KSP Multiple XY's Host Automation question

Noise Native
Noise Native Member Posts: 26 Member
edited October 2024 in Scripting Workshop

Hi KSP Scripters, I hope all is well with you. I have a question/problem about scripting Host Automation with multiple XY pads in KSP. Is this possible?

I have created two XY Pads and cannot get Host Automation correctly assigned to both XY pads via KSP. When I create a 2 cursor XY pad, I can get the Host Automation for the four parameters on XY pad one, but if I add a second XY pad I cannot assign this to Host Automation correctly.

And, if I create one XY pad with 1 cursor and a second with 1 cursor, I only get the first XY's two parameters assigned and named correctly.

As always, it's bound to be my scripting but I have spent the afternoon trying to work this out. I have even tried the $CONTROL_PAR_ALLOW_AUTOMATION command just in case, although according to the manual the default is to allow automation… "By default, automation is allowed for all automatable widgets".

They do appear assigned to the instrument in Kontakt's Host Automation panel, but are not named and do not work when trying to automate with the DAW.

Here are two very basic scripts that demonstrate the issue:

First, this script recognises the 4 parameters on XY Pad 1 correctly… but not XY Pad 2:

Two XY's - one with two cursors and another with one.png 

on init 

    message("XY") 

    make_perfview
    set_ui_height_px(260)

{Creates an XY Controller with 2 cursors}

    declare ui_xy ?xy_1[4]

    declare $xy_1_id
    make_persistent(?xy_1)
    $xy_1_id := get_ui_id(?xy_1)

    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,265)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,10)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,96)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_HEIGHT,76)

    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_MODE,0)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_X,1000)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_Y,1000)

{Setting Automation IDs and Names of the XY 1 pad}

    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,0,0)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,1,1)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,2,2)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,3,3)

    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"ONE", 0)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"TWO", 1)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"THREE", 2)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FOUR", 3)

{Creates XY 2 Controller with 1 cursor}

    declare ui_xy ?xy_2[2]

    declare $xy_2_id
    make_persistent(?xy_2)
    $xy_2_id := get_ui_id(?xy_2)

{sets the position and size of XY Controller}

    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,265)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,120)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,96)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_HEIGHT,76)

    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_MODE,2)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_X,1000)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_Y,1000)

    set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,4,4)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,5,5)
   
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FIVE", 4)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"SIX", 5)

end on

Second, this script assigns the 2 parameters on XY Pad 1 correctly… but not XY Pad 2:

Two XY's with one cursor.png 

on init 

    message("XY") 

    make_perfview
    set_ui_height_px(260)

{Creates an XY 1 Controller with 1 cursor}

    declare ui_xy ?xy_1[2]

    declare $xy_1_id
    make_persistent(?xy_1)
    $xy_1_id := get_ui_id(?xy_1)

    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,265)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,10)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,96)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_HEIGHT,76)

    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_MODE,0)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_X,1000)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_Y,1000)

{Setting Automation IDs and Names of the XY 1 pad}

    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,0,0)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,1,1)

    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"ONE", 0)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"TWO", 1)

{Creates XY 2 Controller with 1 cursor}

    declare ui_xy ?xy_2[2]

    declare $xy_2_id
    make_persistent(?xy_2)
    $xy_2_id := get_ui_id(?xy_2)

{sets the position and size of XY Controller}

    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,265)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,120)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,96)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_HEIGHT,76)

    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_MODE,2)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_X,1000)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_Y,1000)

{Setting Automation IDs and Names of the XY 1 pad}

    set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,2,2)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,3,3)

    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"THREE", 2)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FOUR", 3)

end on

Any help or guidance with this would be sincerely appreciated :)

Comments

  • Noise Native
    Noise Native Member Posts: 26 Member

    It looks like only one XY can be assigned automation per script slot. In this example below I have an eight cursor XY Pad with the 16 parameters assigned with no problem, and they all automate correctly within the DAW (I did higher value XY cursor tests also with no problems), but, when adding a second XY Pad with one cursor it does not get assigned correctly via KSP:

    Two XY's - one with eight cursors and another with one.png 
    on init 

    message("XY") 

    make_perfview
    set_ui_height_px(260)

{Creates an XY Conroller with 8 cursors}

    declare ui_xy ?xy_1[16]

    declare $xy_1_id
    make_persistent(?xy_1)
    $xy_1_id := get_ui_id(?xy_1)

    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,265)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,10)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,96)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_HEIGHT,76)

    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_MODE,0)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_X,1000)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_Y,1000)

{Setting Automation IDs and Names of the XY 1 pad}

    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,0,0)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,1,1)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,2,2)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,3,3)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,4,4)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,5,5)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,6,6)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,7,7)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,8,8)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,9,9)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,10,10)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,11,11)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,12,12)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,13,13)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,14,14)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,15,15)

    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"ONE", 0)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"TWO", 1)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"THREE", 2)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FOUR", 3)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FIVE", 4)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"SIX", 5)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"SEVEN", 6)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"EIGHT", 7)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"NINE", 8)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"TEN", 9)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"ELEVEN", 10)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"TWELVE", 11)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"THIRTEEN", 12)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FOURTEEN", 13)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FIFTEEN", 14)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"SIXTEEN", 15)

{Creates XY 2 Conroller with 1 cursor}

    declare ui_xy ?xy_2[2]

    declare $xy_2_id
    make_persistent(?xy_2)
    $xy_2_id := get_ui_id(?xy_2)

{sets the position and size of XY Controller}

    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,265)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,120)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,96)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_HEIGHT,76)

    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_MODE,2)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_X,1000)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_Y,1000)

    set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,16,16)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,17,17)

    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"SEVENTEEN", 16)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"EIGHTEEN", 17)

end on
  • theodorech
    theodorech Member Posts: 88 Member

    Actually, you've assigned the second XY pad incorrectly. It should be set up like this:

    set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id, $CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID, <automation id number>, <xy element>)

    So it should look like that:


    
set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,2,0)
    

set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,3,1)


    And then…


    
set_control_par_str_arr($xy_2_id, $CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME, "SEVENTEEN", 0)
    
set_control_par_str_arr($xy_2_id, $CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME, "EIGHTEEN", 1)


    Since it's a new XY pad with just 2 array elements, KSP expects the indexing to start from 0. In your code, Kontakt was trying to access the 16th element, which doesn't exist.

