READY : Version 1.11 - BY SONG CONTROLLERS

[Dan]

New feature : BY SONG CONTROLLERS

You already know that it is possible to easily assign any function of vArranger to a hardware controller, for example buttons, knobs and faders of your MIDI keyboard, or MIDI pedalboard, or even keys of your PC keyboard, wired or wireless, a Joystick, etc....

Reminder: To assign a controller to a function of vArranger, go on OPTIONS / CONTROLLERS,
- Click on the function you want to control (for example, click on the START / STOP line),
- And then press on the button you want to use (eg, the space bar on the PC keyboard, or a button on your MIDI instrument)
IT'S DONE !

With this new version, you can designate up to 12 MAGIC controllers!

These buttons can trigger different functions for every song.

Immediately take a practical example :

Mr vArRaNgEr (musician) uses a pedalboard containing 2 pedals.

He would like that in general, the pedal No. 1 triggers the FILL IN 2 and the pedal No. 2 triggers the ENDING 3

However, on a song only, he would like that the pedal No. 1 triggers the BREAK and the pedal No. 2 triggers the ENDING 2.

This is where the new function occurs. Here's how:

1) Go on OPTIONS / CONTROLLERS
2) Go straight down the list to the group BY SONG CONTROLLERS, and click on the ASSIGNABLE CONTROL 1 line
3) Press the pedal No. 1. You have just assigned the pedal No. 1 as being ASSIGNABLE CONTROL 1
4) Click then on the ASSIGNABLE CONTROL 2 line
5) Press the pedal No. 2. You have just assigned the pedal No. 2 as being ASSIGNABLE CONTROL 2 (and so on, up to 12 controllers)
6) Click on the FILL IN 2 line with the right mouse button, and choose ASSIGNABLE CONTROL 1
7) Click on the ENDING 3 line with the right mouse button, and choose ASSIGNABLE CONTROL 2

Close CONTROLLERS, and go on SAVE / STARTUP CONFIG. Check the SAVE 12 DEFAULT ASSIGNABLES CONTROLLERS box. then, SAVE. Now, for all the songs, the pedal No. 1 will trigger the FILL IN 2 and the pedal No. 2 triggers the ENDING 3.

9) Load a song (style, mp3)

10) Go on OPTIONS / CONTROLLERS
11) Click on the BREAK line with the right mouse button, and choose ASSIGNABLE CONTROL 1
12) Click on the ENDING 2 line with the right mouse button, and choose ASSIGNABLE CONTROL 2

13) Close CONTROLLERS, and go on SAVE / SONG. Check the 12 ASSIGNABLES CONTROLLERS box, then SAVE. Now, for this songs only, the pedal No. 1 will triggers the BREAK and the pedal No. 2 triggers the ENDING 2. (And so on to change each song, which requires a different control)

Done !

Feel free to share here how you use this new opportunity !

Enjoy

Dan

[Bernie9]

Sounds good Dan

If I want to play an MP3 and bring up a text or PDF of the associated lyrics, how do I do it ?
Bernie

[Dan]

Hi Bernie,

Look at if this can answers to your question

http://www.varranger.fr/vforum/index.php/topic,288.0.html

Dan

[Bernie9]

Thanks Dan
I missed it.  Great news.
Bernie