Remotely switch Mixtour Pro pad mode (T/C) via MIDI from ano

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Hi all,

I’m using the Reloop Mixtour Pro with djay Pro AI on macOS, and I’m trying to figure out if there’s a way to switch the controller’s pad mode (T-mode / C-mode and their sub-modes) remotely — i.e., from another application sending MIDI — rather than pressing T or C on the controller itself.

What I’m trying to accomplish: I want to hit a single button on a separate MIDI controller (sitting next to my setup) and have the Mixtour Pro jump directly into a specific pad mode — for example, the Neural Mix / stems mode — without having to do the Shift + button combo on the Mixtour itself. Reducing two-button combos to single button presses for live use.

What I’ve checked already:

  • The official Reloop Mixtour MIDI map lists T-mode (90,04) and C-mode (90,05) as outbound buttons only, with the note “Handled as normal mode buttons: Current/active Mode = LED lit.” No inbound message for changing mode is documented.

  • I looked at the Mixxx community’s controller script for the Mixtour (by user “rene”). Their mapping doesn’t switch the Mixtour into different modes either — it tracks mode in software and reinterprets pad messages internally.

  • Toggling djay’s UI panels (Neural Mix, FX, etc.) from the software side does not cause the Mixtour to change pad mode, so djay isn’t sending any “change mode” message to the controller based on UI state.

  • The only outbound SysEx in the map (F0 26 2D 65 22 F7) deactivates LED demo mode — not a mode switch.

My questions:

  1. Is there any undocumented MIDI message or SysEx that djay sends to the Mixtour Pro to change its pad mode? Or does djay only ever read the mode from what the controller sends?

  2. Is there a way within djay Pro AI to set up a MIDI mapping that triggers a pad mode change on the Mixtour (not just a UI change in djay)?

  3. Has anyone solved this — getting the Mixtour into a specific pad mode via external MIDI — through any method?

Also a small side question: there’s an action in djay’s MIDI mapping editor simply labeled “Reloop” — what does this action do? I haven’t found it documented anywhere.

Thanks in advance for any insight.

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Hi @Rob_Jameson, welcome to the Community! Interesting questions. I can’t really think of any way to achieve this. Maybe some other users have tried to do something similar and can suggest something for you.

Regarding the “Reloop” MIDI command, this will jump back to your previously deactivated loop and reactivate it. If the loop is still active, then this will jump to the beginning of the active loop. I hope that helps!

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