null/bypass module

[hazardman]

i would like to see a null module--a module with nothing in it-- with a bypass switch that can be controlled by an input...ok, maybe we can call this a "bypass" module?

i find myself wanting to group/cable several modules into a single one and then cabling out to various destination(s) from there...the current work around i suppose is to simply add a module like "scale" without changing any of the parameters, but there isn't a current way to automate the bypass switch via midi or audio or "(no source)"...

the bypass module could be useful if, for example, a scene contains several GLSL shaders used for background and each are connected to it's own bypass switch...then, through midi/audio triggers, each of those GLSL module can be switched on/off to simply change the background for the current scene...

i suppose another option is to give the ability to any module to assign an input to the bypass switch but i thought it may be simpler just to have a dedicated module to do this...

[blackdot]

afaik the possibility to bypass modules with midi is coming soon enough. http://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vie ... ?f=2&t=311

[hazardman]

not just midi please and oops, not just bypass but power on/off too....

[Magic]

Yup, that has been a common request. Also see:
http://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vie ... p=821#p554
and
http://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vie ... p=700#p700

The second link is how I envision it will work.

It's one of my top priorities right now, so hopefully it will be ready in one of the next couple releases.

[hazardman]

looks promising eric, thanks....but the more i think about it the more my request should have been for a null with remote control of power toggle...can the power switch be also considered?...

[edit]
oops never mind, i just read

MIDI control for module power/bypass buttons and for playlist prev/next buttons

...nice!