Summary of Observations about MDP2 Functionality (aka Problem Reports)
Work in Progress – currently includes Q&A reports back to Jul 15, 2022
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Status | Title | Affects | Observation | Workaround | Note | Q&A Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backlog | Control shuffle with different aspect | iOS/iPadOS/macOS | When you open a layout built in another size, and controls do not fit, they get stacked at top left | Rearrange to fit new aspect | See manual chapter 15 | none |
| Backlog | File actions do not update "Recently Updated" | Mac | Finder "recents" not updated by MDP2 | Finder recents updates in Pro-X on iPad, but not on Mac | ||
| Backlog | Bluetooth Connects but MD doesn't know | iOS | Bluetooth subsystem says Bluetooth is connected, but MD shows no connections and MIDI doesn't flow | Restart the app and it's already connected | Needs repro | |
| Needs Testing | Page load / save | Mac | save page goes to user folder, load points to sandbox | Click on .mididesignerpage file in finder and it will get added to layout | ||
| Backlog | Re-Ordering Subcontrols Overwrites Preset Names | iPadOS / macOS | re-ordering saved and named presets overwrites the saved names with the names of the buttons | None | https://midiDr.com/qa/9299 | |
| Backlog | StreamByter Delays | iOS/iPadOS/macOS | Delays under 1000 Ms do not function | None | Delays over 1000 ms are fairly accurate | https://mididesigner.com/qa/6952 |
| Backlog | StreamByter four byte not equal | iOS/iPadOS/macOS | SB four byte != test fails on three byte messages. | Reverse logic to use == test | Inherited from SB. | https://audeonic.boards.net/thread/936 |
| Backlog | Subroutines do not work in StreamByter | Mac, need to check iOs | They "install" but never execute | Cut and paste inline code | ||
| Backlog | SysEx receipt of with L and V values (transmit unaffected) | iPadOS/macOS | Certain arrangements of L and V in SysEx message formats are not recognized on receipt | Avoid these arrangements, use StreamByter to pre/post process into formats that do not fail | It works when L is before V, and there is at least one non L/V value preceding and between L and V, or for standalone L V or V L. These cases work L V V L NN L MM v, where both NN and MM are > 0 lengths of fixed bytes These cases do not work NN L V V NN L Finally, matching a subset also works, eg nn L NN V2b will also control NN L NN V1b (the control doesn't care there are extra bytes past the match) | https://midiDr.com/qa/9013 |
| Backlog | The Line | iPadOS/macOS | Infrequently, controls with hidden labels will show "The Line" as label | Deleting and rebuilding the control will sometimes resolve | does this mean "The Line" literally? | |
| Backlog | Three byte SysEx in Log | iOS/iPadOS/macOS | The log attempts to interpret a three byte SysEx message as a CC, and will show channel and data values | Ignore the channel and data display. Three byte SysEx is a rare occasion. | No impact, just a quirk to ignore | |
| Backlog | Moving only page in a bank | macOS | Moving only page from bank causes crash | Insert a blank page before moving the page | Should automatically create the blank page on move as on iOS | https://mididesigner.com/qa/9390 |
| Backlog | Text Entry | macOS | When using mouse, if mouse moves after selecting field, entry fails | https://mididesigner.com/qa/9391 | ||
| Backlog | Closing Pedalboards | iPadOS/macOS | If you open a pedalboard to full extent, there is no way to close the pedal board | Save layout, kill app, then reopen. In Mac, ⌘ + Q, on iPad, open task switcher and swipe up | Appears the app is watching two finger drag on the non-pedalboard portion of the layout. If the pedalboard is full open, then there is no area to grab | none |
| Needs More Info | Momentary button on Show / Hide Panel | iOS/iPadOS/macOS | Activating a momentary button on a panel that causes the panel to be hidden, traps the button in on state | None | none | |
| Needs More Info | Ableton MIDI messages dropped | MDP2 does not receive all messages when Ableton template is initialized | Full list of messages captured in separate MIDI logger | Need to do more testing | none yet | |
| Needs More Info | named ticks text replaced with "example text" | Mac | Happens to first two ticks | need to isolate what causes this | qa/9957 | |
| Needs More Info | Pages not deleted | Mac | Subcontrols on deleted pages still sending data. | Delete all controls from page first, then delete page. | Controls not listed in meta data, but the log shows they are still outputting. Ghost persisted through different layouts, finally cleared by computer reboot. | |
| Needs More Info | Mac colors | Mac | Mac sometimes gets text colors reversed on open (black <--> white) | Wait a while, eventually sorts out | better repro would help | |
| Backlog | Mac named ticks apply now prompt | Mac | In named ticks, both renumber prompts and edit text boxes, the bottom right "apply" does not appear | Click where the prompt should be and it works. Apply does appear when you click the red properties box button | let's review this in 3.0 - still not visible. | |
| Needs More Info | More button fix | iPad | The 2.3300 fix does not work in slide over, split screen, or stage manager. | Go to full screen to access MORE, or add MORE button to layout | Appears that Apple takes priority on swipe actions when Apple is controling the display, causing the swipe to reveal MORE to fail. | |
