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i have a problem to blackout all with my midi controller (akai lpd8)

i have linked the master dimmer to one of the pads of the lpd8 controller.
whatever i try i cannot change the way it reacts.
activating the pad sets the dimmer to on and inactivating to off but i want it the other way round.

inactive pad = dimmer full on, activate pad = BLACKOUT

an other problem is that the trigger function is not behaving right.
when i push the pad the transmitted value is how hard i hit the pad (soft hit = value 50, hard hit = value 127)

activating other buttons are no problem but i would like that a soft hit would toggle the dimmer to on or off like described before.

please help me.

Assign the button like you normally would
Right click the corresponding button inside the Console window
You should see a command entry "button activation", double click it
swap the in active level and outside active level

i cannot find the command entry "button activation"

in the live tap there is the general dimmer.
in the midi command settings the trigger level is active with the settings:
in active level: off
outside active level: on
the blue space is betwenn 102 and 127

in the live tap there is the general dimmer.

Then you have assigned a general dimmer, not a button activation. Shift+right click your blackout button and select link to console->button activation.

i don´thave a blackout button
i tried to use the general dimmer
can i make a button activation on that?

how can i create a blackout button?

To create a blackout button:

-Create a switch
-Click Empty and then OK and Edit
-Assign the dimmer or ON function to the shutter channel
-Move the fader until the shutter is closed
-Close and save the button