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Chapter 23 Work in the Environment 797
Cable switchers
Cable switcher objects route events, rather than generate them. Any kind of MIDI or meta event
can be routed by a cable switcher. The only exception is events that match the cable switcher’s
Input denition. These events will change the switch position (the routing), rather than pass
through the cable switcher.
A cable switcher can be assigned to any fader style. It’s practical to use the text fader style, as
it allows you to label the switcher’s various routes. Use Auto Style to actually display the switch
routing, as shown above.
A cable switcher can have up to 128 separate cable outputs—a new output is generated each
time an existing output is cabled to another object. You can click an auto style cable switcher to
step through the outlets (including the last, uncabled one).
Incoming events that match the cable switcher’s Input denition change the switch position to
that of the incoming data value. (If the data value is greater than the number of switch positions,
the last, uncabled outlet is selected.)
Data values of 126 and 127 have a special eect.
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An event with a value of 127 increases the output number. If you’re on the switcher’s last
output when this event is received, you’ll jump back to the rst output. This is just like clicking
the fader.
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An event with a value of 126 decreases the output number. If you’re on the switcher’s rst
output when this event is received, you’ll jump to the last output.