Hi,
So I'm trying to retrieve the MIDI "Conversation" in between my DAW and my MIDI Controller , to read the "Sysex" messages. For that I'm using MIDI-OX.exe in Windows10
My DAW is Ableton Live 10 (I don't think is relevant), and my MIDI Controller is a "Novation LaunchControlXL".
So first issue is that I'm not really able to retrieve the Conversation at all as If I try to hook up the Monitor-Input and Monitor-Output of MIDI-OX.exe after having setted up the MIDI Ports in Ableton (so the Controller is effectively Controlling the DAW) , it gives me an error such as "There is not enough Buffer memory available to perform this" , but that changes if I "disconnect" the Controller from the DAW.
So I'm trying to see how the "Sysex" messages work for this MIDI Controller, I have hooked it up by itself (no DAW now), and in MIDI-OX both input and output, and I press the corresponding buttons in my Controller (To switch the UserTemplate) and I see 4 SysEx messages of 9 bytes each (4 for Input, 4 for output), but If I go to SysEx retriever (the actual window which parses the Sysex communication) and I perform the same action I only receive this time 2 messages of 9 Bytesin the Input-Monitor (nothing in the output monitor).
Anyways , I go and read this messages which are in the form of
User Template 1 : F0 00 29 02 11 77 00 F7
User Template 2 : F0 00 29 02 11 77 01 F7
(...) (etc...)
it only changes the second last byte .
So considering this I go and send the same message from MIDI-OX.exe to the Controller, hopping that it will make it change the template, but it doesn't.
Ok I got so many questions from this little lab experimentation:
- Why I'm not able to properly configure MIDI-OX.exe as packet retriever (mere analizer) without having to actually end the MIDI communication when sniffing the "SysEx" messages? .
- Is it actually impossible to listen to the DAW's conversation with your MIDI Controller from within the same computer? (I've tweaked the Buffer Settings and had no luck at all).
- Does anyone know what is the typology of this messages? I would like to be able to switch the template from the Computer by sending "Sysex" , but I'm not sure if this "SysEx" message is just letting the rest of the MIDI devices know that ("Hey , look I've changed my template"

instead of ("Requesting a template change"

.
This is the programmers reference for the Controller
https://resource.novationmusic.com/sites/default/files/novation/downloads/9922/launch-control-xl-programmers-reference-guide.pdf
It looks actually quite an approachable Device to be controlled remotely, so please any ideas on anything would be really appreciated.