Flight simulator users - Bome Forums Archive 2005

fpfs

2008-03-28 14:46:30

I've seen posts, so I know you're out there!

the situation
I own a Behringer BCF-2000 (i'm a musician, works fine without MT actually)
I play FSX
I think those throttle quadrants look ridiculous on a desk
I can't wait for the next MT pro to provide joystick support to start properly flying twin engine aircraft

so those eight faders are siting there, unused...
I had gotten the knobs to work already, even with MT classic with the knobs in rel1 mode. I still use that to trim my aircraft.

I got the faders to operate with MT classic to but it looked like making 45 separate translators per fader..... no way!

MT Pro brought the solution with rules.

It would have been even easier if i could send the F3 ket pp times but we have to start someplace.

hope you like it... leave a note if you do

I'll give the example of the no 1 engine throttle. the rest is copypaste...

- set the F3 key in FS controls to increase throttle quickly (iso incrementally)
- program the no 1 fader to ouput 45 steps (i found that to be the minimum proper control resolution)

Translator 1: THROTTLE 1 INIT
Options: stop=false
Incoming: MIDI B0 51 pp (maybe different control change message than 51 on your BCF preset)
Rules:
ga=0
Outgoing: Keystroke: E 1 F1 (that's select engine one and close throttle completely)

Translator 2: THROTTLE 1 GO
Options: stop=false
Incoming: MIDI B0 51 pp
Rules:
ga=ga+2 (so, ok i could have halved the fader res still)
if ga>pp then exit rules, skip Outgoing Action
Outgoing: Keystroke: F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 F3

Repeat Translator 2 23 times

Translator 28: THROTTLE 1 FINISH
Options: stop=true
Incoming: MIDI B0 51 pp
Outgoing: Keystroke: E (reset to al engines so yur key commands keep working)

joesapo

2008-03-28 21:55:28

Very creative use of MT! I've got a BCF2k as well, but I've never thought of using it in games!

Something to consider; If you set two sliders on the BCF to the same MIDI channel/cc, they will both move as a single slider... Kinda cool for a dual-throttle effect.

florian

2008-03-31 22:49:29

Hi fpfs,

with a detour you can do "send F3 x times": with timers:

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Translator 1: THROTTLE 1 INIT THROTTLE
Options: stop=false
Incoming: MIDI B0 51 pp
Outgoing: Keystroke: E 1 F1

Translator 2: THROTTLE 1 INIT TIMER
Options: stop=false
Incoming: MIDI B0 51 pp
Outgoing: Timer "Press F3", pp times, 0ms initial delay, 1ms repeat delay

Translator 3: THROTTLE 1 INIT LAST TIMER
Options: stop=false
Incoming: MIDI B0 51 pp
Rules:
 pp=pp+50
Outgoing: Timer "Press E", one-shot, pp ms initial delay

Translator 4: ON TIMER, PRESS F3
Options: stop=false
Incoming: Timer "Press F3"
Outgoing: Keystroke F3

Translator 5: ON TIMER, PRESS E
Options: stop=false
Incoming: Timer "Press E"
Outgoing: Keystroke E

As you can see, the only complexity is to press E after all the F3's...

Later,
Florian