User guide

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Evolution UC-33e
Assigning MMC Control To A Button
1. Select the button you want to control the MMC message.
2. Press “ASSIGN” on the UC-33.
3. Type in “149” using the numerical keypad.
This is the number that corresponds to the MMC instruction, as per the chart on page XXX and XXX.
4. Press “Channel” once.
5. Type in “127”, using the numerical keypad.
This ensures that the message is set to all device ID numbers. For more information about this, please read “About SysEx Messages & Device
ID” on page XXX.
6. Press the “DATA LSB” button twice.
7. Enter a number from the chart on the next page to select the MMC message you want:
Number MMC Command
01 STOP
02 PLAY
03 DEFERRED PLAY
04 FAST FORWARD
05 REWIND
06 RECORD STROBE
07 RECORD EXIT
08 RECORD PAUSE
09 PAUSE
10 EJECT
11 CHASE
12 COMMAND ERROR RESET
13 MMC RESET
Assigning RPN/NRPN To A Fader/Rotary Controller
Note: For a detailed description of RPN/NRPN data see section RPN/NRPN’s Explained on page XXX.
1. Press Control select, and move the desired controller.
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.
3. Press DATA MSB twice to assign the number for the RPN/NRPN MSB.
4. Press DATA LSB twice to assign the number for RPN/NRPN LSB.
5. Press CHANNEL ASSIGN to assign the MIDI channel the message should be sent on.
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). However, some manuals may only give the hex values. The UC-33 requires you to enter the decimal value. 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. Press the Dec button to convert it to a decimal value. Enter the decimal value into the UC-33.
Alternatively, use the look up table in Appendix C.
The following shows how to set a button to transmit a note on when pressed, and a note off when released.
Assigning A Note To A Button
1. Press SELECT and press the “0” button. The display will show that you have selected controller 34.
2. Press ASSIGN and enter ‘147’ this is the MIDI CC number that corresponds to Note on/off mode, as shown in Appendix B.
3. Press DATA MSB twice and enter a value of ‘100’. This means when you press the button, a Note on message will be sent
out with a velocity of 100.
4. Press DATA LSB twice, and enter a value of ‘000’. This means when you release the button, a Note off message will be sent
out.
5. Press the PROGRAM button twice and enter ‘064’. This will mean you are sending out MIDI note 64 or E4, each time you
press the button.
The MIDI note numbers are given in Appendix D.
This button mode has many uses. You can use this mode to trigger samples, control lighting equipment, play keyboard notes
and much more.
Note: When you press the button in note mode, the LCD display will briefly show the note velocity.