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Version: 0.2

GrandMA2

ShowRevue receives GrandMA2 cues via MIDI Show Control (MSC). This is the most reliable current path because MA2 sends MSC GO messages natively on cue execution.

What you need​

  • a GrandMA2 console or MA2onPC,
  • a MIDI connection to the Mac, either USB MIDI or a DIN MIDI interface,
  • the MIDI device visible in macOS Audio MIDI Setup.

MA2 sends cues to ShowRevue​

On the MA2 console:

  • Go to Setup → MIDI.
  • Enable Send MIDI Show Control.
  • Set MSC Device ID to 127.
  • Set MSC Command Format to General (01).
  • Save the settings.

Connect the MIDI path:

  • Connect MA2 MIDI Out or USB MIDI to the Mac.
  • Open Audio MIDI Setup and confirm the device appears.

In ShowRevue:

  • Open Preferences → MIDI.
  • Confirm the MIDI source is listed.

Test it:

  • Fire a cue on MA2.
  • Confirm the cue number and list number appear in ShowRevue.
MA2 MIDI limitation

MA2 MSC messages carry only cue number and cue list number. The MA2 MIDI protocol does not transmit cue names or labels — this is a hardware/firmware limitation of the console, not a ShowRevue limitation. ShowRevue displays the cue number as received; there is no workaround via MIDI.

ShowRevue sends cues back to MA2​

MA2 does not support the OSC playback-control workflow that ShowRevue uses for MA3 and Eos.

That means ShowRevue cannot currently send cue-go commands back to MA2 during playback. Use the cue list as a reference and trigger cues manually on the console.