MIDI Essential Tips and Tricks

This article covers a variety of tips for using MIDI in Loopy Pro.

MIDI Effect Chains

MIDI Effects chains are possible in Loopy Pro by adding MIDI AUv3s to the mixer and chaining them together using the mixer destination slots.

A simple MIDI effect chain: MIDI controller to Streambyter to Mozaic to Bleass Monolit synth.

Steps:

• Add each MIDI AUv3 that will be in your chain to Loopy Pro's mixer, by tapping the + in Loopy Pro's mixer and choosing Add MIDI
• Tap in the Destination slot of the mixer to choose where each plug will send its MIDI.

Triggering MIDI Bindings with Widgets

It is often useful to be able to send MIDI from within Loopy Pro to trigger MIDI Bindings. The simplest way to do this is to use a MIDI AUv3 as an intermediary. Loopy Pro can use MIDI from any loaded AUv3 to trigger MIDI Bindings. To do this:

• Add a MIDI AUv3 to your project that passes MIDI through. Streambyter or ShowMIDI (both free AUv3) work well for this.
• Use the Send MIDI Message action to send MIDI from widgets to the intermediary of your choice.
• Set up your MIDI binding and set the intermediary as the trigger source.

Streambyter loaded as an MIDI source in Loopy Pro's mixer

A fader set up to send MIDI CC 0 to Streambyter so that it can be received by MIDI Bindings

A MIDI Binding set up to be triggered by Streambyter. This binding will trigger when the fader shown in the previous picture is moved.