User manual
4REA4 Controller Software User Guide
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V1.30
from the 4REA4 Controller to the corresponding DAW controls. If the Bank Up / Down function is assigned to
the 4REA4’s Macro Buttons, fader bank navigation will also be enabled in the DAW.
4REA4 Controller Fader strips can be assigned as MIDI Strips. There are 32 MIDI Strips available. Each can
be assigned to transmit a custom MIDI message. This is ideal for controlling audio within a Digital Audio
Workstation (DAW), a slave mixer, or parameters on external equipment such as effects devices. MIDI
Strips can be renamed. They are stored within snapshots and can be made Safe from snapshot recall.
Custom MIDI messages can be assigned to faders, all six rotary functions (Gain, Pan and Custom 1-4),
Mute, Mix and Solo keys. To configure the messages click the midi channel and navigate to the Midi Strip
menu found in the processing window.
MIDI Strip – Click the top left box to set name and colour for the MIDI Strip. Click a control box to type in a
custom MIDI message where <VAR> represents a variable value.
Turn Local on if you want the key LED indicator to follow local presses. Turn this off if you want the indicator
to follow remote messages (MIDI tally).
The following default CC and Note on/off messages are assigned within the factory Template Sessions for
MIDI Strips 1-32 (hex values shown):
• Fader = B1, 00, <VAR> to B1, 1F, <VAR>
• Rotary Gain = B2, 00, <VAR> to B2, 1F, <VAR>
• Rotary Pan = B2, 20, <VAR> to B2, 3F, <VAR>
• Rotary Custom 1 = B2, 40, <VAR> to B2, 5F, <VAR>
• Rotary Custom 2 = B2, 60, <VAR> to B2, 7F, <VAR>
• Mute key = 91, 00, <VAR> to 91, 1F, <VAR>
• Mix key = 91, 20, <VAR> to 91, 3F, <VAR>
• Solo key = 91, 40, <VAR> to 91, 5F, <VAR>