Control OBS with any Controller ( MIDI Plugin ) on Mac Windows Linux - Tutorial - include X32 & WING

[@MichaelDouglas-w2k]

Just like everybody else in these comments...THANK YOU!!!! for this video. I am using OBS to control my DJ Video booth... just happened to have an Kontrol F1 laying around and Boom...works like a charm..👍

[@baku_underground]

You know, I just looked for the information on the net and OBS forum. To no avail. With your video in a few minutes I could put my Launchpad on OBS on my Mac. So THANK YOU! 🔥

[@GuillaumeLortie]

thanks for watching ! have a good time streaming :)

[@Slammo]

Thank!! This is gold. I want to turn my music rig into a seizure inducing planetarium machine :)

[@BERSBEATS]

the first tutorial in my life that works for me

[@GuillaumeLortie]

your welcome 🤗

[@252.studio7]

Just found you and thank you I have a midi plus smart pad that I want to use with OBS now going to try it after work!!

[@misteral1083]

If I could like this a thousand times, I would. Invaluable. Just about to have to do an online Graduation using OBS to control a Zoom stream and videos and god knows what else. I have an Arturia Keylab 88 beside me. You can imagine how much this is going to simplify things!!!!

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Have a good Graduation! Thanks for watching

[@natjones9090]

Thanks for the vid! Just started mapping my DIGI003, so far it's working great!

[@GuillaumeLortie]

so glad it help you! enjoy!

[@shiros4ki-1]

Hey bro, I think they actually listened to you and change the value to "do transition", it's pretty much straight forward now, you select Do Transition, the scene you need the transition to, the type of transition and boom !

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi 👋 yes they actually did, you can see the creator of the plugins comments below 👇

[@bluedoom]

Dude, this is the most useful tutorial I ever watched, thank you very much 💙

[@GuillaumeLortie]

thanks for watching! have a good day!

[@johnnyremac]

Man, you are a legend. I am all inspired to set up my A&H SQ-5 up for OBS control. Cheers.

[@paulieataboy]

Thank you for this video. I am finally able to send the midi messages I’ve been trying to do for months. This will make my life so much easier :) and you were right, it only works with the additional plugin.

[@GuillaumeLortie]

may i ask what version of the plugins you use? i’ve updated mine to 3V and it only crashing now, i had to remove it for live today

[@paulieataboy]

@@GuillaumeLortie it says 9.3-Alpha-3.64

[@GuillaumeLortie]

@@paulieataboy are you on Mac ( what version ) or PC ?

[@paulieataboy]

@@GuillaumeLortie yes, I have a MacPro laptop 2015 but I will be installing it on the church IMac this week getting it ready for next Sunday :) are you Mac or PC?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

@@paulieataboy Mac running Catalina 15.7-2

[@Zunttak1]

Thanks, the MIDI support was exactly I was looking for!

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi 👋 glad you like it! enjoy 😊

[@alexandercarpinteroroca7376]

you just win a new follower, amazing video, thanks.

[@GuillaumeLortie]

thank you!

[@davidvazquez7323]

Works Perfect on Pyle PMIDIPD30, Thanks for this video God Bless!!

[@GuillaumeLortie]

thanks for watching!

[@ChrisYarger]

Great video. I hope you enjoy the crash you showed should be fixed now (: Set current scene is called transition now (:

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi Chris! please let me know if you a major development, i can update the video in the future

[@ChrisYarger]

@@GuillaumeLortie will do! The big one recently is the ability to control filters and scripts via hotkey triggers. My favorite one so far is the move filter plugin (: if you have any ideas or suggestions I would love to hear them!

[@GuillaumeLortie]

@@ChrisYarger could you send me a email ? ( in descriptions) facebook message ( link on my website in the bottom )

[@arbitrarilyturningknobs4781]

You know what I wish he would have showed? Hours of setting midi mapping only to find deleted for no reason after re-opening OBS. I love when crucial app data disappears when the end user has no option of importing data because the developers did not include an option for exporting the midi mapping. It's my favorite and my best. Overlooking the simple things is priceless.

[@ChrisYarger]

@@arbitrarilyturningknobs4781 the config data is all saved in a file under the plugin configs directory. Also. It is in alpha release. So things will break. It's also open source. So instead of complaining about the thousands of hours I've put into writing the plugin. Submit some code.

[@djhugoleite]

Great stuff Gui. Thank you!

[@GuillaumeLortie]

thanks for watching

[@JosephEudave]

Thanks man.

