Originally Posted By: Mark Hayes
Well, figuring that out was a challenge! But I got things set up on the BIAB end. Playing chord sequence C then D with "send chords to external device" sends this out on the IAC bus, as trapped by ReceiveMIDI:

channel 16 note-on C1 1
channel 16 note-on E1 1
channel 16 note-on G1 1
channel 16 note-off C1 64
channel 16 note-off E1 64
channel 16 note-off G1 64
channel 16 note-on D1 1
channel 16 note-on F#1 1
channel 16 note-on A1 1

I'd rather have single events to process than all the component notes of the chords, but that's a lot to ask. Maybe silent MIDI events, easily placed in the chord sheet, that could function as lighting cues?

Nice work!

Yeah, silent MIDI events can work too. If you set your Melody channel to output to the IAC device, you can use the Piano Roll in BB to enter in something like a Control Change or Program Change - or even just input some notes, since all the MIDI on that channel will be sent out to the IAC device instead of the Mac DLS synth. There may be a VST plugin you could use for that, to save you from having to change your MIDI output settings for the Melody track - I found one that seems to be part of FL Studio, and another called MidiOut though the website seems to be defunct.

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