Owner`s manual

Syncron User manual. Midi section.
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MIDI SECTION
Select the MIDI on the source selector (Page 11, item 13). Enter
MIDI mode. The display shows "MIDI MODE"
In MIDI mode our device is no longer a player to become a
controller. Control a PC-resident software where we connect our
device via USB.
To make this possible, we assign functions to the Software to the
various controls of our device. Each control generates a MIDI
message that can be found in the MIDI MAP chart on the next page.
A DJ Software has a function of "mapping" or edit MIDI. Where each
function of the software is assigned a physical control. For this we
assign to each function of the MIDI software to the physical control
of our device we want to control this feature. This mapping is done
on the computer. DJ Software currently uses two types of MIDI
messages. These are:
- "Control Note" (switch): A physical control should be a button and
have a standard nomenclature NOTE C2.
- Control Change (CC): The physical control is a potentiometer or an
Encoder and have a standard nomenclature Cc53.
Its controller sends to the computer an identifier indicating whether
to send a message of type "Note" or "Control Change". It then sends
the value of the note or control for the physical control is triggering
(C2 and 53 in the examples above). Then it sends a number that
indicates the action we are doing on the control, such as pressing
or releasing a button or the position of a potentiometer.
Depending on the value to take action figure classify the controls
on your controller SYNCRON as follows:...
a- CC-ABSOLUTE (VR) - CC “Control Change” Absolute. VR
(potentiometer)
The message "Control Change" absolute are those generated by a
potentiometer-type controls. In this case the message sends a value
from 0 to 127 according to the position he finds the potentiometer.
b- CC-RELATIVE (ENC) - CC “Control Change” Relative. ENC (Encoder)
The message “ControlChange" Relative are generated by the
encoder type controls. Unlike potentiometers such kind of controls
regardless of their position, but if you turn left or right. Sends the
value 63 (3F hex) if the encoder is turned lleft clockwise or 65 (41
hexadecimal) if the encoder is turned right clockwise.
c-SWITCH ON / OFF (SW, CENTER, CW, CCW) - CN "Control Note ON
/ OFF. Where SW is Button, CENTER is the point of arrest in
potentiometer, CW direction of clockwise rotation and CCW is
direction of counter clockwise rotation.
These messages are used for buttons and are of the "Note" type.
The action values that send are 127 if you press the button or 0 if
we are not pressing a button.
d-LED ON / OFF (LED)
These messages are used to determine which LED should light.
These are messages such as "Note" and as in the case of push
action values they receive are 127 if you want the LED is turned on
or 0 if we want the LED off. In the case of LEDs is the software
which sends messages to the controller.
DJ Software exists that do not need to know the value of the notes
or controls, as these are read automatically. In these cases you
need only select a software command and act on the control that
you want the software monitor while the software is in learning
mode. For other software where you have to manually enter values
or out going messages (power LEDs) in which the self-learning is
not possible, will be necessary to understand the nomenclature
table MIDI MAP perfectly.
The following explains the contents of each of the columns of the
table MIDI MAP:
FUNCTION: Here you will find the control name of the SYNCRON
controller.
Type: This indicates what kind of message we are sending as
explained in points a) to d) above.
CHn MIDI FUNCTION CODE (DECK n): This column contains the
value of the note or control for the control.
NOTE (LED): This column contains the value of the note under the
control LED if the LED available.
SHIFT (TAP): This column contains the value of the note or control
for the control when we are in SHIFT mode (we have or hold down
the TAP button, as if it is set to hold or toggle).
ACTION: Here we find the value of action. The different values that
can take are explained in points a) to d).
NOTE: MIDI MAP is expressed in hexadecimal> NOTE or CC. To map
SYNCRON controls to the DJ Software functions you would need the
equivalent hexadecimal value.
To convert a hexadecimal number to decimal we must first locate
the column that contains the number that appears on the left. Then
identify the row that contains the letter that accompanies the
number. The intersection of row and column is the equivalent
decimal number. Conversely to convert a Decimal number to its
equivalent Hexadecimal number, we must first locate the number
on the table. The column that is gives us the first hexadecimal
digit. The second hexadecimal digit corresponds to the one we
have in the row which is the decimal number.
Example: Control Folder, made two applications SW (switch) which
is a "Control Note" and ENC (Encoder) is a "Control Change. “
The MIDI direction of the MIDI Folder ENC control is 31. Convert it
to Decimal using the Hexa-Dec conversion table:
Column 3 / Row 1 is the number 49 decimal.
In DJ Software we will apply the function to: CC # 49 (Cc49).
The MIDI direction of SW 2B Folder control in Hexadecimal base.
Converting from hexadecimal to decimal using the Hexa-Dec tab:
Column 2 / Row B: represents the number 43 in decimal. In the
case of controls C.N. we must convert the decimal value to a MID
value Note Numbers for Different Octaves. "This conversion is done
through the table below:
TABLE: “MIDI Note Numbers for Different Octaves”