MIDI Event DAT

Summary

The MIDI Event DAT logs all MIDI messages coming into TouchDesigner from all MIDI devices. It outputs columns in a table format: message, type, channel, index, value.

The table is FIFO "first-in first-out" and limited to parameter-set number of lines. An optional script may be run for each packet received.

To split the message into its parts, see the argx() expression.

See also the MIDI In DAT, MIDI In Map CHOP, MIDI In CHOP, MIDI Out CHOP, midi command.

MIDI In Parameters

Active /active - Logs MIDI events when turned on.

Script DAT /script - The Script DAT will execute once for each message coming in. The first argument is the message, the second argument is the line number (index starting at 0) in the DAT of the message.

Execute From /executeloc - Determines the location the script is run from.

• Current Node /current - The script is executed from the current node location (for example, where 'cc' points to).
• Script DAT /script - The script is executed from the location of the DAT specified in the Script DAT parameter.
• Specified Component /comp - The script is executed from the component specified in the Component parameter below.

From Component /component - The component whose state change will trigger the DAT to execute its script when Execute is set to On Panel Change. This component is also the path that the script will be executed from if the Execute From parameter is set to Specified Component.

Clamp Output /clamp - The DAT is limited to 100 messages by default but with Clamp Output, this can be set to anything including unlimited.

Maximum Lines /maxlines - Limits the number of messages, older messages are removed from the list first.

Clear Output /clear - Deletes all lines except the heading. To clear with a script command, here is an example: opparm -c /midiin1 clear

Filter Parameters

Skip Sense /skipsense - Does not log sense messages when this is turned on.

Skip Timing /skiptiming - Does not report timing messages when this is turned on.

Filter Messages /filter - Turning this on enables the message filtering parameters below.

Message /message -

Type /type -

Channel /channel -

Index /index -

Value /value -