[@35milesoflead]

Legend! Thanks for this - it was exactly what I needed. Just curious - a year later how is it? Is there more stability with the midi controller interpreter?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

A few update later, yes It’s been my setup for the last year and I use it weekly for my stream. All I need to do is to plug my console ( controller) before opening OBS and it’s been stable

[@35milesoflead]

@@GuillaumeLortie Thanks for the speedy reply, Guillaume. I appreciate it. I use Presonus stuff and the principle seems to be the same. Thanks for the power tip of "plug it in first". Cheers!

[@BenjaminGib]

Same here I want to know.

[@BenjaminGib]

@@35milesoflead Oh Awesome, I have Presonus Faderport I may try to uses or my old Akai LPD8.

[@35milesoflead]

@@BenjaminGib Dude - to be fair to you I haven't really tried again since I posted my original comment. There are some major updates coming out around now. I am waiting for the Web socket plugin to be updated so I can use Touch Portal (stream deck type android app).

[@LTProdVlogz]

Could you make an updated version? It’s not working with OBS v30

[@davidosabas]

thanks so much man, this helps a lot

[@GuillaumeLortie]

you’re welcome!

[@RodBettencourt]

Didn' twerk for me. Mac OS Ventura 13.2.1 0 - OBS still with no Midi settings even installing Jack. Can someone help me, please?

[@palduro]

thanks for sharing

[@GuillaumeLortie]

thanks for watching

[@averageytube]

What if I wanted to use a 16-Pad to control SFX and possibly start and stop recording?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

@@averageytube if it send midi , it will work

[@kiomcreations]

On version *obs-midi 0.9.3-Alpha-3x* I cant see *Set current Scene*...

[@GuillaumeLortie]

they change it a couple version ago. look at the drop down menu and you should see an other action that relate to scene change.

[@HKFromAbove]

On Linux Jack is the easiest way to get midi to work

[@RedBearTrading]

Doesn't work with OBS v29+

[@LTProdVlogz]

I was having this problem… is there a solution?

[@sternenherz]

Hasnt been updated since 2021, and doesnt work with the newest OBS version? OBS tells me to deinstall the plugin, as it cant load it. (windows10, obs 29.0.2)

[@GuillaumeLortie]

I probably need to do a New version of this video as it’s has chance since OBS V26. I’ll see when I can make one

[@sophiedelavelle5958]

Do you think there would be a simple way to record the midi signals in a sequencer while changing scenes for instance. The goal would be to play back the switch I made live. I tried with Ableton Live but the plugin doesn't "see" it. (On Mac)

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Bonjour Sophie I believe the signal can be recorded into a DAW if you set the console as Inputs and you make sure you can record Modi CC and Pc changes. Try with Reaper to make a CC / PC track and try to send it to both OBS and the DAW

[@GuillaumeLortie]

have you also try to send Note instead of CC or PC ? maybe it will be easy for you to record that !

[@tcalzuolo]

Great video. I think i have the ultimate question. I just bought an Akai APC mini to cue music in OBS for shows. I want to assign for example 5 triggers (music tracks) to the same volume slider but cannot seem to figure this out. Thanking you in advance for any suggestions. Keep up the great work.

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi Terenzio! I need to investigate this as many people ask me the same question about faders. I’ll try to do a video as soon as i know the answer

[@tcalzuolo]

@@GuillaumeLortie thanks brother. Something strange is happening. I can get it to work when I turn off the Bidirectional check and then it stops working. Ill keep trying myself and keep you posted.

[@MIXMEIDA]

still not seeing the obs midi settings

[@WillFox125]

any way to have a daw to trigger scene changes in obs? for example 8 have 2 cameras set up while I'm recording into dae and ar a specific part of the recording, the daw auto transitions to a new scene

[@GuillaumeLortie]

If you re-wire your midi signal into OBS, it will trigger an action like if you where using any controller.

[@MsGUILH]

Great video, but it didn't work. Even installing jack pluging, there is no signal of obs midi in obs studio app :/

[@gordin10x]

Same 🎹🖥⌨🎛🎚🎚🎙😭😤😢😣

[@alexanderleon6668]

any way to control the volume with a fader or knob?

[@alexkazmirovich3887]

please tell me why does not save the midi controller mapping?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi Alex mine was saved in my sessions, no problem at all here

[@InSaiyan-Shinobi]

What’s a good cheap priced midi with a led screen like you have with the intro talking... etc I like that look

[@GuillaumeLortie]

what i show there is the Behringer WING, it’s a 5000$ sound mixer that has built in midi, maybe not what you’re looking for but take a look at the Behringer lineup. the new series of midi controllers is great and offer a lot of options.

