What can the MIDI feature of OnSong do for me?

What can the MIDI feature of OnSong do for me?

OnSong is a powerful, context-aware MIDI control for completely automating your stage presence. While you're only limited by your imagination, and budget, you could do some of the following
  1. Connect wired MIDI devices, join network sessions over WiFI, or connect to MIDI devices over Bluetooth.
  2. Send MIDI events when you load a song to adjust your patches and effects on your instrument or pedal board.
  3. Listen for incoming MIDI events and perform hundreds of actions in OnSong like changing songs, switching sections, and more.
  4. Listen for incoming MIDI events from other software or instruments and automatically load lyrics or charts.
  5. Listen for chords that you play on a keyboard to insert those chords into the song editor.
  6. Manage complex MIDI events as "Globals" and assign those to songs to change characteristics in one place.
  7. Playback chords in the song to a MIDI instrument for running dynamic pads.
  8. Control MIDI-enabled devices to change lighting sequences, sound mixer scenes, and more.

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