Manual: Software

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Desktop Editor Software Manual
When the constrainer is disabled, the specified note range will be retained so it is easy
to experiment with toggling this feature on and off.
MIDI Channel
The final option controls on which MIDI channel the MIDI messages should be sent. There
are many uses for this.
If you set each active zone to transmit on the same MIDI channel but set different
transpose values on each active zone, you can play chords and harmonies on your
MIDI
instrument. If your MIDI instrument has an arpeggiator you can enable this and get it to
play patterns quickly and easily.
If you set each active zone to transmit on a different MIDI channel (this is the default
setting), you can control several independent
MIDI instruments, using different zone
settings for each.
NOTE:
If different pitch-bend ranges are used on different zones, these zones should be
configured to use different
MIDI channels otherwise the pitch-bend will not (and cannot)
be correct on all of these zones.
Setup—manage
The setup tab (shown in Figure 6) contains various global options and information about
the currently connected i2Mmusicport. The options available in the manage section are
described below.
Device Name
To allow you to personalise your i2Mmusicport and to make identification of it simpler,
you can give it a Device Name. This can be useful when you have several i2Mmusicport’s
connected to the same computer. The Device Name can be anything you choose
provided it is 16 characters or less in size.
The Device Name is shown in the manage section of the setup tab . Clicking the name
field will let you edit it.
Reset to Factory Settings
The i2Mmusicport has many settings which you can customise. However, you may want
to restore these to the default factory settings. This can be done easily by selecting the
reset to factory settings option.
NOTE:
Once the default factory settings have been restored, you cannot recover any
changes you have made. If you want to do this, make sure you have first saved your setup
to an
“i2M_all” file on your computer so this can be used to restore your settings again.
Top Tip: Configure one zone with the Note Constrainer enabled with a note
range of B0 to E2 and assign this to a bass
MIDI instrument. When you
play lead passages, you will get a convincing effect of a bass
accompaniment. To further enhance this effect, put this zone into
chromatic mode and add a ±4, 5 or 7 semitone transpose to it.