Use ForScore MIDI program change messages to change ZS3 snapshots

[tkc]

Thanks @riban. I was finally able to figure out how to send the MIDI messages from ForScore. However, I’m now encountering other issues when ForScore sends a MIDI program change message:

1. The volume levels of the different patches get wildly distorted, with some set to maximum value and others set to zero volume.
2. Sometimes a chain will get transposed up an octave.

I started a new thread for this issue here:

Sub-snapshots not saving information reliably

I have a Zynthian setup for my band where I have 12 different chains all setup on the same snapshot responding to two keyboards on MIDI channels 1 and 2 respectively. I use sub-snapshots (ZS3s) to mute or unmute the various chains so that I can go quickly between “electric piano and organ” and “piano and strings” or whatever combination I need for each song. I want to switch between different organ sounds on the Set B Free engine for the different songs we play. Since you cannot have the Set B …

Really hoping to be able to get this working so that I can switch between the many different sounds I use for my band’s 3-hour sets easily. Any additional hints you may have on how to use ZS3s and MIDI program change messages effectively would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
TK