Hi Peter, thanks again - I’m aware of these features, but unfortunately I need to use Panel mode because I have to send start/stop messages to control the MD mid-performance (eg. for rests, although I suppose I could also use a blank pattern…), so at present i’d need to send those from panel mode and then switch to scene mode mid-song by reaching down and pressing a button on the unit (or I might be able to use an external footswitch to do this?) which isn’t ideal. I’ve managed a slight work around by using sysex start/stop consolidated to single switch which sends a sysex start macro and a stop macro via on/off latching modes (otherwise you need to use realtime messages which have to be assigned to separate switches at the moment), leaving another 3 free for patterns (which I can also latch, giving access to 6 possible patterns). I also just realised that I can scrolll through panels by pressing both left or both right switches simultaneously…
The good news is also that Source Audio are going to implement an incremental message for panel mode in future firmware updates - they just responded to my email. It’s a great piece of gear and Source are obviously keen to respond to user feature requests, so good on them!