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Working with VMM Description files

How to launch Virtual Midi Mixer

If you run Virtual Midi Mixer (without a command-line parameter) a file open dialog will appear. In this dialog you can select a VMM file that you want to open. Virtual Midi Mixer also supports command-line parameters. If you use a command-line parameter to launch Virtual Midi Mixer (vmmixer.exe example.vmm or drop a VMM file on the Virtual Midi Mixer icon) the program won't show a file open dialog and it will load the VMM file directly.

The basics of VMM Description files

Virtual Midi Mixer uses a VMM Description file to determine which controller objects should be used and what properties these objects have. A VMM Description file has the following syntax:

; This is comment.
[Faders]
Number Of Faders=[0..1000]
[Knobs]
Number Of Knobs=[0..1000]
[Menus]
Number of menus=[0..1000]
[Program Menus]
Number of Program menus=[0..1000]
[MidiButtons]
Number Of MidiButtons=[0..1000]
[Borders]
Number of borders=[0..1000]
[Group Selection Buttons]
Number of Group Selection Buttons=[0..1000]
[Snapshots]
X=[X position]
Y=[Y position]
[MorphFader]
X=[X position]
Y=[Y position]
Use MorphFader=[true/false]
Midi Controller=[none/0..127]
[Random Generator]
X=[X position]
Y=[Y position]
Use Random Generator=[true/false]
Percent Of Original=[1..100]
Full Range=[true/false]
[Logo]
Show Logo=[true/false]
X=[X position]
Y=[Y position]
[Window Settings]
Title=[text]
X=[X position]
Y=[Y position]
W=[Width]
H=[Height]
Sizeable=[yes/no]
[File Info]
File Type=Virtual Midi Mixer Description File
Version=1.00
; Here should the controller objects be placed. 
; see the "Controller objects" topic)
; The following entries will be generated by the program 
; ones you've run the VMM Description file.
[Global Settings]
Save Settings On Exit=[true/false]
[Midi Settings]
Midi In Port=-1
Midi Thru Port=-1
Midi Out Port=-1
Override Midi Channel=[true/false]
Midi Channel=[1..16]
Midi Delay=[1..1000]
Use Delay=[true/false]
[Joystick Settings]
Use Joystick=[true/false]
Threshold=[0...5000]
[Joystick 1 Settings]
Joystick1 X-Axis -> Fader=[0..Number Of Faders]
Joystick1 Y-Axis -> Fader=[0..Number Of Faders]
Joystick1 X-Axis -> Knob=[0..Number Of Knobs]
Joystick1 Y-Axis -> Knob=[0..Number Of Knobs]
Joystick1 Button1 -> Midi Button=[0..Number Of MidiButtons]
Joystick1 Button2 -> Midi Button=[0..Number Of MidiButtons]
[Joystick 2 Settings]
Joystick2 X-Axis -> Fader=[0..Number Of Faders]
Joystick2 Y-Axis -> Fader=[0..Number Of Faders]
Joystick2 X-Axis -> Knob=[0..Number Of Knobs]
Joystick2 Y-Axis -> Knob=[0..Number Of Knobs]
Joystick2 Button1 -> Midi Button=[0..Number Of MidiButtons]
Joystick2 Button2 -> Midi Button=[0..Number Of MidiButtons]