Hey guys, my church just got a new lighting system. It's called ShowXpress. The lighting software and Proclaim is on the same computer at the moment. I've never used Midi before, is it possible to send midi information from Proclaim to ShowXpress while they are on the same device? It seems midi usually requires both software and hardware. It would be super helpful.

  1. help o.o

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    Hello , What operating system are you using? For a Mac, you will want to configure the IAC driver, which acts as a virtual MIDI bus. Check out this article if you're on a Mac OS. https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/209774225-Using-virtual-MIDI-buses Windows does not have a built-in system for this, but there is third-party software you can use. The link below is also referenced in the article above, and is a commonly used free program. https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html
    loopMIDI | Tobias Erichsen
    loopMIDI download loopMIDI Virtual loopback MIDI cable for Windows XP up to Windows 10, 32 and 64 bit. This software can be used to create virtual loopback MIDI-ports to interconnect applications on Windows that want to open hardware-MIDI-ports for communication. The ports created are unique for eac…
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  3. Thanks! Super helpful!