NewTek TriCaster 8000 - Manual (Page 436)

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MIDI Configuration Add-On:
The Add-On group in TriCaster’s
Session page (Startup) includes a link
named Ableton Novation Launchpad.
This link opens a simple configuration
application that allows you to alter the
colors used to illuminate buttons on
this popular MIDI device.
Simply choose a specific device from
the menu at upper left, choose a Fill
Color, and click a button on the screen
with the fill bucket mouse pointer.
(Alternatively, each button has a right-
click menu you can use to select the
color for that button.)
 Press the
SEL
button below the PLED label of the reset you want to select.
Hint: Rotate the knob below a preset on the OLED display to access copy and paste
(preset) functions.
SECTION 22.8 MIDI CONTROL
Another very useful (and often very affordable) control option available to TriCaster
users is MIDI.
Literally thousands of devices of this sort are available. (Typically, MIDI devices are
used in the audio industry in particular, but often they are used for other
applications as well).
TriCaster’s Macro system can ‘listen’
for button presses (only; at present,
sliders, etc. are not supported) from
most MIDI devices just as it recognizes
input from other control surfaces or
the keyboard.
For TriCaster purposes, many MIDI
devices will provide ‘plug-and-play’
convenience. Some (including the
example mentioned in the box at right
above) do require the installation of
third party device drivers.
Generally, adding device drivers to
TriCaster is discouraged, since these
may not have been prepared with the
rigorous demands of live production in
mind.
As we cannot guarantee suitability of third-party
MIDI drivers for TriCaster use, it’s good to know that a
TriCaster Restore operation will restore normal operation if a
driver you install has unintended consequences.