Force element active?
Anyone know a way to force an element of a MOM to be active vs toggle? For instance, let's say I have a macro that I want to make sure my SRC is DigiLink 9.1.6. If I make a MOM entry / macro that triggers that button, if the SRC is already DL 9.1.6, it toggles it off. The only workaround i've figured out is to first, in the macro, always switch to some other source, then back to the one I want. This feels really off though. Anyone know a better way? Thanks
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In reply toBrian_Singerman⬆:Andrew Scheps @Andrew_SchepsHi @Brian_Singerman ,
Unfortunately at the moment that's really the only way to do it. I'll have a look and see if I can hack the protocol to make something like this work but I'm not sure I can.
Thanks,
Andrew- BBrian Singerman @Brian_Singerman
Thanks Andrew,
This may be one of those things that would have to come from DAD themselves (instead of just Element Active, also have Element Toggle so we can get either behavior)?
Not sure hacking that makes sense, but perhaps you have enough sway with DAD/Avid to get that change to happen to the DADman firmware :)
Thanks
Andrew Scheps @Andrew_SchepsI actually think I might be able to do it. It wouldn't be possible just using Dadman and a hardware MOM, but I can keep track of things in a way Dadman can't so I think I can put this together. It's swirling in my head right now so I should figure it out in the next few days. It would basically be a new set of buttons that instead of toggling would always make active. It would be up to the user to understand how it works and assign the buttons in a way that makes sense for the functionality.
- BIn reply toBrian_Singerman⬆:Brian Singerman @Brian_Singerman
Yes, this would be perfect. I love this package, but I rarely press just one "button", but rather use DADman to configure my studio using a set of macros, many of which involve using monitors as configuration (vs just audio sources, etc). Would be fantastic to write a macro that just said "this, this, and this" without flipping a lot of nonsense :)
Thanks Andrew, btw, while we're on features, I doubt this is possible, but if there is any way for your package to give us a "script" that you could use at the top of a macro that said "Connect to DADman if not connected", it woudl be great. Otherwise, not a big deal to make a deck with an actual button or using the volume surface to trigger connection.
Thank you!
- Andrew Scheps @Andrew_Scheps
Cool, I'll see if the concept in my head works out in real life. As far as the connection goes, launching the Volume surface or having a button active is the only way to establish communication.
- In reply toBrian_Singerman⬆:Andrew Scheps @Andrew_Scheps
Hey @Brian_Singerman , I figured it out! Version 1.0.8 of the package should be in the store soon. There is a new set of drag and drop buttons called
MOMDeck Button Commands - Place on a deck (Enable Only - No Toggle)which do eactly that. Just replace the existing buttons on your deck with the corresponding button from the new set and you should be good to go once you update your macros. - BIn reply toBrian_Singerman⬆:Brian Singerman @Brian_Singerman
Amazing, thanks Andrew!