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Bome MIDI Translator: User's Manual 8 The Translator Entry

8.2.1 Name

This is the simple descriptive property of the translator. It does not have

any function other than for reference in presets and activation rules. The

Translator name is not a unique value, therefore multiple translators can

have the same name. It is recommended that the Translator name be

something simple that will make identifying multiple translators in large

presets more easy. You can also edit the name directly in the Translator List

(shortcut F2).

8.2.2 Active

This option determines whether the translator is actively being processed

(listening for defined incoming action) or whether it is disabled (and

therefore ignoring incoming actions). This parameter can also be changed in

the Translator List (shortcut SPACE).

8.2.3 Stop Processing

If this is enabled, successful completion of this translator's Outgoing Action

will cause the rest of the translators in the current preset, and in following

presets, to be ignored. This is useful for multiple-part presets that have

different processes depending on different defined actions. In general, it is

essential if you want to ensure that one incoming event is only processed by

the first translator that matches.

“Stop Processing” is also useful for optimizing performance of very large

projects with thousands of Translators (see chapter 13.6.2 Use “Stop

Processing”).

8.3 Incoming Actions

Incoming Actions define the triggers which Bome MIDI Translator can detect

and act on. Bome MIDI Translator can recognize a range of different types

of incoming actions.

See the next chapter for using the individual action types.

8.4 Rules

This is a rudimentary scripting language for advanced usage. The Rules

section is executed each time an incoming event matches the Incoming

Action. The Rules allow you to process the incoming event parameters and

apply logic and math to it. There is also global “memory” (i.e. global

variables) that you can use in Rules.