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Play/Pause cue

Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 2:44 am
by dickykitch
Hi,

Just getting started with SCS, having used Multiplay for years in our am-dram group. I'm loving all the MIDI and DMX control possibilities SCS offers :D

I want to trigger a cue with a midi foot switch, and for it to continue playing whilst the switch is pressed. However, when the switch is released, I want the cue to pause, and then resume again when the switch is pressed and held again. I can achieve play/stop with a 'note' trigger on the audio cue, and I can achieve pause/resume with a note trigger on a SFR cue, but can't work out how to make a cue play/pause with a note trigger. Any ideas??

Thanks
Richard

Re: Play/Pause cue

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 8:14 am
by Mike Daniell
Interesting idea, but I couldn't work out a way to provide this using the existing functionality.

Re: Play/Pause cue

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 12:16 am
by dickykitch
Thanks Mike. My particular application is for an actor to mime playing a piano. I want the actor to start and stop the backing track themselves on stage, as trying to time it from the back is tricky! Another similar application I can think of is opening and closing a music box, with the music starting and stopping accordingly. It sounds wrong if it starts from the beginning of the track each time.

I'll have a play about and see if I can find a work-around by programming the midi switch to do something clever.

Thanks
Richard