Musician Archive
Thread: I found a way to stop macros mid stream!
I did a search and didnt find this so excuse me if this has been discovered. BUT
I was going through the // command help and found this command.
/dumpPausedCommands
I typed it in to see what would happen and it stopped a macro i had running. I tested it again. Again it stopped the loopmacro i had running for an arrangement on one of my songs mid stream.
So there it is all. The way to stop macros, just make a macro with just /dumpPausedCommands and put it on your toolbar!
Excellent, Vishna, this works perfectly. Great find!
"Starkad"/Gorath server
I still dont see how a musician can get along without a macro.
I've got one for every song. I sit down for a few hours and go through the flourishes and find the right patterns for maximum flow and tune matching with the song and write out a good 3 to 4 minute version of my songs so that when i play i can sound really good AND be able to chat with the people in the cantina.
Not to say that i dont just jam sometimes, but when i jam i find it hard to greet the patrons and talk with the band while constantly pressing buttons.
Dont get me wrong, I dont condone AFK xp macroing out in the middle of the cantina . but goodness people. Macros dont have to be used for evil. Its a tool to make us able to compose our own versions of songs. I was a virtuoso before i found out about macros and when i did i was excited to be able to compose!
Vishna Fleetfoot
Master Musican/Master Artisan/Novice Chef
Intrepid.
Vishna wrote:
I still dont see how a musician can get along without a macro.
I've got one for every song. I sit down for a few hours and go through the flourishes and find the right patterns for maximum flow and tune matching with the song and write out a good 3 to 4 minute version of my songs so that when i play i can sound really good AND be able to chat with the people in the cantina.
Not to say that i dont just jam sometimes, but when i jam i find it hard to greet the patrons and talk with the band while constantly pressing buttons.
Dont get me wrong, I dont condone AFK xp macroing out in the middle of the cantina . but goodness people. Macros dont have to be used for evil. Its a tool to make us able to compose our own versions of songs. I was a virtuoso before i found out about macros and when i did i was excited to be able to compose!
Vishna Fleetfoot
Master Musican/Master Artisan/Novice Chef
Intrepid.
If you do it enough, it becomes second nature. The songs I play alot I start to remember what flourishes sound good together, what don't.. For example, starwars3 on the kloo horn, I know an unflourished measure sounds good followed by 1, 3 or 6. 3 can be repeated for good effect, and can be followed by 4 or 7.. And so on.. As for chatting (I don't actually talk when playing a wind instrument, at least not IC, but still emote and such) I pressed hundreds of buttons to type this sentence.. What is a couple more to keep the song going?
But I agree, macros for pre-arranged songs can be nice. Not being a musician by trade however I usually don't bother.