New to Bome MTP and before purchasing, seeing if it can do this one function. My lighting console is controlled by an APC Mini MK2 and also via another App via the Internal MAC IAC port. I’m looking for a way to toggle the INPUT of the IAC port OFF and ON to the Lighting console via a button press on the APC MIDI. Watched the tutorials and tried a few things but not getting there. Thanks!

Hi and welcome to the Bome community! Yes, please find the attached. I have set up alias as as follows. [Screenshot 2025-03-20 at 11.53.18 AM] You can learn more about aliases from this tutorial . There are 4 translators all triggered by the same MIDI event, the shift key on the APC-MINI MK2. The first one toggles the state of g0 and depending on it’s state enables or disables paths. The first one Enable APC-MINI The second Disables IAC port The third Enables IAC port The forth Disables APC-MINI The paths were pre-created when I built the project. Switch-Ports.bmtp (2.3 KB) Steve Caldwell Bome Customer Care Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz

Thanks Steve! I loaded it and wasn’t sure about below window at first in relation to my set up. Watched the Alias Video and now get it. I don’t need to toggle the APC so I unchecked those Translators. Hitting the shift key did not disable the IAC input. Not sure if how I responded to initial alias set up was the reason. I re-downloaded it but don’t get that window any more. I set Inputs to be my APC and on Outgoing tried Route source to be APC Mini and Route destination as IAC Virtual driver. No go, so I switched them and still no go. Hitting the shift key sends ON/OFF button commands from APC and IAC ports regardless of shift press. Thanks, I’m using DasLight/MyDMX for lighting, unfortunately there is no way to map the port selection in settings, thus giving this a try. I might also try an Apple script via the Mac MIDI studio. Wayne Hagan

[image] sapian: Hitting the shift key did not disable the IAC input Right if you turn the translators off, the shift key will not do anything. That is what the translator is for. With the translator disabled, the note will go through the currently enabled MIDI path. [image] sapian: I re-downloaded it but don’t get that window any more. MIDI Menu selects your aliases. You are only prompted if you haven’t set them. If you don’t want them to switch ports and keep them both enabled all of the time, then remove the translators. Then delete and re-create the translators in the MIDI router. See this tutorial on creating MIDI merge. You can learn more about aliases from this tutorial . Steve Caldwell Bome Customer Care Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz

Thanks, Yes, I only unchecked the the translator for toggling the APC port, As I just want to toggle the IAC port. Wayne Hagan (via phone)

Only 1 (the first one) translator had a toggle rule. The others did not so you may have to move that rule to another translator. // toggle g0 between 0 and 1 and back g0=g0^1

Ok, Sorry but my scripting knowledge is enough to get me in trouble. I inserted the g0=g0^1 into the first Translator and got it to toggle the enable/disable function of the output in the event monitor screne. [Screenshot 2025-03-21 at 10.57.49 AM] However, in the Daslight MIDI monitor window I get IAC input regardless of toggle. Seems to be a problem with the routing definition. I think I’m misunderstanding a fundamental principal. The Routing screen shows Inputs on left and outputs on right (drag L>R from input to output) My mind wants to drag from output to input. The connection I’m trying to toggle is incoming IAC MIDI from my DAW to my lighting console, I.E. DAW output to lighting console input. The way this file is set up it looks like DAW in on L to console out on right, opposite of what I want to do. [Screenshot 2025-03-21 at 11.01.42 AM] Also, I need this translator to only effect IAC virtual MIDI input into Daslight console but not system wide, possible? Thanks so much for your patience.

Before I look at this again, let me make sure I am clear. You always want MIDI messages from your APC MINI MK2 port to get through to Daslight You only want to toggle on and off the ability to send from your iAC port. Is this correct? Steve Caldwell Bome Customer Care Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz

Before I look at this again, let me make sure I am clear. You always want MIDI messages from your APC MINI MK2 port to get through to Daslight Yes You only want to toggle on and off the ability to send from your iAC port. Specifically, toggle receive from the IAC input in Daslight. I can make this happen of course by going to the settings window in Daslight and uncheck IAC Input. Ideally I want to do this via a pad press on the APC. Unfortunately the settings window in Daslight cannot be MIDI mapped. Thanks!

OK, this should do it. The first translator makes sure the shift key never gets through the MIDI through path from your APC-MINI MK2 to your DAW. Its outgoing action is NONE The second on toggles g0 and turns off the other path. The third translator turns on the other path. Enable-Disable-Other.bmtp (1.7 KB) Steve Caldwell Bome Customer Care Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz

Bummer, no luck. The shift is getting to the DAW (VDJ in my case) but that’s OK. IAC still coming in to Daslight. The Lighting console alias is configured as Output, but I’m trying to block IAC Input to console, does that matter?

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