  • Noise Native
    Noise Native Member Posts: 26 Member

    Perfect theodorech, thank you for your answer, it has improved my understanding and solved my problem!

    on init 

    message("XY") 

    make_perfview
    set_ui_height_px(260)

{Creates an XY Conroller with 8 cursors}

    declare ui_xy ?xy_1[16]

    declare $xy_1_id
    make_persistent(?xy_1)
    $xy_1_id := get_ui_id(?xy_1)

    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,265)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,10)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,96)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_HEIGHT,76)

    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_MODE,0)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_X,1000)
    set_control_par($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_Y,1000)

{Setting Automation IDs and Names of the XY 1 pad}

    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,0,0)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,1,1)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,2,2)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,3,3)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,4,4)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,5,5)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,6,6)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,7,7)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,8,8)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,9,9)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,10,10)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,11,11)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,12,12)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,13,13)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,14,14)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,15,15)

    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"ONE", 0)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"TWO", 1)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"THREE", 2)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FOUR", 3)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FIVE", 4)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"SIX", 5)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"SEVEN", 6)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"EIGHT", 7)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"NINE", 8)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"TEN", 9)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"ELEVEN", 10)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"TWELVE", 11)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"THIRTEEN", 12)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FOURTEEN", 13)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"FIFTEEN", 14)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_1_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"SIXTEEN", 15)

{Creates XY 2 Conroller with 1 cursor}

    declare ui_xy ?xy_2[2]

    declare $xy_2_id
    make_persistent(?xy_2)
    $xy_2_id := get_ui_id(?xy_2)

{sets the position and size of XY Controller}

    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_X,265)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_POS_Y,120)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_WIDTH,96)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_HEIGHT,76)

    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_MODE,2)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_X,1000)
    set_control_par($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_MOUSE_BEHAVIOUR_Y,1000)

    set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,16,0)
    set_control_par_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,17,1)

    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"SEVENTEEN", 0)
    set_control_par_str_arr($xy_2_id,$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,"EIGHTEEN", 1)

end on

    Really appreciated! Thank you again theodorech.

  • theodorech
    theodorech Member Posts: 88 Member

    Btw, just a suggestion: rather than writing long blocks of code to assign the automation ID and its name, you could create a string array with all the different names you need for the automation IDs. Then, wrap everything in a loop (or maybe two). In the loop, you’d go through each element in the array, making it easier to assign the automation ID and name at the same time.

    8-9 vs 20+ lines of code :) 


    
on init
    
declare !my_list[31]
    
!my_list[0] := "FIRST"
    
!my_list[1] := "SECOND"
    
!my_list[2] := "THIRD"
    
!my_list[3] := "FOURTH"
    
!my_list[4] := "FIFTH"
    
!my_list[5] := "SIXTH"
    
!my_list[6] := "SEVENTH"
    
!my_list[7] := "EIGHTH"
    
!my_list[8] := "NINTH"
    
!my_list[9] := "TENTH"
    
!my_list[10] := "ELEVENTH"
    
!my_list[11] := "TWELFTH"
    
!my_list[12] := "THIRTEENTH"
    
!my_list[13] := "FOURTEENTH"
    
!my_list[14] := "FIFTEENTH"
    
!my_list[15] := "SIXTEENTH"
    
!my_list[16] := "SEVENTEENTH"
    
!my_list[17] := "EIGHTEENTH"
    
!my_list[18] := "NINETEENTH"
    
!my_list[19] := "TWENTIETH"
    
!my_list[20] := "TWENTY-FIRST"
    
!my_list[21] := "TWENTY-SECOND"
    
!my_list[22] := "TWENTY-THIRD"
    
!my_list[23] := "TWENTY-FOURTH"
    
!my_list[24] := "TWENTY-FIFTH"
    
!my_list[25] := "TWENTY-SIXTH"
    
!my_list[26] := "TWENTY-SEVENTH"
    
!my_list[27] := "TWENTY-EIGHTH"
    
!my_list[28] := "TWENTY-NINTH"
    
!my_list[29] := "THIRTIETH"

    
declare $i
    
declare ui_xy ?xy_pad_1[16]
    
declare ui_xy ?xy_pad_2[6]

    
$i := 0
    
while ($i<16)
    
set_control_par_arr(get_ui_id(?xy_pad_1),$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,$i,$i)
    
set_control_par_str_arr(get_ui_id(?xy_pad_1),$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,!my_list[$i],$i)
    
inc($i)
    
end while

    
$i := 16
    
while ($i<22)
    
set_control_par_arr(get_ui_id(?xy_pad_2),$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_ID,$i-16,$i-16)
    
set_control_par_str_arr(get_ui_id(?xy_pad_2),$CONTROL_PAR_AUTOMATION_NAME,!my_list[$i],$i-16)
    
inc($i)
    
end while

    
end on
  • Noise Native
    Noise Native Member Posts: 26 Member

    Excellent theodorech, thank you for the suggestion, and the code to experiment with! I will try this tomorrow :)

  • Noise Native
    Noise Native Member Posts: 26 Member

    Hi theodorech, that method works perfectly for multiple XY Controllers. Brilliant! Thank you again :)

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