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9 THe AUTOMAP MIDI CLIeNT
“Client” is the term used for anything you can control with Automap Universal. The Automap MIDI client is a bit of software
that runs in the background on your computer and communicates with the Automap server. When you control it using
Automap Universal, it sends MIDI messages to a destination of your choice. This allows you to use Automap Universal
to control software and hardware using standard MIDI messages. The Automap MIDI client can also receive MIDI data,
allowing MIDI feedback and learning of MIDI messages to the controls on the ReMOTE ZeRO SL. The following sections give
a guide to how the Automap MIDI client works.
9.1 MIDI PORTS
Before using the Automap MIDI client you must select the MIDI input port and MIDI output port from the Automap settings
menu. These are the ports that the MIDI client will receive and send MIDI data on and you can select any physical MIDI port
on your system.
You will also see an ‘Automap MIDI’ port. This is a special virtual port that can be used to send MIDI data between the
Automap MIDI client and a software application. Consequently you will also see ‘Automap MIDI’ appear as an available
MIDI input and output port in your music software. The virtual Automap MIDI port will only be available when the Automap
Server is running. You must launch the Automap Server before launching your music software so that your music software
can establish a connection to it as it launches. If you quit the Automap Server whilst your music software is running you
must quit your music software, re-launch the Automap Server and then re-launch your music software to re-establish the
connection.
An option for ‘All MIDI ports’ has been included in the MIDI input ports list, for when you want the Automap MIDI client to
receive on all available MIDI ports, including the virtual Automap MIDI port. On Windows computers, MIDI interface devices
that do not have a multi-client MIDI driver may not work correctly with your music software if you select this option so you
may need to select a specific input port instead.
9.2 MIDI CONTROL MAPS
Once you have selected the MIDI ports you can create a MIDI control map. All controls in a MIDI control map will send
data on the same MIDI channel. You must therefore select which MIDI channel you want the controls to send data on by
selecting that channel from the Automap settings menu. A check will appear next to the selected MIDI channel in the menu
to show it is active and a MIDI control map assigned and named according to that channel will appear in the User control
map group. You can edit the name of the control map as you would for the instance name of a plug-in control map.
It is possible to activate more than one MIDI channel – in fact you can activate all 16. To activate another MIDI channel
select it from the Automap settings menu. Another MIDI control map for the newly selected MIDI channel will be added to
the User group. To deactivate a MIDI channel and remove its control map, deselect it from the Automap settings menu so
there is no check next to it.