I have a patch that passes data from a midi controller through to my host, so I can use the same controller with ableton. However I also use the axo+patch without the host. However when not connected to the computer the patch crashes, propably it's a midi overflow.
So I'm wondering if axoloti can detect somehow that it's connected to a host and if I could use that information in order to turn midi thru to the host on.
Bumps up here.
I have some more troubles. I really need axoloti to know wether it's connected to a host or not.
Is there anyway to find this out?
I think I came across this myself at some point. It's as if when there's nothing to receive the message they get stuck in the buffer and it overflows or something. I didn't lose much sleep over it because I rarely connect to a host for midi. I don't know of any way of telling if the axo is connected to a host...
If a manual switch isn't wanted maybe you could set the switch to respond to incoming midi - if any midi messages are sent by the host, the thru is enabled. Not a very elegant way to work around it, but maybe it could work for you?
For having different midi setups I sometimes have a default 'patch switcher' patch as start up. So that loads and I have one button to load a patch set up for one midi source/destination, and another button to load the same patch but setup with different source/destinations.
I'm using the send midi from host solution.
But its at this point not only the buffer overflow. I use axoloti to control my rme ucx via midi. When no computer is attached I need to send a sysex message from axoloti to the interface to enable mackie control. When host is attached hower (to both interface and axoloti) it should stop sending this message.
Now I always have to have ableton send that note to axo that tells it that it's in host mode. But when I forget to send that note from ableton things are a bit fucked. It's not a huge problem but irriating for the least, that's why I'm asking.
But I guess this might be one of the things only high axoloti gurus such as @johannes or @thetechnobear would know....