Send MIDI only when selecting song via an external foot switch?

[Insider0203]

One feature that I want to see added to Bandhelper is the ability to "queue" songs.I have made other posts about it in the past.

But in lieu of that feature, I was wondering if something else would be possible.

I currently have Bandhelper configured to send Midi once a song is selected. I have an external MIDI foot switched mapped to the "next song or MIDI preset" function. Once a song loads, it sends its first MIDI preset. I can then use the foot switch to step to the next preset. If there are no more presets, it goes to the next song.

However, if there's a change to the setlist mid performance, I'd like to be able to tap a song from the song list but have it NOT send it's MIDI preset until I press the foot switch. This would perform almost the same function as "queuing" a next song.

[arlo]

You could remove the Song Selection trigger for the Send MIDI action. Then whether you select a song from the foot switch's Next MIDI Preset Or Song action, or by clicking a song title on the screen, no MIDI would be sent until you press the foot switch button again. This means you would need to do an extra foot switch button press when changing songs from the foot switch button, to send the first MIDI preset for the new song.

If you have a second foot switch button available, you could assign one button to Next MIDI Preset and the other to Next Song and Send MIDI. Then when you select a song with the second foot switch button, the first MIDI preset would be sent, but when you select a song by clicking it on the screen, its MIDI would not be sent. You could then send it from the first foot switch button when you're ready.

An added benefit of the second option is that there's no risk of accidentally changing songs if you forget how many MIDI presets are attached to a song, like you would with the Next MIDI Preset Or Song action.

[Insider0203]

I do have a second switch available. I might try that. Thanks!