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14 ADDITIONAL TOPICS
SETTING UP THE MIDI PAYLOAD FOR A CONTROL SWITCH:
Open the SETUP | FC Controllers/External Switches menu and page to the “CS MIDI” tab.
Use NAV buttons and the VALUE wheel to get around the page.
Select the desired control switch at the top of the menu. (CS1, CS2, etc.)
Make sure ENABLED is set to “YES” if you want the switch to send MIDI.
NAV through the table and create your desired MIDI Payload of up to
four commands, with different values for ON and OFF
For each command, select whether you want a Program Change (PC) or Control Change (CC) message.
Set the MIDI Channel for that command as desired from 1–16.
If you chose a CC Command, set the CC Number.
Set the desired Values for when the switch is ON and when it is OFF.
You can select values from 0–127, or “--” which means “send nothing.”
There is no need to save CS MIDI settings. They take effect immediately.
Remember, Control Switches can be switched manually using a footswitch, or automatically by Scenes.
See the “The Footswitch Functions Guide” for more on Control Switches.
CONTROL SWITCH MIDI
Another way for the FM3 to transmit MIDI messages using Control Switches. The primary function of a Control
Switch is to operate as a Modier source to control FM3 parameters. Beyond this, however, each of the six
Control Switches has the capability to transmit a custom “payload” of MIDI data every time the switch is turned on
ON or OFF. Because this isn’t tied to another event such as a Preset or Scene change, Control Switch MIDI is more
flexible and dynamic.
Because Control Switches can be momentary or latching (and even mutually exclusive), the CS MIDI system
is very versatile. You might change a connected MIDI-controlled amp, operate a remote processor, control a
sequencer, switch a lighting system, and more.
Here is a summary of the MIDI Capabilities of a Control Switch:
The Control Switch function can be placed in any FC Layout.
Control Switches 1–6 appear in the list of Modier sources on the FM3. The role of a switch as
a modier source is not compromised if you also use it to transmit MIDI. The same switch can
simultaneously control the FM3 and a connected device. See Section 9: Modiers to learn more.
Each Control Switch has its own global MIDI Payload containing up to four Program
Change (“PC”) or Control Change (“CC) messages on any MIDI Channels, with custom
values from 0–127, or disabled (“--”) for both the ON and OFF states of the switch.
Each MIDI Payload also has a “master switch” allowing it to be enabled or disabled.
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