves battery and no surprises on the MIDI box), after doing this you are returned to the MDP homepage, where you then select Design, the exit button is then placed in the middle of the right hand page (not ideal), and not its normal position at the top.

Lenny

Next 2.9.0 (201703202308): iPhone 6 / ios 10.2 / Round Button MultiLine Label Formatting Issue

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:56:29 +0000

I'm noticing in Play mode that the label formatting is off. It shifts to the top of the round button. When I enter Design mode and tap the button the formatting corrects itself until I go to Play mode.

See attached screen shots

Answered: Next 2.9.0 (201703202308): iPad 3, iPad 4 & iPad Air 2 bogging down

Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:24:47 +0000

Thanks for the question and for the follow-up video and layout. The answer is: you're trying to move the panel, and that needs to be sent to back (use Actions -> Send to Back) so you can access the controls.

On iPad note that there are three types of locks in MD.

Please comment on this answer whether that gets you sorted or if we need to delve further. Thanks!

Answered: Presets do not send midi message

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 04:12:52 +0000

Update 2017-01-23: Just submitted 2.5.3 -- which fixes the problem -- for Apple Review. See the Change Log here.

Note: if you want to get on the beta team to avoid problems like this in the future, please send an email using Config -> Actions -> Email Us and request beta access. You can help!

About the Beta: Note that it will not ovewrite your production version of MIDI Designer Pro 2.

Open URL Ver 2 Crashes in iPhone 6

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 23:41:31 +0000

After multiple rescans Launch URL is not seeing any of my open apps. When I change the Launch URL value from None to Custom Launch URL the app crashes. I have duplicated this 5 times.

iOS 9.3.2

iPhone 6

MIDI Designer Pro 2.0.0

w/Extra Features Pack # 2

MIDI Designer XW: Amp Touch Sensitivity not right

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:52:45 +0000

Hi,

I am on iOS 8.4.1 with Casio XW Midi Designer 1.7.1 Build 1714.

The problem is that the Amp Touch Sens(itivity) Knob ,send wrong midi message. For Syn1 eg it sends

B0 63 30

B0 62 2A <--It should be 2B instead according to midi chart

B0 06 xx

Could you check that?

Answered: Should two CCs in one message be handled?

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 01:22:02 +0000

Sorry about this, it's a bug. Your message is being interpreted as a 6-byte Bank Select, even though the second relevant byte (the fifth byte) is not a 0x20. Fixing it ASAP.

And thanks for the awesome find. This bug has been in MD for years.

Are hardware MIDI inputs recieving data too slowly?

Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:17:20 +0000

I am a long-time MD user and around the time of iOS 9 updates, I began having an issue with hardware midi inputs becoming "jumpy"...that is to say if a fast stream of data is sent from hardware, MD is only recognizing maybe 1 out of 5 values sent, with large and inconsistent gaps between values (i.e. rather than receiving 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-etc, MD is seeing only 1-5-9-18-26-etc).

I have spent a significant amount of time trying to diagnose this problem and identify any possible causes in my own setup, but after painstaking trial and error, I can only conclude the problem is happening in MD. Here are the facts I know:

- Any other iOS program is receiving the MIDI stream from my hardware normally...this is audible, but also was confirmed using "MIDI Wrench" to log data being input.

- The MIDI log in MD does show the same gaps in signal that are being heard.

- The problem occurs with any midi hardware I use to input. I initially thought maybe the issue was due to a synth that was sending dense clock signal and possibly jamming up the works...but the problem was identical when sending an isolated MIDI signal with no clock data being input.

-The problem occurs on both iPad and iPhone versions...and occurs identically when using any of my various MIDI interfaces.

-When slowing down the speed of the input MIDI stream, MD does begin to recognize all discreet values...it is as if there is some sort of governor on the amount of MIDI data being accepted.

-The midi output from MD works perfectly normally and is sending a clean/complete stream of data at any speed (assuming the data is generated from within MD...obviously any data received from hardware sources is output with the same gaps it was received with)

- I have looked into any MD settings that could be causing this, but can't find anything that would be related. I have "Batch Send Throttle" set to Zero, though if I understand the function correctly, it is unrelated anyhow.

Well, that's what I know. My primary use of MD is to receive and "translate" data from hardware MIDI sources, then output the modified data to other hardware or software. MD is so fantastic and has become crucial to the point that my setup is rendered almost useless by issue, as any MIDI gestures are chopped up before they are modified and output.

Thanks in advance for you thoughts and advice...I appreciate how committed you have been to maintaining and improving this program for the community who love it!

Answered: MIDI Designer is Crashing on Startup! iOS 9

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 22:22:34 +0000

2015-10-08 UPDATE :: WE ARE EXPERIENCING SOME CRASH REPORTS WITH IOS 9. A NEW VERSION OF PRO, 12 AND XW HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY APPLE (1.7.2) WHICH SOLVES THESE PROBLEMS.

LITE USERS ARE STILL WAITING WHILE THE APP FINISHES THE REVIEW PROCESS.

We've seen this issue on iOS 9 (and perhaps iOS 8, too): this is not supposed to happen.

To get MIDI Designer to startup again, you need to connect to a computer, and then follow these steps:

Open up iTunes and connect your device
Delete config.xml as you see here
The next time you connect, be careful to connect to known endpoints over Wi-Fi. Connecting to yourself (if it looks like a name your iPad has or has had, that's suspicious) seems to cause the crash
This will be fixed in future versions of MD
2015-09-23 :: WE ARE WORKING AS FAST AS POSSIBLE TO SOLVE THIS, SORRY AND THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

Using "Supercontrols Send Own Values", Supercontrol appends program change 0

Mon, 05 Jan 2015 01:19:24 +0000

Here's another repeatable anomaly I just found when "Supercontrols send own values" is enabled in Config-Options menu.

Turn on "Supercontrols send own values"

Create a button that sends a program change. Mine is on CH 3 - PC 96. which should produce C2 60 when pressed.

Exit design mode with the Log window up and touch the button. As expected, it sends "C2 60"

Edit the button by touching "supercontrol" in relationships. Do not attach any subcontrols.

Exit design mode and touch the button. Now you get "C2 60 C2 00".

An extra program change command is appended to the stream, negating the effects of the original program change.

Now create a bank change button, and add it as a subcontrol to the supercontol button. Exit design mode and test the button.

MD will send the correct bytes for the bank change (B2 00 00 B2 20 01) (CH3, Bank 1), then the correct program change (C2 60) but will still append the extra program change (C2 00).

This issue has something to do with the supercontrol being able to send its own MIDI because I can get it to work if I use two subs with a supercontrol.

Help!

"Send Test" Sends Incorrect Value for Prog Change/Bank Change etc. (Design Mode only)

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 22:16:48 +0000

Hi, I'm just working on my GR-55 project and using the log window, I noticed the following which I believe is a bug. I'm using 1.7.0 Build 1701.

Create a momentary button and set it to send a program change on channel 1.

open the MIDI log window and click to keep it open

Set the button to send a program change of 127. This should make MD send ""C0 7F". Click on "Send Test" and notice that the log window shows "C0 5F".

Now exit design mode and touch the button to see what it actually sends. The log will show it now sends the correct "C0 7F".

I think the value is being scaled somehow. If you put in a PC of 2, it sends 2. But if you put in 3, it still sends 2. If you put in 4, it sends 3. Put in 10, it sends 8.

This same bug manifests itself in bank changes.

Since it actually works right outside of design mode, this bug can be worked around, but it's going to drive a lot of people crazy who are trying to test things in design mode.