MSC Remote Control

CueCollab can receive MIDI Show Control (MSC) Go commands and use them to update the current environment scene name — the same scene name that appears in notes, displays, and recordings.

Note

MSC is currently only supported via grandMA2 Ethernet output. Support for physical MIDI input devices will be added in a future release.

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How It Works

When a Go command is received, CueCollab extracts the cue list and cue number from the message and sets the scene name to <cue-list>.<cue> (e.g. 1.5). Filter options let you restrict which device IDs, command formats, and cue lists trigger updates.

Tip

grandMA2 MSC only sends the cue number, not the cue name. If you need the full cue name as the scene name, use the CueCollabSceneUpdater Lua plugin instead. See OSC GrandMA Integration for details.

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CueCollab Setup

Go to Admin → Remote Control and configure the following sections:

MIDI Show Control (MSC)

Setting	Description
Enable MSC	Enables the MSC listener. Go commands received on the configured port update the environment scene name.
Device	The MSC device or group ID CueCollab responds to. Options: All devices (0x7F), Groups G1–G15, or individual device IDs 1–111. Match this to your sending device.
Command Format	The MSC command format to accept: All (0x7F), Lighting General, Sound General, Machinery General, Video General, Projection General, Process Control General, or Pyro General. Match this to your sending device.
Allowed Cue Lists	Optionally restrict which cue list numbers trigger updates. Leave empty to accept Go commands from all cue lists.

MSC GrandMA2 Ethernet Integration

Setting	Description
Enable grandMA2 Ethernet	Enables receiving MSC from a grandMA2 Ethernet output. Required for grandMA2 MSC to function.
MSC Port	The UDP port CueCollab listens on for grandMA2 MSC messages. Valid range: 6000–6100.

Click Save to apply all Remote Control settings.

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grandMA2 Setup

1. Make sure your grandMA2 console is on the same network as the CueCollab server and can reach it on the configured MSC port.

2. In grandMA2, go to Setup > Console > MIDI Show Control and configure:

   Setting	Value
   MSC Out Mode	Ethernet
   Ethernet Port	MSC port configured in CueCollab (default: 6004)
   MSC Out Device	Device/group ID matching the Device setting in CueCollab
   MSC Out Command	Command format matching the Command Format in CueCollab
   MSC Out Exec	Exec.Page

More information on grandMA2 MSC output can be found in the grandMA2 manual — MIDI Show Control section.

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Related

• Admin → Remote Control — enable and configure MSC in CueCollab
• Admin → Environment — view and manually override the current scene name
• OSC GrandMA Integration — alternative integration using the Lua plugin (sends cue name instead of cue number)