[@oneminuteremainingpodcast5121]

I have downloaded the Jack but still can't see the Midi Settings in tools? I have restarted everything multiple times. Tried re installing the plugins multiple times. Any ideas?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi! Since it’s been almost a year since I did the install, I believe you should head out to the OBS forums if you did the exact same thing as I did and nothing is working. Sorry I cannot help you more. Good luck!

[@oneminuteremainingpodcast5121]

@@GuillaumeLortie no problem thank you for your quick response

[@gordin10x]

@@GuillaumeLortie Did miss the version of OBS you had this working on? Anyone? I'd love to midi OBS

[@KERIFIS7]

Perfect

[@GuillaumeLortie]

thanks !

[@Resiliencebalado]

Hi Guillaume, thanks for the video. I'm very new to using OBS and Mac. I have try your way but can't make my Roland digital piano work. He's plug in the midi Input of my Studio 24c on my macbook air M1. I have blackhole install and Logic Pro. I'm not sure why it doen't work like you... any toughts? Thank you! Btw Obs recognize my keyboard. I hit the highest note (not sure if it change a thing, but gives me 108 notes).

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi have you try not to open Logic? do you see the triggers or you simply don’t have anything?

[@Resiliencebalado]

@@GuillaumeLortie Hi, thanks for the answer. Yes, I have try it and still got nothing. Obs see my interface but doesn’t seem to read it or might be something else

[@Resiliencebalado]

@@GuillaumeLortie in the source I have the video capture and Black (my interface go trought it blackhole

[@GuillaumeLortie]

when i reset my setup, if i turn on Logic before opening OBS, my console can’t talk to the Midi Plugins,

[@Resiliencebalado]

@@GuillaumeLortie I need to try to start obs before. but I'm pretty sure that this is what I have done.

[@luciuslue496]

Hi, super great video. Is there a way I can map the sound bar on obs with my midi controller ?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi Lucius! I need to check that out, Fader control over Midi is on my list. i’ll do a video about it. thanks for subscribing!

[@luciuslue496]

@@GuillaumeLortie hi, I just learned how to do it. Essential it’s the same like you showed in the video, I just map my fader 🎚 to my volume control. Thanks again for the video.

[@joshuawong335]

OMG thank you. It finally works! T.T

[@GuillaumeLortie]

your welcome! have a good day

[@bautanova]

thanks for the video but, do you know if there is a way to control OBS from an Ableton MIDI Clip ? I can send CC or a note signal on MIDI from Ableton directly switching a particular scene, without even touching the MIDI controller, but how do I do that ?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi Bautanova You can ReWire the signal that is send by Abelton and use it as a controller. On Mac, there’s a built In Midi Bus that allows you to do that, if you’re on PC, i know there a way too but I don’t remember as I wrote that reply. Good luck

[@hennyknows]

Not a tech guy at all so I appreciate any answer, can this process be used for camera switching? I am purchasing the rodecaster pro and they recently made a software update to allow OBS to do scene switching but the plugin only works with windows do you know if this update from OBS would be a good alternative?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi Henny, i’m using this plugins for Scene switching ( that’s how you would change your camera ) and it’s working good for me now.

[@hennyknows]

@@GuillaumeLortie much appreciated, been looking everywhere for an answer. Thanks

[@carlos_mann]

I have a question about midi mapping.... If I have a controller that is mapped specifically for a certain software can I use that same controller for another (ie OBS) without the original software controls being affected? Example: I have a DJ controller that works natively with Serato, can I use that controller to also operate within OBS? From what I'm understanding standing, I can. However, the controller will only be using whatever software is opened, correct? If so, what if I opened both softwares with the controller connected to my computer and both softwares opened and being used simultaneously will the controller only operate the main window that is opened?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

that’s a really good question! the controller don’t know what software is on the other end and what software is listening to the midi commends. I never used a Serato controller my self but i saw it been used many times. I think those remote have a listen fonction too, when you press something and the software register the state of something been changed, if feed information back to the controller and turn on some lights or display some informations. if both Serato and OBS run at the same time and listen to your controllers, every action that you will send will be heard by both software and action will be triggered. fun result can be expected depending on what you programed in OBS but other then that. the serato side won’t know it at all as far as i know. if OBS send back some information, that can result in midi feedback and double trigg. it can work, just be careful what you program in OBS and try different confit if you get weird command responses form OBS

[@GuillaumeLortie]

I can explain that a little more Monday on the Live show! drop by and say HI! i’ll try to cover this

[@carlos_mann]

