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Sawyer Lawson
Description:
Extend the current follow action system to include triggers based on when a specific play group starts or stops playing. This would allow users to automate actions in response to group-level playback changes.
Problem:
Currently, follow actions are limited in scope and cannot react to play group activity. Users working with complex arrangements or performance structures often want to trigger auxiliary actions—such as lighting changes, mixer adjustments, or visual cues—when transitioning between sections represented by play groups.
Proposed Solution:
  • Introduce follow action conditions for:
- Play group starts playing.
- Play group stops playing.
  • Allow users to assign specific actions to these events in the global or group-based follow action settings.
Benefits:
  • Enables scene-based automation for live performance or production.
  • Reduces need for manual triggering of related actions during transitions.
  • Improves synchronization between musical structure and external systems (e.g. MIDI, OSC, visuals).
Examples:
  • When the “Chorus” play group starts, automatically turn on reverb or unmute a vocal FX chain.
  • When a “Verse” play group stops, trigger a MIDI command to cue a lighting preset.
  • Synchronize transitions in backing tracks with external visuals or video playback.
This summary was automatically generated by ChatGPT-4 on July 24, 2025.
Original Post:
Follow action for when a play group starts or stops
Under project-wide follow actions, there should be an option to trigger actions whenever a certain play group starts playing or stops playing.