Playlists/patch lists/program changes and live show set lists
Hopefully this question makes sense. I'm wondering what the best way is to integrate multiple patches into a live show? I'm performing live using mainstage and in addition I plan to use different Max patches for different songs. I'm assuming Max doesn't accept program change messages to load new patches? Am I left to manually open and close patches as I move through the set? Is there a streamlined way to have a list of patches ready to load, without just resorting to clicking in the Finder?
Thanks,
Danny
Max happily accepts program changes. They're input through midiin or pgmin, and show up as a program change/midi channel pair, meaning that you have to insert the actions you want them to do.
the bpatcher object can let you dynamically load a patch, and so can the thispatcher object.
given these two sets of facts one might find several ways to connect them using max logic.
Thanks for the info! Sounds like I will be able to find a solution with these objects!
Cheers!