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SECTION 22.8 MIDI CONTROL
Another very useful (and often very affordable) control option available to TriCaster
users is MIDI.
Literally thousands of devices of this sort are available. (Typically, MIDI devices are
used in the audio industry in particular, but often they are used for other applications
as well).
TriCaster’s Macro system can ‘listen’ for button presses (only; at present, sliders, etc.
are not supported) from most MIDI devices just as it recognizes input from other
control surfaces or the keyboard.
For TriCaster purposes, many MIDI devices will provide ‘plug-and-play’ convenience.
Some (including the example
mentioned in the box at right above) do
require the installation of third party
device drivers.
Generally, adding device drivers to
TriCaster is discouraged, since these
may not have been prepared with the
rigorous demands of live production in
mind.
As we cannot guarantee suitability of
third-party MIDI drivers for TriCaster
use, it’s good to know that a TriCaster
Restore operation will restore normal
operation if a driver you install has
unintended consequences.
MIDI can be useful in many, many ways
Too, a wide variety of MIDI software and
extensions are available for other devices. These
can be used to create unique custom TriCaster control
alternatives. For example, the mockups below depict custom
MIDI Configuration Add-On:
The Add-On group in TriCaster’s Session
page (Startup) includes a link named
Ableton Novation Launchpad. This link
opens a simple configuration
application that allows you to alter the
colors used to illuminate buttons on this
popular MIDI device.
Simply choose a specific device from the
menu at upper left, choose a Fill Color,
and click a button on the screen with the
fill bucket mouse pointer.
(Alternatively, each button has a right-
click menu you can use to select the
color for that button.)
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