User Guide

Using MIDI
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The controller also understands MIDI commands outside the range of a normal
keyboard; it uses these for special functions. You may be able to access them from a
keyboard using its “transpose” function.
The other MIDI commands that the controller uses are given in the following table.
MIDI Key Note Function Velocity
24-95 C1-B6 White notes = Scene
select, Black notes =
Chase select (see diagram)
sets xfade
time
96 C7 Turn Scene off
97 C#7 Turn Chase off*
98 D7 Light show mode on/off
102 F#7 SysEx dump scenes
103 G7 SysEx dump chases
104 G#7 SysEx dump config
105 A#7 SysEx dump all memory
*The “Turn Chase off” function operates on Chase A or B, depending on which was
selected last.
15.4 MIDI Thru modes
Normally the controller receives MIDI and also passes it through to any other MIDI
devices connected to the Thru socket. If you want to program a light show, you
connect a keyboard or some other MIDI-generating device to the input of your
sequencer, then connect the output of the sequencer to the controller.
The MIDI Thru socket has a further function in MIDI “Data Out” mode (see section
5.2). This allows you to record a light show in real-time on your sequencer. When this
mode is enabled, every time you select a scene or chase from the front panel, the
controller sends out the MIDI key code (from the “Thru” connector) to represent
your action. When you play back the MIDI file, the controller will replay your actions.
Note: You MUST switch off MIDI Thru on your sequencer when using this
function, or disconnect the MIDI In connection to the controller. You will
also find that the controller responds slightly slower because it has to
output the MIDI data.
The controller outputs MIDI for the following actions: Select scene, select scene bank,
Scene Off (i.e. pressing Cancel) , Select chase, Select chase bank, Chase Off. (Chases
will be run as Chase A or Chase B, as you selected them).
Scene crossfade and chase crossfade values are output with the MIDI information as
they are set when you record the MIDI file. Chase speed will be determined by the
speed saved with the chase, unless you save a Chase Speed command separately.