Being a neophyte, during a live performance where there is only "me at the wheel", I want to avoid those situations wherein feedback might occur.
- Nothing-but-nothing is more amateurish to me than feedback - 'cept maybe during other live shows where the performer's mic is not working!
One interesting thing that I discovered is that TotalMix FX employs the use of the F-Keys [F4-F8] for controlling the Snapshot functionality within TotalMix FX. The only potential downside is that such shortcuts only work when the TotalMix FX window is in focus.
So, I have been experimenting with Autoit and have developed a simple "automation" script......
Autoit provides it's own compiler, so after confirming that the above script works as it should, I then compiled the script with an "in-built" hotkey.
* For whatever reason, the previous iterations were giving issues.
The Procedure
1. I placed the executable in the User's Startup folder.
* The application needs to be resident to function.
2. Selecting [Numlock -], TotalMix FX is launched, given the focus, accesses the F4 key which in turn, activates Snapshot 1 - which consists of "Off".
3. The [Esc] key exits the application.
* Note: Ensure that the application is visible in the Notification Area.
Viola! Done! Works like a charm - every time!