The Pedal for the Metal

[errantember]

My Rocktron MIDI MATE arrived while I was gone at the Freaktactular. I've confirmed that it can do what I want it to do, insofar as being able to give me single-button access to at least 10 midi signals, with a lot more a few presses away. However, my frustration at figuring out how to get MIDIStroke to recognize Program Change and Control Change information has now reached the "it's time to disassemble the program" levels. I sent the author a very complimentary e-mail, even offering money, asking how it's done, but so far I haven't gotten any replies, and can't find the info on the Interweb anywhere. I need MIDIStroke to transform the incoming Program Change message into keystrokes for use with Ableton. Other than ControlAid, another program by the same author, I'm not aware of any other program for MacOS that will do this, so I'm a bit stuck at the moment music-wise.

Comments

[gailmom.livejournal.com]

:( *sympathy pout*

[dj-warhammer.livejournal.com]

Could you attack the problem from another angle and see if there's an add-on for Ableton?

[errantember.livejournal.com]

Possibly. Acquiring a newer version of Ableton (I have 5.1) would help, as support for this stuff is fully integrated. I may resort to that if necessary. However, this looks like an opportunity to learn some Mac MIDI programming, which might be a good job-hunting move.