Hello,

I am working on PD patch that converts my behringer bcr2000 into a controller for my liveset. I use Ableton Live (sequencer and sounds), an access virus (sounds) and a mc505 (more sounds).

I use my pd patch to route signals to the machines and to expand te possibilities of my midi controller. Like combination of keys change control messages, stuff like that.

The problem I have now is that PD only offers two Midi Output options. This means I can only send my Midi messages to two machines, but I have more machines that want to be controlled. How can I make more midi output device options?

Me and several synthesizers would really like to now this.

Thank you all

Mealstorm,

you were understanding me very well. I just tried it and it works!

Me and the machines are thanking you very much!

I tried this method before, but I thought it didn't work because the devices are not shown in the Midi Preferences..

thanks!

Yes, I already use something like midi yoke now. It is the standard osx midi routing software called IAC.

I forgot to mention in my question that I use one IAC output port to send signals from the PD patch to Ableton. In ableton I route signals from this IAC port to my MIDI outs (connected to the machines).

The other output I use to send signals to my controller, so that when I change the parameter of a knob I can send the current value of that parameter to the knob of the behringer (when I turn this knob the value doesn;t jump but starts from the value it is actually on).

This liimits my possibilities, I want to be able to filter out signals for certain machines. But now I can only use one actual midi output, The IAC bus.

The nice thing about PD;s midi controller interface is that another midi output is a different midi channel. So when I could have 4 midi output possibilities it would enable me to press a button that says to a knob: send to channel 17 (channel one of the second midi output device) instead of sending to channel 33 (channel one of the third midi output device).

I hope this is possiible. I think it actually is, because there are four midi inputs available.