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Sorin inVIBES wrote:Posted by Jorge Muñoz (DJ JAM) on Jun-08-03, 02:42 AM (GMT)
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This is a post made by Eric when he explain perfectly how to write the keyboard definition file for MV. It not only explain it, it helps too for the scripts (i love them!)...at the end u'll find a short script i did for backspin.. try it and start to write new scripts to share in our forums!

The syntax for SCRIPT is simple

COMMAND CH VAL OPTION TIME

COMMAND is the name of command (see menu list)

CH is the channel where apply the command

0 = active channel
I = inactive channel

the active channel is the channel where the script is executed (inactive is opposite channel)

if you use Active and inactive your script is independant of the execution channel

1 .. 16 : specific channel

A,B : Selected channel in the crossfader for A and B

VAL is the value for the command
this value can be a value for volume, for pitch ...

OPTION is more used for controller definition file (keyboard, MIDI, dmc1 ...)

INITUP
indicates to set at zero when button unpressed
used for pitch bend button for example

INC (Increment)
indicates to increment the field by the value

for example
you can be used to incrementing volume by 1db

VOLUME 0 10 INC

INT (Interrupt)
indicates to continue to send the command (each 100ms)
when the button continue to be pressed

TRANSDN (Transform Down)
Set the value (VAL) when the button is pressed (VAL=1)

TRANSDN (Transform Up)
Set the value (VAL) when the button is unpressed (VAL=0)

NOUP
don't send command when the button is unpressed

FADEUP (not yet implement)
create a fade up for setting the value
for example, use for creating a volume fade in

FADEDN (not yet implement)
create a fade down for setting the value
for example, use for creating a volume fade out

you can also have a value option

you can have more than 1 option

TIME is to be used to sequencing each command
TIME=+10
the command will be started 10 ms after the last command
TIME=+1t
the command will be started 1 beat after the last command
if you don not write +
the time is not relative
TIME=1t
the command will be started 1 beat after the beginning of the start of the script

for the file definition
for keyboard, you start the name of key (A ..Z or PF1 ... PF10)
for MIDI, you start by the MIDI controller

AS I WROTE, here is the backspin script:

// plat the active channel
PLAY 0 1

//fast reverse
REVERSE 0 1 TIME=+0t
PITCHBEND 0 +50.0 TIME=+0t
BRAKE 0 4T TIME=+0.5t

//unbrake and play
UNBRAKE 0 1T TIME=+2.5t
REVERSE 0 0 TIME=+0t
PITCHBEND 0 0 TIME=2.5t