ISLA Instruments S2400 - Sample Track MIDI Settings; Mode; Note; Channel

ISLA Instruments S2400 User Manual
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Sample Track MIDI Settings
These settings determine what MIDI messages will be sent when a sample track is played, and
what incoming MIDI messages will play the track. They can also be edited in the track settings
menu. Settings for MIDI-only tracks are only editable in their track settings menu.
Pressing a pad will scroll the menu to that track’s settings. While editing one of the settings, a
received MIDI note on message will automatically fill in the channel and note number. This
makes it quick and easy to map a controller to tracks.
Mode
None: No MIDI message will be sent for the track, and no MIDI message will play it.
Percussion: MIDI note on and off messages will be sent and received with a fixed note number,
like a typical drum machine.
Slice/Note: MIDI note on and off messages will be sent with a fixed note number. Received MIDI
notes are interpreted as a slice number.
Pitched: The received note number is interpreted as pitch, and the sent note number
corresponds to the pitch at which the S2400 is playing the track.
Note
For Percussion tracks, this is the note number that will be sent when the track is played, and the
incoming note number that will play the track.
For Slice per Note tracks, this is the note number that will be sent when the track is played, and
the incoming note number that will play the main slice for the track. The eight notes above this
note will play one of the eight multi slices.
For Pitched tracks, the note corresponds to the un-shifted sample. Pitch shifted notes output
note numbers above and below that base note, and received note numbers are translated into
the appropriate amount of shifting. For example, if the sound assigned to the track is an F
#
, the
unpitched note number should be set to an F
#
so that it plays in tune. The octave of the note can
be set to whatever is convenient, such as note number 78 (F
#
above middle C).
Channel
This is the channel that MIDI notes will be sent on, and the channel that will play the track.
Typically, percussion notes are sent and received on channel 10, but any channel can be used.
Pitched tracks are usually each assigned to a unique channel, otherwise multiple sounds will be
played by the same note on message.
MIDI Monitor
The MIDI monitor shows a scrolling list of all incoming MIDI messages from all three jacks. The
first column is the source (D = DIN, U = USB B, H = USB Host). The other columns are a
description of the message, the channel, and the parameter values. MIDI clock and transport
messages are not displayed.
F1: Pause the display of incoming messages, for when the screen is scrolling too fast to read.
F2: Toggle between showing note name or note number for note on/off messages. There is not
enough space on the screen to display both.