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How can I control an external record sign?

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asked Oct 22, 2020 in Studio One 5 by reinhardhe (450 points)
Hello together,

is ther any possibility to control an external record sign with studio one 5?
Do I need some external hardware like a faderport for example?

thx for your massive answers.

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answered Oct 22, 2020 by colinotoole (16,490 points)
Hi.
I reckon this would require a custom designed and built box of electronics trickery (that bit is not all that difficult) and also some custom software to get a signal from your computer (the really difficult bit).  Maybe the best solution would be to adapt a battery operated light with remote. Just have the remote on the desk and press it before recording?
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answered Oct 22, 2020 by reinhardhe (450 points)
As I'm a programmer the programming would'nt be my problem. But where can I get the information about "record on/off". Is there any API to connect?
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answered Oct 22, 2020 by colinotoole (16,490 points)
That's what I'm saying when I say the programming is the difficult bit: how are you going to get a software flag that tells you record is either on or off... I'm not sure if Presonus would help you with that.
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answered Oct 22, 2020 by colinotoole (16,490 points)
Would it be possible to write a programme that looks at the data going to the display and whether the pixels that correspond with the red record circle have switched (to 'red')? If so,  you could write a programme to send a signal to an external port based on that.
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answered Oct 23, 2020 by reinhardhe (450 points)

Hello colinotoole,
it's a workaround and it works. But only if the recordbutton is at the same place on the screen.
Now I can send a MIDI-signal to the DMX-Controller or a message directly to a connected DMX-Interface.
Maybe one day we'll get an API from PreSonus.

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answered Nov 14, 2020 by Scott Finch (340 points)
hi,

Many years ago I hacked into my original Faderport's record LED and got a pair of wires running to a relay and a large red record sign. I have used it every day since. Because the LEDs are multiplexed in the Faderport I occasionally  get a false on, but very rarely.
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