OSC for switching +LYRICS tracks

Feature Requests
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Within PERFORMANCE view, when the Lyrics track “Lyrics-ONLY” is displayed, I correctly see the IMG (identified in the clip at the playhead). Now I want an OSC command to change the displayed +Lyrics track (in the Performance view)…to instead show the IMG in the clip in Lyrics track “Lyrics-CHORDS”

I was thinking there would be an OSC /Lyrics command, but I cannot find one that changes the +Lyrics track.

I have tested a /devices/showPage OSC command in the “OSC command tester” but it only shows a blank black screen.

Could I get some help? Point me in the right direction?

many thanks
nw

  • **AS Beta 3.0.4
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Hey @nevillewhitemusic, thank you for suggesting this!

I’ll release a new beta soon that will allow you to set the lyrics track in Performance view using:

/devices/setSetting all performance.lyricsSlug lyrics-chords

Let me know if that sounds good to you! :slight_smile:

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Terrific.

btw, is “Slug” a common Programming term? (it is funny from my
non-Object Oriented old-timer programmer mind)

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I know it mostly from a web development background: Slug - Glossary | MDN

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Hey @nevillewhitemusic,

Quick follow up on this one: AbleSet 3.2.0 beta adds a device setting for the lyrics track shown in Performance View, so you can now switch it via OSC without needing a Canvas:

/devices/setSetting all performance.lyricsSlug lyrics-chords

/devices/setSetting all performance.lyricsSlug lyrics-only

The last argument is the slug of the lyrics track. You can double check it by opening that track in Lyrics View and looking at the end of the URL, e.g. /lyrics/lyrics-chords.

Replace all with a device name if you only want to switch it on one device. Like before, you can send these from a MIDI mapping (Custom OSC), a Canvas button, or an OSC track if you want it to switch automatically at certain points of a song.

You can download it here: AbleSet 3.2.0-beta.12

Hope that helps!

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Terrific
Somehow you all track all these threads of feature requests , and
communicate when delivered.

Grateful.

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