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This guide will show you how to set up QLab to play a single audio file each time a button is pressed. | This guide will show you how to set up QLab to play a single audio file each time a button is pressed. | ||
- | You could use the [[products:the_big_button|The Big Button]] or [[products:the_button|The Button]] for this, or any of the our other products with multiple buttons if you wanted to expand this to multiple sounds. | + | You could use [[products:the_big_button|The Big Button]] or [[products:the_button|The Button]] for this, or any of the our other products with multiple buttons if you wanted to expand this to multiple sounds. |
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You'll need to load the audio file into QLab. | You'll need to load the audio file into QLab. | ||
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- | If you are not in **Edit** mode click the Edit button in the bottom left corner and the click on your audio file to show the bottom pane of the window and click on the **Triggers** tab. | + | If you are not in **Edit** mode click the Edit button in the bottom left corner and the click on your audio file to show the bottom pane of the window and then click on the **Triggers** tab. |
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- | Click the checkbox for **MIDI Trigger** to enable it and make sure Note On is selected in the drop down menu next to the checkbox. | + | Click the checkbox for **MIDI Trigger** to enable it and make sure **Note On** is selected in the drop down menu next to the checkbox. |
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- | Click on the **Capture** button andget ready to press... | + | Click on the **Capture** button and get ready to press... |
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When you see **Waiting for MIDI...** you can press the button on the device. | When you see **Waiting for MIDI...** you can press the button on the device. | ||
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After you press the button it should show the **Note** and **Velocity** sent from the device. | After you press the button it should show the **Note** and **Velocity** sent from the device. | ||
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You can now change from **Edit** mode to **Show** mode using the buttons in the lower left corner. | You can now change from **Edit** mode to **Show** mode using the buttons in the lower left corner. | ||
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But since we've created a trigger for this specific file you can just press the button to play the audio and you don't need to highlight the file first. | But since we've created a trigger for this specific file you can just press the button to play the audio and you don't need to highlight the file first. | ||
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You are all set! Press the button to play the sound. | You are all set! Press the button to play the sound. |