# Replace "1" with "-" in display

**URL:** <https://forum.electra.one/t/replace-1-with-in-display/4558>\
**Category:** General discussion\
**Created:** [August 18, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/replace-1-with-in-display/4558 "2026-08-18T21:20:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![eusti](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/eusti/32/1070_2.png) [@eusti](https://forum.electra.one/u/eusti)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/replace-1-with-in-display/4558/1 "2026-08-18T21:20:08Z")

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More SoundProcess project work… We are trying to sort out key splits… The SoundProcess OS allows up to 6 different patches per program. The data comes back as “1” for an unused patch which is obviously confusing as there is a real patch 1 as well. So what I would like is if the key split is unused the display should read “-” instead. But we cannot get that sorted. So the question AI thinks should be asked is: “Can a control conditionally display a different string based on another parameter when its own numeric value has not changed?”

Would be so glad for any input!

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**Author:** ![eusti](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/eusti/32/1070_2.png) [@eusti](https://forum.electra.one/u/eusti)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/replace-1-with-in-display/4558/2 "2026-08-19T00:48:40Z")

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The AI somehow tackled it. It was helped by @oldgearguy 's response to the reverse scaling question…