MIDI PCH in Set Lists

[ElleMrLA]

I check my PCH commands with BadHelper. In my layout, I have displayed the MIDI commands when the song is selected in the song list.
If I set a Program Change command in a specific song (with MIDI presets), it is also sent to the keyboard. So far, so good.

However, I have a MIDI preset (Piano) that I set to "Master for all songs" in the MIDI preset settings. This preset should always be sent whenever no specific MIDI preset is available.

Example:
Kling Klang
▢Kling Klang
-----------------
▢Piano

Here, the upper PCH command (Kling Klang) is sent to the keyboard.

Another song
▢Piano

Here, the command (Piano) is NOT sent to the keyboard.

Why is this, and what can I do to ensure that this MIDI preset is also sent to the keyboard?

[arlo]

To send the pinned MIDI preset when selecting a song, you can set the Send Pinned MIDI app control action to Song Selection.

You cannot configure BandHelper to send a pinned MIDI preset only when the song doesn't have a specific MIDI preset. Pinned MIDI presets are meant to be used for every song, not as a fallback for songs that have no presets. However, pinned presets are sent before song-specific presets, so it might work to send your "Piano" preset for every song and then it will be overridden by a song-specific preset when one exists.

[ElleMrLA]

Okay.

I had only set 'Send MIDI' for song selection in the app control. Now I have additionally set 'Send Parent MIDI' for song selection, automatic song selection, and song reselection, and it works.

Thank you very much for that!