V I C T O R Y ! ! !
MFC layout
IA1 - scene1: Riff
IA2 - scene2: Solo
IA3 - scene3: Clean
When I switch from Riff to clean, more things are happening than scenes can handle, so for my config, scenes can only be part of the solution, but not all of it.
Small example:
Riff
amp1: active / pan left
amp2: active / pan right
Solo
amp1: active / pan centre
amp2: mute
scenes can handle the bypass state changes [active to mute and back]
but they cannot handle the panning of amp1
in my previous solution, everything was handled via modifier: extern5 [MIDI:CC 20]
solution:
- set IA1: none / c1 CC:34 0 0 / c2 CC:20 0 0
- set IA2: none / c1 CC:34 1 1 / c2 CC:20 127 127
this means that the IA's are now set to 'general MIDI CC' so I can send two MIDI ON / OFF commands on two different MIDI: CC's
to break the above down
- set IA1: none <-- used to be set to 'scene1' but now set to 'none' which sets this IA to 'general' mode
c1 CC:34 0 0 <-- c1='command number 1' [cos I can up to two commands I can set up]
for CC:34 [the scenes CC number] transmit values 0 for OFF and 0 for ON [0 = scene number]
so this means IA1 selects scene1
c2 CC:20 0 0 <-- c2='command number 2'
for CC:20 [the CC number that switches modifier: extern5] transmit values 0 for OFF and 0 for ON [in this case value 0 = 'turn things off']
so this means IA1 triggers modifier: extern5 into it 'min' state in the modifier
using the example above, amp1 pans left
- set IA2: none <-- as above
c1 CC:34 1 1 <-- command 1 selects scene2 [where CC:34 = scenes value 1 is for scene2]
c2 CC:20 127 127 <-- command 2
for CC:20 [the CC number that switches modifier: extern5] transmit values 127 for OFF and 127 for ON [in this case value 127 = 'turn things on']
so this means IA1 triggers modifier: extern5 into it 'max' state in the modifier
amp1 pans centre
I set up IA3 for scene3 but did it the same as above
- set IA2: none / c1 CC:34 2 2 [where 2 = scene3]
this alone isn't enough cos all the LEDs stay lit when you hit the IA's
hit IA1 for Riff and the LED turns green, hit IA2 to Solo and that LED turns on..
now I have both LEDs on....
solution: link the IA's [section 12.5.10 in the MFC manual]
edit: setup: LinkA
you can then put in the IA numbers that you want to link
in my case I'm running 3 scenes on IA's 1, 2 and 3
LinkA 01 02 03
now when I'm in scene1 with IA1 lit, and hit IA2 for scene2, the IA1 LED switches off and the IA2 LED is lit
I switch back and IA1 is lit, IA2 switches off
and just to make things cooler... I named the three IA's Riff, Solo and Clean respectively [section 12.5.9 in the MFC manual]
awesome stuff.....