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# MIDI CC Trigger Mode

MIDI CC Trigger Mode is an alternative way to trigger video and lighting clips using **MIDI Control Change messages** instead of MIDI Notes. This is useful when your controller or show system sends CC messages but not note messages.

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## How It Works

When enabled, **MIDI CC #110** acts as a clip trigger:

| CC #110 Value | Action                                                            |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1-99          | Trigger the clip assigned to that number (same as MIDI note 1-99) |
| 100           | Trigger blackout (same as MIDI note 0)                            |
| 0             | Ignored                                                           |
| 101-127       | Ignored                                                           |

The trigger channel follows the same rules as MIDI note triggers:

* **CC #110 on the Video MIDI channel** triggers video clips
* **CC #110 on the Lighting MIDI channel** triggers lighting clips

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## Enabling CC Trigger Mode

1. Open [System Settings](/6.-configuration/system-settings.md) (gear icon in the top-right corner, then select **System**).
2. Expand the **MIDI CC Trigger Mode** panel.
3. Toggle the switch to **Enable**.

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## Example

Assume your Video MIDI channel is set to Channel 1 and CC Trigger Mode is enabled:

| MIDI Message                  | Result                                                                             |
| ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| CC #110, Value 5, Channel 1   | Plays the video assigned to Note 5                                                 |
| CC #110, Value 42, Channel 1  | Plays the video assigned to Note 42                                                |
| CC #110, Value 100, Channel 1 | Video blackout                                                                     |
| CC #110, Value 5, Channel 3   | Plays the lighting clip assigned to Note 5 (if Channel 3 is your lighting channel) |

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## UI Feedback

When a clip is triggered via CC #110, the Dashboard **Input Monitor** and the device **Status Display** show:

* The CC value that was received
* A **"MIDI CC"** label (instead of a note name)

This helps you distinguish between note-triggered and CC-triggered clips during monitoring.

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## Notes

* CC Trigger Mode works **alongside** regular MIDI note triggers -- enabling it does not disable note triggering.
* Only CC #110 is used for clip triggering. Other CC numbers are unaffected.
* The CC trigger uses the same clip assignments as MIDI notes -- there is no separate configuration. CC value 5 triggers the same clip as MIDI note 5.
* When timecode is actively driving playback, CC triggers (like all manual triggers) are suppressed.

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## Related Pages

* [Video Configuration](/2.-video-setup/video-configuration.md) -- Assign clips to note/CC slots
* [Lighting Configuration](/3.-lighting-setup/lighting-configuration.md) -- Assign DMX clips
* [Triggering Overview](/5.-triggering/triggering-overview.md) -- All trigger methods compared
* [MIDI Reference](/8.-reference/midi-reference.md) -- Complete MIDI CC and note reference