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Parameter Scaling group
Contains the Min and Max spinners, which specify the range of generated
values. See Note and Velocity.
MIDI Channel Viewer
Clicking MIDI Channel Viewer at the bottom of the MIDI Device rollout
displays a dialog that lets you test your MIDI device to see which MIDI channel
is receiving events, and which notes are being triggered.
MIDI Channel group
Provides a column of 16 buttons and progress bars representing the 16 MIDI
channels. Select the channel from which you want to view note activity. The
channel progress bars light up when any channel has an event.
MIDI Note group
The 11 Octave buttons let you select which octave you want to view. When
a note is played in that octave, a corresponding progress bar lights up in the
Note column.
MIDI Controller # When using a different type of MIDI controller, such as a
slider box, you can specify a note event, and then watch the corresponding
progress bar light up when you activate that event. You can find the correct
note number by activating the event while watching the Note Number field
at the bottom of the dialog.
Channel This is one of four text fields that display all of the values being
generated by the MIDI device as you activate an event. The Channel field
displays the currently selected channel.
Event Displays the type of MIDI event being sent. This can be:
Note On: 9
Note Off: 8
Pitch Bend: 14
MIDI Controller: 11
Velocity Displays the velocity, which has a different meaning, depending on
the event. For the most common event, a note being pressed, this value
represents the velocity at which the key was struck. Other events, however,
might generate a continuous value. For example, a pitch bend event transmits
the position of the pitch bend.
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