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.
How It Works
When enabled, MIDI CC #110 acts as a clip trigger:
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
Enabling CC Trigger Mode
Open System Settings (gear icon in the top-right corner, then select System).
Expand the MIDI CC Trigger Mode panel.
Toggle the switch to Enable.
Example
Assume your Video MIDI channel is set to Channel 1 and CC Trigger Mode is enabled:
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)
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.
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.
Related Pages
Video Configuration -- Assign clips to note/CC slots
Lighting Configuration -- Assign DMX clips
Triggering Overview -- All trigger methods compared
MIDI Reference -- Complete MIDI CC and note reference
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