Am Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:10:53 +0100 schrieb Rui Nuno Capela &lt;rncbc(a)rncbc.org&gt;rg>: ----8<---- hi rui, hmm, maybe i have problems to understand the note settings right. but i need a NOTE_ON message with corresponding notes. if i understand everything right the original NOTE_ON controller use fixed note values which you can choose into the settings dialog. the CAOSPAD_NOTE_ON notes are dependent from controller values (x, y positions) and you can adjust the velocity. yes, this is a good idea. there are many things to change. e.g. my toggle buttons are completely different to yours and also don't work as expected :(. ok, i get my impressions from the korg kaossillator pro. i try to make the pad ready for different functions. the simple one is to controll cc messages e.g. to move a effect parameter fader. this only need a corresponding x or y positon. very simple! the next more advanced function is to controll e.g. cc messages on the x and y axis and also use the push and release event on the pad. in my video you can see this into the hydrogen example. if i push the pad qmidictl sends a mmc play on pushing the pad and a stop message on release the pad beside the x and y cc position message. hydrogen use the x message to choose the pattern to play and start and stop the sequencer with pushing and release the pad. as you can see i decide to make the push and release events also configurable into the settings. i know this makes things not easier to use. but so you can do so many more things with the pad if you play with your imagination. you can enable/disable the push and release events by toggle the "push" check-box. the "glue" button fixate the push event. if you enable the glue button the push event will fired but the release event is disabled and you see the the finger pointer (rectangles) are so long enabled as you push the glue button a second time. than the rectangles will disappear and a release event is fired. so you can play e.g. the hydrogen sequencer and its possible to remove your finger from the pad to make other things. the most complex thing is if you use note messages. now everything is mixed. first you have to fire a note message corresponding to the position you touch the pad. if you you release the pad you have to fire a corresponding note off message. if you move the finger you have to fire a note off massage before you fire the next higher or lower note massage and so on. all this things are also configurable. this i why i also add e.g. the crazy CAOSPAD_RELEASE_NOTE_OFF event. its only needed to configure what happens if you release the pad together with note messages. and the same here. i know this makes things not easier. but its necessary to use the controller in the right way. the x - y spin boxes. mostly used to adjust a note range you want to play. the scale combo boxes allows different scales for each axis. i use cheap char lookup tables for this function. ok, my english.... what ever :) i thing(hope) you can understand what i try to explain. thanks for many many cool and usefully software(even all the (q) stuff:]) greetings wolke