# Generic-MIDI Triggers
**URL:** https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/generic-midi-triggers/4642
**Category:** MIDI Programming
**Created:** [August 27, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/generic-midi-triggers/4642 "2025-08-27T22:35:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@TDF](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/TDF)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/generic-midi-triggers/4642/1 "2025-08-27T22:35:03Z")
I’m trying to setup trigger to control an ATEM, testing the triggers works, so no issues on the ATEM side. I’m trying to trigger this via MIDI using Generic-MIDI and it will trigger once or twice and then quit working.
I can’t upload files, so here’s a link to an image of the logs: [https://pasteboard.co/yufVL57Ri5fq.png](https://pasteboard.co/yufVL57Ri5fq.png)
And here’s the trigger configurations:
[https://pasteboard.co/JC0wKS5Jsc6u.png](https://pasteboard.co/JC0wKS5Jsc6u.png)
Can anyone help me understand what I might be doing wrong?
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### Author:  [@TDF](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/TDF)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2025, 10:35pm UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/generic-midi-triggers/4642/2 "2025-08-27T22:35:40Z")
This is the other trigger:
[https://pasteboard.co/2zoCp1LEao5O.png](https://pasteboard.co/2zoCp1LEao5O.png)
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### Author:  [@Andy](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/Andy)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/generic-midi-triggers/4642/3 "2025-08-27T23:17:34Z")
Welcome!
First, you should be able to upload now.
Second, try a Note on message with a velocity other than 0. A note on with velocity = 0 can sometimes be interpreted as a note off message.
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### Author:  [@TDF](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/TDF)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2025, 12:49am UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/generic-midi-triggers/4642/4 "2025-08-28T00:49:27Z")
Thank you!
That seems to be what I was missing and so far is working as expected, I’ll continue building out my triggers and come back if I have any other issues.
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### Author:  [@Andy](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/u/Andy)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://discourse.checkcheckonetwo.com/t/generic-midi-triggers/4642/5 "2025-08-28T03:47:46Z")
> A Note On message that has a velocity of 0 is considered to actually be a Note Off message, and the respective note is therefore released.
[Source](http://midi.teragonaudio.com/tech/midispec/noteon.htm)