Switching files/programs

[Ripqueen Band]

We're using Reaper as our DAW with the lightjams plugin.  In Reaper I can have 8 songs open in tabs that I can assign to my midi controller.   So 8 buttons each associated with selecting a song.  The automation for the plugin is saved in each song so that's all good and well.

My question is this, is there a way to automate or control switching files in lightjam? Or will I have to have ALL of my programs in one file and just keep over-complicating my sequencer? Or, I guess have multiple sequencers that each OSC automation is associated with, with a master sequencer?  I dunno the logistics yet but I know it can do it that way.  But, for organization and a cleaner set-up, I'd rather save each song in its own lightjams file and just switch to the next file when I switch to the next song in Reaper.

My end-goal is to not have to touch the laptop during a performance.  We don't have someone running lights, I'm the guitarist, and I'm running the lights.  Any and all suggestions are welcome!!  Thanks!!

[Mathieu]

Hi,

You can create one group per program. Then activate the proper program group via one osc value  This way, you can reuse the same osc values in different programs.

[Ripqueen Band]

That's what I'm already doing for just one song.  It seems to be the best solution for what I'm trying to do, although I am very new to all of this.  So what I'm really looking for is a group of program groups, which is how I see the lightjams project itself.  So I'd have to have the OSC for different songs all going the same range on the X axis then move one up on the Y-axis for the next song and continue on the X and keep doing that with all the program groups in one lightjam session.  I'm looking to abstract that out a bit more.  Does that make sense or am I thinking about this the complete wrong way?  I might just go back and re-read everything about what I'm doing here, lol

[Mathieu]

You can create groups of groups if you want. The idea is that you'll be able to reuse the same osc values for each song.