MIDI Device Config

MIDI Device Config is where you tell ShowPlayer about your digital mixer. ShowPlayer ships with built-in profiles for common boards — when you connect a supported mixer directly, the right profile is applied automatically. When you connect through a generic audio / MIDI interface, you pick the board profile manually.

Supported mixers

Behringer X32 / Midas M32 — mic mutes, snippet recalls, channel names to scribble strip
Behringer Wing — mic mutes (Phase 1 of Wing support)
Allen & Heath Qu — mic mutes; channel-name SysEx may be available
Yamaha CL / QL — mic mutes via DIN MIDI (passthrough interface required — CL/QL have no USB MIDI)
Other consoles via generic MIDI

Direct-connect boards

If your mixer speaks USB MIDI natively (X32, Wing, Qu, etc.), ShowPlayer Pro identifies it as soon as it's the selected MIDI destination, and applies the correct profile automatically. The MIDI Interface screen shows the device name with a green "live" indicator; the Device Settings rows reflect the profile's defaults. You shouldn't need to change anything.

Boards behind an audio / MIDI interface

When you connect a board via a generic audio / MIDI interface (Focusrite Scarlett, MOTU, RME, M-Audio, etc.), ShowPlayer Pro recognizes the interface but can't tell which mixer is downstream on the DIN cable. The MIDI Interface screen surfaces a Board Profile selector at the top of Device Settings — pick your board from the list and ShowPlayer Pro applies the matching mute controller number, polarity, and mic-1 mapping.

Your selection is remembered per interface, so the same Scarlett can host an X32 today and a Wing tomorrow without re-picking.

If your board isn't listed

Pick Generic and set the device-specific values yourself:

Mute Controller number. Find the MIDI Controller number used for channel mutes in your board's documentation and enter it in the Mute Controller # row.
Test it. Tap Test Mic 1 — if the controller number is correct, this should toggle mute on input channel 1 of the board.
Polarity. If the test inverts mute (sends an unmute when you expected a mute), flip the Mute Polarity switch in Device Settings.
Mic 1 on Input. If your mics don't start at the board's input 1, change this value to wherever mic 1 actually lives on the board.
Still stuck? Contact support — we're eager to help and to build a specific profile for your board so it works out of the box for everyone next time.

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