Fractal FM3 - Selecting Scenes & Channels Remotely

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6 SCENES & CHANNELS
SELECTING SCENES & CHANNELS REMOTELY
Scenes and Channels can be selected using MIDI or Global Controllers. Several options are provided.
SCENE INCREMENT AND DECREMENT
The Scene Increment and Decrement functions allow you to step up or down through scenes one at a time. You
must rst assign each function its own CC# or pedal/switch option in the MIDI/Remote menu under SETUP. The
function is triggered by any value of the controller.
SCENE SELECT
The Scene Select option uses the value of a MIDI controller to select specic Scenes. You must
rst assign a CC# to Scene Select in the MIDI/Remote menu under SETUP.
The scene is set by the value of the controller (not the controller number itself... see FAQ below).
Values begin at 0, while Scenes are numbered from 1, so “Value + 1 = Scene number”
(see table 1, right). The series continues, repeating scenes 1–8 across CC values up to 127
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EXAMPLE: Imagine you want MIDI to select scene 3. Open the MIDI/Remote menu and assign
your desired CC# to “Scene Select”. Let’s use CC#34 in this example. To load Scene 3, send
CC#34 with a value of “2” to the FM3 (Scene 3: 3 − 1 = 2)
CHANNEL SELECT
This uses the value of a controller to select a specic Channel. Each block has its own dedicated
setting for channel select, found across the listings on the Channel page of the MIDI/Remote
menu under SETUP.
The Channel is set by the value of the controller (not the controller number itself... see FAQ
below). Values begin at 0, which is Channel A, and it continues from there. (See table 2, right).
As with Scene Select (above) the series continues, repeating Channels A–D across values to 127.
1 In mathematical terms, that’s Scene# = [(CC Value mod 8) +1]
MIDI CC Number and CC Value... What's the difference?
MIDI Control Change messages —aka “CCs”— have a number (0–127) and a value (0-127).
The number is like an “ID” which is used to distinguish one CC from another and set its
function in a receiving device. A simple example might be a MIDI expression pedal that sends CC#7 which is
interpreted as “Volume” on the receiving end. The FM3 lets you designate CCs for various controllable items in
several lists found in the MIDI/Remote menu under SETUP.
Once a CC# is set to control a function, the value of that CC tells the function what to do. Some functions—like
Volume— interpret data across a continuous range from 0-127. Other functions—like Bypass—simply toggle
OFF for a low value and toggle ON for a high one. Other functions might be triggered by any value.
Different types of physical controllers transmit values in different ways. A pedal that rocks continuously from
heel-to-toe sends a stream of continuous values from 0–127. A switch sends a single value for OFF (typically
0) and another for ON (typically 127). Other MIDI controllers offer other options.
As described above, both the CC number and its value are the key to selecting Scenes and Channels via MIDI.
TABLE 1
CC Values & Scenes
0 = Scene 1
1 = Scene 2
2 = Scene 3
3 = Scene 4
4 = Scene 5
5 = Scene 6
6 = Scene 7
7 = Scene 8
TABLE 2
CC Values & Channels
0 = Channel A
1 = Channel B
2 = Channel C
3 = Channel D