Manual

10. Using the MIDI Assignment Editor
This section guides you through the process of assigning MIDI messages to control elements and
creating Key Zones using the MIDI Assignment editor. It also makes you familiar with the mapping
system and gives you the reference information of MIDI message types and assignments.
When using the MIDI Assignment editor, all keyboard controls (i.e. navigation,
transport, etc.) are blocked.
10.1. The Mapping System
Whatever you do on the keyboard, the MIDI Assignment editor translates it into a MIDI message
that is then sent to your computer via USB connection. This is what the MIDI Assignment editor is
all about: mapping human actions to MIDI events.
The MIDI Assignment editor’s mapping system is structured in a way that allows you to efciently
organize your assignments. This makes the entire mapping process a lot easier and informs you
about what will happen whenever you actuate a control element on the keyboard. The next
paragraphs will introduce you to some basic concepts.
Assignable Controls Elements
Assignable control elements are knobs, buttons, keys, pedals, and the Touch Strip. All other
controls and buttons are not assignable.
Assignments
An assignment denes which MIDI event is triggered by a particular control element. Available
MIDI event types are MIDI messages such as Control Change and Program Change. Every action
on a control element is translated into one MIDI event, the corresponding assignment denes the
rules of that translation.
Depending on the type of control element (buttons, knobs, keys, pedals, and Touch Strip), the
available assignments differ. For more information, refer to MIDI Message Types and
Assignments.
Pages
You can have multiple assignments, organized within Pages. A Page contains eight knobs and
eight buttons, and corresponds to the hardware. One Page can be selected and loaded at a time.
You can have up to four Pages which can be directly selected in the MIDI Assignment editor and
from the keyboard.
When you select another Page, all assignments for the control elements in the Page area are
updated accordingly.
MIDI Templates
A MIDI Template holds a mapping conguration for knobs, buttons, and keys on the keyboard,
including all Pages that might exist. One MIDI Template can be selected at a time. Switching
between different MIDI Templates can be used, for example, to address different applications on
your computer or different MIDI instruments.
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