| Backlog | Supercontrols send own values - Buttons - send on only | All | With both SSOV and Send On Only selected, Button superconrols will send off values | Avoid SSOV | appears as far back as 2.3113 | ZD 3432 |
| Backlog | Supercontrols send own values - buttons - send current values | All | With both SSOV and Send Current Values, button supercontrols do not send their values | Avoid SSOV | appears as far back as 2.3113 Occurs for both stepper and FNS | ZD 3432 |
| Needs More Info | StreamByter Inject +I | All | StreamByter Inject +I does not work in MD | If +I required, use stand alove version | might be fixed | |
| Someday/Maybe | Pedal boards in play mode | Mac | Two finger drag doesn't work to reval pedal boards in play | Enable "touch alternatives." | Added to Mac notes in manual | |
| Bad Input | Learn | All | Relabel Learn to Learn CC | Display change only, reminds user it only works with Ccs, not other message types. | Incorrect - learn does accept all message types, see manual topic. | |
| Someday/Maybe | Button - Supercontrols box | All | The "Supercontrols" properties box is missing the edit option that is in the "Subcontrols" properties box | Swipe to delete, or go to the approparite supercontrol and use the subcontrols tab to delete | The "reorder" hamburgers may not make sense in this case. This has always been this way | https://mididesigner.com/qa/9779 |
| Backlog | Horizontal scroll in Image Manager | Mac | Horizontal scroll in image manager is difficult | With apple mouse / trackpad - enable touch alternatives Non-apple mouse - one picture at a time. | ||
| Needs Testing | SysEx value not saved without Apply Now | All | SysEx message updates not saved unless Apply Now pressed, but does not appear when green dot off. | Apply Now is still active even though it does not appear. | May be more general UX issue with "Apply Now" in Pro-X | https://mididesigner.com/qa/9904 |
| Backlog | Deleting enable button - relationship not cleared | All | Assign an enable button to a control. Delete the button without deleting the relationship - stops all output from the control | Go to the frozen control and unselect the deleted control from button enables box | qa/9953 | |
| Needs Testing | Meta data not accessable on Mac | Mac | Removed from "email" option, should be an ability to save metadata locally | qa/9882 | ||
| Needs Review | Mac new creates unequal sized pages | Mac | New layout on Mac may create unequal sized pages on 'new' layout. | try new layout again, or resize layout. | qa//9954 | |
| Needs Review | StreamByter error on $08, $09, and related | All | $08 and $09 are not recognized as valid values, while $0, $01, etc. are. | Avoid $08 and $09. Use $8, $9, or just 8 and 9, since the hex and decimal values are equivalent. | Note, the error repeats at $018, $019, $028, $029, ..., then runs continuous through $080 to $099. | qa/9956 |
In Progress
Status | Title | Affects | Observation | Workaround | Note | Q&A Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Progress | Dropbox IAP | Mac | IAP does not work on Mac | Doesn't open Safari to complete account linking. Disabled in Next. |
Completed
Only captures items coming through above list, does not include historical completions.
Status | Title | Affects | Observation | Workaround | Note | Q&A Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completed | Extra file extensions | Mac | File save likes to add extra ".mididesigner" extensions | Double click to select first mididesigner, hit delete twice | doesn't consistently happen, likely fixed in MDP3 | |
| Completed | File open from file manager fails if app is not open | iPadOS/macOS | When you select a file from the file manager when the app is closed, the file will not load (default layout appears) | Repeat open, or ensure app is open before making selection in file manager | 2.33 | none |
| Completed | On-screen hex keyboard appearing on Mac | macOS | A touch screen keyboard appears when editing SysEx properties | Ignore | 2.3300 ...but sometimes it covers the area you want to edit | |
| Completed | Mac Multiline labels | macOS | the labeling of many buttons (not all?) when tapped were skewed upwards. And when tapped again went higher above the button. If I Quit and restarted, the labels were at their normal position, until tapped again, then went further askew. | Resolved June 2022 | https://mididesigner.com/qa/9203 | |
| Completed | Keep alive in background | iPad | MDP2 in background drops connections intermittantly | use slide over | ZD # 3401 | |
| Completed | Mac - initiate MIDI connections | Mac | MDP2 does not initiate MIDI connections on MAC, as it does no iPad. | Start another MIDI program to initiate the connections | 2.3300 adds MD Virtual MIDI & control switches like iPad. | |
| Completed | Welcome screen missing | Mac | Welcome screen briefly flashing instead of being persistent | NA | fixed in mdp3 | |
| Completed | Dropbox IAP | iPad | If you have MD XW loaded, after Safari link, it returns to XW, not MD, link fails. | Delete MD XW, link Dropbox, reinstall MD XW | fixed with new MDP3 release of XW | |
| Completed | Preserve BT connection labels | All | Hardware connection names are shown in conn menu, should be able to do the same with BT conn names. | we improved it by a bit |