User manual M-AUDIO UC-33 EXTRA HELP

[. . . ] The MIDI note numbers are given in Appendix D. This button mode has many uses. You can use this mode to trigger samples, control lighting equipment, play keyboard notes and much more. Note: When you press the button in note mode, the LCD display will briefly show the note velocity. About The MIDI Out Port The UC-33 can of course also interface with other MIDI devices. when you switch the unit on), all controller data is sent out via the MIDI output as well as the USB out. [. . . ] You will find almost all MIDI devices respond to the program change, but some that do not conform to the GM set of voices use the program change message for other purposes. Many VST instruments have adopted this approach, allowing you to use a program change to change the instrument patch. Bank changes are useful in manufacturer's extensions to the MIDI specification, such as Roland's GS specification and Yamaha's XG specification. Both of these require you to specify a Bank change, in order to access the extra voices and effects that these specifications provide. Sending Program, Bank LSB and Bank MSB data is made simple using the UC-33. Simply press the PROGRAM, DATA LSB or DATA MSB button and enter the program or bank change you wish to send. Assigning RPN/NRPN To A Fader/Rotary Controller Note: For a detailed description of RPN/NRPN data see section RPN/NRPN's Explained on page 17. Press Control select, and move the desired controller. 2. Press control assign and while the display is flashing, enter controller 132 for RPN coarse, 133 for RPN fine, 134 for NRPN coarse or 135 for NRPN fine. Press DATA MSB to assign the number for the RPN/NRPN MSB. 3. 4. Press DATA LSB to assign the number for RPN/NRPN LSB. Press CHANNEL ASSIGN to assign the MIDI channel the message should be sent on. RPN/NRPN's Explained Non-registered parameter numbers (NRPN's) are device specific messages that enable the control of synths via MIDI. The MIDI specification defines parameter numbers to allow scope for manufacturers to specify their own controllers. The more common of these have been registered by the MIDI Manufacturer's Association and are part of the MIDI specification (hence the term Registered Parameter Numbers ­ RPN's). (See Appendix F. ) MIDI controllers 98 and 99 represent the NRPN LSB and MSB respectively, while 100 and 101 represent the RPN LSB and MSB. To transmit an NRPN/RPN, these two controller messages are sent along with their user-specified values. A further controller message and value needs to be sent to specify the (coarse or fine) value adjustment. This is specified by controller number 6 (Data entry) for coarse adjustments or number 38 for fine adjustments. 5. You will find most data sheets for synths that make use of NRPN's will give the MSB and LSB values that you should enter into DATA MSB and DATA LSB banks (also see Appendix F). You can easily convert hexadecimal values to decimal using the windows calculator. Simply select Scientific mode, select hex and enter the hexadecimal value you need to convert. The following shows how to set a button to transmit a note on when pressed, and a note off when released. 5 2 Evolution UC-33 Advanced User Guide Evolution UC-33 Advanced User Guide A list of NRPN's will always be given in the User Manual of a device that receives NRPN messages. You may find the manufacturer's have only specified the numbers in Hexadecimal format. In this case, use Appendix C of the manual to translate the value to Decimal. All you need is to enter the appropriate NRPN LSB by pressing the LSB/DATA button twice, enter the NRPN MSB by pressing the MSB/DATA button twice, and as you move the UC-33 controller, an appropriate NRPN message will be sent out. Assign NRPN coarse to make big sweeps, or NRPN fine to make slight adjustments. Setting Toggle Values For The Buttons The 14 assignable buttons can each be assigned to toggle between two values. [. . . ] You can program your SysEx messages into the translator software, then translate the incoming data from the UC-33 to your SysEx, depending on the controller you are using. RPN/NRPN, GM 1+2 SysEx & Other Messages As already described, the standard MIDI controller numbers range from 0 to 131. We have extended the list of MIDI cc's that can be assigned to the controllers of the UC-33 to include RPN/NRPN, MMC and General MIDI 1&2 SysEx messages. These advanced messages are as easy to program as a regular MIDI cc instruction by entering values 132 to 152 when programming MIDI cc's. The charts on page 8 and 9 (or Appendix B) of the full manual show you what numbers correspond to each message. [. . . ]