@@GuillaumeLortie Yikes, im not to good with configurations. Lol I just leave it as plug n play, I'm scared I might mess something up and not know what I did to set it back. I was hoping you might've had something similar to compare to. On the other hand tho, I do have a bunch of different dj controllers some that are native to Serato (plug n play) and some that I can't figure out how to use with Serato. So maybe I can just use a controller that doesn't work with Serato and just map it strictly to OBS. Is something like that possible? Like having multiple midi controllers that do different functions within different softwares? Sorry if these are stupid questions, but I've never messed with midi mapping. I know I have plenty of equipment to live stream, using obs however I have no idea about midi mapping anything lol 🤦 And I was hoping to use some of these other controllers to help limit the the mouse and keyboard shortcuts as much as possible.

[@carlos_mann]

@@GuillaumeLortie Alright awesome, Thanks man!! About to subscribe then!!

[@GuillaumeLortie]

you can definitely do that! just make sure your midi controller are not overlapping ( Midi channels) and you should be all good !

[@michael-am]

As a reward for making this vid, may you be completely satified by many sexually liberated beautiful women or men. This saves so much time with editing out my fumbling around while searching for the right keyboard binds and commands. Maximum thanks.

[@aaronsutton9679]

Do you know if you can control OBS via midi from a DAW as opposed to an external physical midi device? My goal would be to control scene changes via pro tools if possible.

[@GuillaumeLortie]

if you could do a Re-Wire of the signal form Protools and send it to OBS , the plugins won’t know the difference

[@djgetti]

my akai apc mini is not working, i click listen one and press button and no input happens... still shows channel 0 and note/control is empty also

[@GuillaumeLortie]

is it recognized in other software? ( just to make sure it works ) and have you try to reboot everything ?

[@djgetti]

@@GuillaumeLortie yes sir, it works fine in voicemeeter macro

[@GuillaumeLortie]

@@djgetti have you select it as your midi interface in the plugin?

[@djgetti]

@@GuillaumeLortie yes sir... I'll attempt it again when I get back from the lake

[@MarkMassengale]

Helpful but, I got here while looking to use a particular MIDI track in my DAW to send the MIDI command to OBS. Can you help guide me What I should be looking for to find more info on That?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi Mark you mean like a midi rewire that will automatically change stuff form a playback ?

[@MarkMassengale]

@@GuillaumeLortie thanks for the response. yeah I think so! Like.. that sounds right- and I do have ReWire app for Ableton - but I've not used to do much yet. So I'm not sure What I'm hoping to do is... at bar X & beat Y in my DAW, (maybe when the intro ends in a song) send a MIDI command to switch the scene in the same desktop's OBS. And have it continue to switch them throughout the track playing in my DAW. Another desktop or laptop involved seems optimal but I'm trying to get it working first, then evaluate the results /perfect based on that

[@GuillaumeLortie]

@@MarkMassengale if you run multiple computer, look for Midi over Network and as long as you map the software correctly, it would not know the difference between a track a real device

[@MarkMassengale]

@@GuillaumeLortie excellent, and is the process roughly the same for single computer configuration? Using ReWire I guess? ( I think this conversation is really helping to narrow down my search btw! )

[@MarkMassengale]

@@GuillaumeLortie I am using one computer - not multiple

[@keepphobia]

What about a DAW and a virtual MIDI cable?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

I didn’t try it but it should work, the plugins would not know the difference as long as it send midi

[@Leo_Gaming.954]

HEY!!!! UT FAILED TO LOAD!!! FIX I FOR ME

[@arpadjszabo]

Will this work if OBS is minimized?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

never try it but probably because it will still get the midi messages

[@joseadilsondossantos3904]

hey brother make a tutorial on how to control the wing via vpn, thanks in advance.

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hi Jose 👋 That would require some other gear to do but definitely doable

[@briandress2448]

i actually cannot get this to work with note on to start recording and note off to stop. not working.

[@GuillaumeLortie]

how did you map it?

Does it work for streamlabs obs?

[@GuillaumeLortie]

I Never used Streamlabs OBS but i’m guessing yes, because it’s a plugins. if you try it, let me know

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Dude, your voice audio in this video is CONSTANTLY rubbing on your shirt !! Aaarrggghh... The music loop is also far too short & repetitive.

[@GuillaumeLortie]

Hope it was still helpful, ill see what i can do about the loop. thanks for comment

[@edwardfletcher7790]

@@GuillaumeLortie Sorry mate, Aspergers is a curse for video watching. Every single little fault....SIGH Lots of KZbinrs use closed headphones to monitor their audio while recording or editing.