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Editing Knobs And Sliders - routing midi

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EDITING KNOBS AND SLIDERS The knobs and sliders on the MPK49 are controllers which can be set to transmit Control Change or Aftertouch information. In addition, the endless knobs may also be assigned as an Increment/Decrement function. The default operation of knobs and sliders is to transmit Control Change information when used. What is Control Change? Control Change refers to the use of MIDI Continuous Controller data. Continuous Controller (CC) data are MIDI messages capable of transmitting a range of values, usually 0-127. CC's are commonly used for controlling volume, pan, mod wheel (#1) and other variable parameters on your DAW or sound module. What is Aftertouch? Aftertouch refers to MIDI data sent when pressure is applied to a pad after it has been struck, and while it is being held down or sustained. Aftertouch is often routed to control vibrato, volume, and other parameters. On the MPK49, the knobs and sliders can also be assigned to transmit Aftertouch information. SELECT SLIDER EVENT TYPE IN THIS FIELD. 1. Press [EDIT] button to enter EDIT MODE. 2. Move the slider or turn the knob which you would like to edit. 3. On Page 1, turn the [VALUE] dial to select 'CTRL CHANGE' (Control Change) or 'AFTERTOUCH' as the event type. 4. Press [ENTER] to view Page 2. Depending on which event type you select on Page 1, parameter options on Page 2 will be changed. 5. Use [] buttons to move through fields on the second page. The parameter fields available for each event type are outlined in the following pages. 16

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What is
Control Change
?
Control Change refers to the use of MIDI
Continuous Controller data.
Continuous Controller
(CC)
data
are
MIDI
messages
capable
of
transmitting a range of values, usually 0-127.
CC's
are commonly used for controlling volume, pan,
mod wheel (#1) and other variable parameters on
your DAW or sound module.
What is
Aftertouch
?
Aftertouch refers to MIDI data sent when pressure
is applied to a pad after it has been struck, and
while
it
is
being
held
down
or
sustained.
Aftertouch is often routed to control vibrato,
volume, and other parameters.
On the MPK49, the
knobs and sliders can also be assigned to transmit
Aftertouch information.
SELECT SLIDER EVENT TYPE IN
THIS FIELD.
EDITING KNOBS AND SLIDERS
The knobs and sliders on the MPK49 are controllers which can be set to transmit
Control Change
or
Aftertouch
information.
In addition, the endless knobs may also be assigned as an
Increment/Decrement
function.
The default operation of knobs and sliders is to transmit Control Change information when used.
1.
Press [EDIT] button to enter
EDIT MODE
.
2.
Move the slider or turn the knob which you would like to
edit.
3.
On Page 1, turn the [VALUE] dial to select ‘CTRL
CHANGE’ (Control Change) or ‘AFTERTOUCH’ as the
event type.
4.
Press [ENTER] to view Page 2.
Depending on which event type you select on Page 1,
parameter options on Page 2 will be changed.
5.
Use [<] and [>] buttons to move through fields on the
second page.
The parameter fields available for each event type are
outlined in the following pages.