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Using control changes to control parameters, Using Control Changes
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1 TYPE field Enables you to select the type of event. The following table lists the events you can select. NO ASSIGN SCENE EFFECT PREMIUM RACK No assignment Scene memory recall operations Effect library recall operations Recall operations for the corresponding Premium Rack library 2 DESTINATION field Enables you to select the rack for which you want to recall a library item. If EFFECT or PREMIUM RACK is selected in the TYPE field, the rack number will be shown. If SCENE is selected, this will indicate "- - -", and no choice is available for this field. 3 LIBRARY NUMBER/LIBRARY NAME field Enables you to select the scene or library item to recall. If SCENE or EFFECT is selected in the TYPE field, the LIBRARY NAME is shown. If PREMIUM RACK is selected, the LIBRARY NUMBER and LIBRARY NAME are shown. 4 OK button Confirms the settings and closes the window. Using control changes to control parameters You can use MIDI Control Change messages to control specified events (fader/knob operations, [ON] key on/off operations etc.) on the QL series console. This capability can be used to record fader and key operations on a MIDI sequencer or other external device, and play back this data later. You can use Control Changes to control events in either of the following two ways. Using Control Changes This method uses typical Control Changes (control numbers 1-31, 33-95, 102-119). You can freely assign an event to each control number. Using NRPN (Non Registered Parameter Number) This method uses a special type of Control Change messages called NRPN. NRPN uses Control Change numbers 99 and 98 to specify the MSB (Most Significant Byte) and LSB (Least Significant Byte) of the parameter number, and subsequently-transmitted Control Change messages of Control Change number 6 (or 6 and 38) to specify the value of that parameter. The event assigned to each combination of MSB and LSB is pre-defined, and cannot be changed. NOTE For details on the events assigned to NRPN messages, refer to the QL Data List (End of Manual). MIDI STEP 1. Connect the QL series console to an external device. 2. As described in "Basic MIDI settings" on page 138, select the ports and MIDI channels that will be used to transmit/receive control changes. 3. Press the CONTROL CHANGE tab in the MIDI/GPI screen. 4. Switch Control Change transmission/reception on or off, select transmission/ reception mode, and set echo output. 5. To change the event assignment for each control number, press the desired event in the list and select an event type and the recall target. MIDI/GPI screen (CONTROL CHANGE page) NOTE Assignments to control numbers are maintained as settings for the entire system, rather than for individual scenes. 143 Reference Manual