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Topic: How to make the left vu_meter pfl and right vu_meter master

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Hello! I'm trying to map a button so when i press the split button, the left vu_meter to show me the pfl vu_meter and the right vu_meter to show me the master vu_meter like in this pic it is even possible?
 
Posted Wed 20 Feb 13 @ 8:54 am
im still working on trying to get the PFL VU meter, but here is where i am at at the moment

leftdeck ? get vu_meter headphones : pfl get deck 0 get vu_meter
 
on wich controller you wish to see the pfl vu_meter?
 
i tested this with a Traktor Kontrol S2, the pfl section is just a placeholder until i find a command that works, the rest of the script works though.
 
technz wrote :
im still working on trying to get the PFL VU meter, but here is where i am at at the moment

leftdeck ? get vu_meter headphones : pfl get deck 0 get vu_meter


The above command is completely wrong.

Usually a "MIDI" Vu-meter will consist from two items:
<map value="VU_METER_LEFT" action="deck left get level" />
<map value="VU_METER_RIGHT" action="deck right get level" />

The correct way to do what you want is:
<map value="VU_METER_LEFT" action="var_equal '$split' 0 ? deck left get level : deck 1 pfl ? deck 1 get level : deck 2 pfl ? deck 2 get level : deck 3 pfl ? deck 3 get level : deck 4 pfl ? deck 4 get level " />
<map value="VU_METER_RIGHT" action="var_equal '$split' 0 ? deck right get level : get vu_meter" />
 
I like the fact that you can answer this..
 
PhantomDeejay wrote :
technz wrote :
im still working on trying to get the PFL VU meter, but here is where i am at at the moment

leftdeck ? get vu_meter headphones : pfl get deck 0 get vu_meter


The above command is completely wrong.



im sorry, in my TK mappers all my vu meters have a deck assigned to them in the definition.
 
Can you post the original mapper entries for the VU meters ?
Then I can give you the right ones...
 
If you want to use only 2 decks you should use:
<map value="CUE_A" action="deck 1 pfl" />
<map value="CUE_B" action="deck 2 pfl" />
<map value="VU_METER_A" action="deck 1 pfl on ? deck 1 get level : deck 2 get level" />
<map value="VU_METER_B" action="deck 2 pfl on ? deck 2 get level : deck 1 get level" />
Have you mapped it to work with 4 deck?
 
i have a vu_meter for every 4 decks defined with midi adress in the definition, and a main one like in the picture above that doesn't have a midi adress.


I found this in the controller's manual when using with serato:
The channel meters display the level of the main mix bus. The meter display is sourced pre Master level and so does nut represent the signal level on the outputs. During normal operation, the meters display the level of the left and right channel of the program material.
In SPLIT CUE mode, the left meter displays the level of the cue signal and the right meter displays the level of the program signal.

So when you press the split cue, you can listen the main sound in the left headset, and pfl in the right and so the vu_meter becomes left = pfl level and right = main mix.
i would like to use a button to select between:
mode a) sending the pfl level in the left vu_meter / and master level in the right vu_meter
mode b) sending master level in both left and right vu_meters
One step would be to map a button to change between these 3 modes: pfl level and in the main vu_metter / main level in the main vu_metter/ both pfl level and main level. To do this i have to:
1. for main level in the main vu_metter - i plug in the xone dx and open the virtual dj, i get in the main vu_meter the signal from the main output.
2. pfl level and in the main vu_metter - close vdj and open serato itch that comes with the controller, close it and then open the virtual dj, to get in the main vu_meter the signal from the pfl signal.
if i wan't to act as point 1, i would have to restart the controller.
 


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