User manual M-AUDIO X-SESSION UC-17

[. . . ] Evolution X-Session Advanced User Guide Evolution UC-33 Advanced User Guide Appendix H - X-Session Preset Chart Factory Preset 01 MIDI CC's 16-31 * 02 MIDI CC's 32-47 * 03 MIDI CC's 48-63 * 04 MIDI CC's 102-117 * 05 GM Preset 06 Reason native Preset 07 Pro-53 Preset 08 Rebirth Preset 09 Sampletank Preset 10 Sound Blaster Synth Preset Presets 1 to 4 are designed for software that does not have default MIDI CC's to control it's parameters, and instead uses a MIDI 'learn' mode. F18 is set to 'OFF', so that only cc10 is sent out when the cross fader is moved. The buttons are assigned MIDI CC's such that their values will not clash with any of the CC's assigned to the controllers in all four of these presets. 32 1 Evolution X-Session Advanced User Guide Evolution X-Session Advanced User Guide About The Advanced Guide In the X-Session Advanced Guide we have made the assumption that you have been through the X-Session Getting Started Guide which should have been supplied in printed form with your X-Session. If you do not have this guide, please contact your local distributor or download it from our website www. evolution. co. uk The Getting Started Guide should insure that you are now familiar with the basic operation of the X-Session so that we now can focus on more in-depth features. [. . . ] To register your copy, please visit www. evolution. co. uk/register Assigning MMC Control To A Button 1. This is the number that corresponds to the MMC instruction, as per the chart on page 8 and 9. For more information about this, please read "About SysEx Messages & Device ID" on page 13. Enter a number from the chart on the next page to select the MMC message you want: 4. 5. 22 11 Evolution X-Session Advanced User Guide Evolution X-Session Advanced User Guide Number 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 MMC Command STOP PLAY DEFERRED PLAY FAST FORWARD REWIND RECORD STROBE RECORD EXIT RECORD PAUSE PAUSE EJECT CHASE COMMAND ERROR RESET MMC RESET Setting Up The Librarian Software Before you start using the Librarian, check that the X-Session has been selected as input and output device. Ensure the USB driver for your Evolution X-Session - is selected in the "Inputs" Column. If you are using native drivers this may be named "USB Audio Device". In the "Outputs" column, select the USB driver for your Evolution X-Session If you are using native drivers this may be named "USB Audio Device". 1. You should now be ready to use the Librarian software with you Evolution X-Session. Librarian Overview Assigning RPN/NRPN To A 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. As you can see from the screenshot of the Librarian on page 20, you can save, load, receive or send the complete content to and from either Bank columns. To transmit the complete content of your Evolution X-Session to the librarian, simply press the "Receive" button on the Librarian software. This process can only be completed successfully if the USB drivers for your X-Session have been selected correctly, as described in the "Setting Up The Librarian Software" section. Once you have Received data from the X-Session, the memories are displayed in the column. 2. Press control assign twice 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 twice to assign the number for the RPN/NRPN MSB. 3. Organising Presets Received From A Device You can name the memories as you like. You can then move memories around by dragging them to a new position, or using the copy buttons between the two windows. These buttons are defined below: Will copy the selected memory in Bank 2 to Bank 1. 4. Press DATA LSB twice to assign the number for RPN/NRPN LSB. Press CHANNEL ASSIGN to assign the MIDI channel the message should be sent on. 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. 12 Will copy the selected memory in Bank 1 to Bank 2. It's a good idea to decide which column is your master column, to avoid confusion and maybe loosing hours of work. 21 Evolution X-Session Advanced User Guide Evolution X-Session Advanced User Guide About The Evolution Librarian Software The Evolution Librarian Software is a Windows PC librarian program developed for Evolution products. The program not only works with the MK-425C/449C/461C keyboards but is also compatible with the Evolution X-Session and the Evolution UC-33e USB controllers. And even better, you can swap patches between Evolution products that are supported by the Librarian so you never have to create the same patch twice. [. . . ] The first 7 bits of this message are sent in a single byte known as the Bank LSB. The BANK LSB is the most commonly used This allows for 128 bank changes, and often there is no need to send a Bank MSB. 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. [. . . ]