Change Midi Input Channel within Setup

[carlitzt]

Hi all,

I would like to be able to change the given Midi In Channel to a different channel, while I am in the setup routine (or maybe even in the main loop).

Example would be a midi foot controller, where I set the midi in channel with the following logic:

• power up the foot controller
• check if one special button is pressed
• if pressed, start midi in channel routine
• wait for next midi in signal and grab the midi channel
• set the midi in channel to the grabbed midi in channel

With that behavior, I can set the midi in channel by an external device.

Any recommendation on how to implement this?

Main question is, can I set the midi in channel in a void loop?

Thanks for your help

[franky47]

Yes, you can call MIDI.setInputChannel(value) whenever you want. Values are:

• 1 to 16 for a specific channel
• MIDI_CHANNEL_OMNI to listen to everything
• MIDI_CHANNEL_OFF to disable MIDI input entirely

If needed, you can read the current value of the input channel with MIDI.getInputChannel()