Single Button - Dual Key Command Cycle

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I am trying to see if this is possible:

  1. Press/release button once = key command 1 > 2nd press/release button = key command 2 > cycle as repeated

Realworld example: Logic pro uses CTRL+L META+RIGHT = open track stack & CTRL+L META+LEFT = close track stack.

I’d like to use 1 button as a toggle to open and close track stacks instead of 2 buttons. Is this possible with the press release action block with some special modifier where the 2nd button is a different key command and it cycles between the 2?

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So I got it to work:

  1. button mode toggle
  2. press/release: keydown = L CTRL+L META+RIGHT > keyup L CTRL+L META+RIGHT
  3. button step: button off: keydown = L CTRL+L META+LEFT > step one keyup: = L CTRL+L META+LEFT

BUT… When I use this key it works perfect in logic pro x but then when the button was for some reason looping or spamming, I couldnt click anything and I had to unplug the grid for it to stop. So it seemed to work but continue functioning unexpectedly. Would I need to add some stop function? Please see the steps above to advise where I went wrong, thanks.

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Got it!

Button mode toggle.

Action block : button step
button off = (keydown)L CTRL+L META+(keydownup)RIGHT+(keyup)L META+ L CTRL
step one = (keydown)L CTRL+L META+(keydownup)LEFT+(keyup)L META+ L CTRL

Seems to be basically a 2 step button. I tried 3 step which had me clicking 1 unnecessary click.

Works great, no weird key locks or any lack of mouse function as I was previously experiencing.

This system is so sick, terrifyingly modular and way beyond my comfort zone but im diggin it

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This is amazing… I just got my VSN1 and PBF4 modules… and struggle hard :smiley:

Hope I’ll be able to set a few things…