ISLA Instruments S2400 - Sample Tracks MAP File Format

ISLA Instruments S2400 User Manual
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S2400 MIDI track maps are text files with a MAP file extension (e.g. MyCntrlr.MAP). They can be
created by the S2400 or created/edited on a computer. If you create a map for a particular
controller or software, you can share it with other users in the S2400 file sharing section of the
Isla forum. Likewise, you can search the forum for a map before going to the effort of mapping it
yourself.
The MAP file format is similar to the common INI file format. Each line is a key=value pair.
Nothing is case sensitive. All blank lines, spaces, and tabs are ignored. Lines beginning with a
semicolon are comments. MIDI channel numbers are 1 to 16. MIDI note numbers are 0 to 127.
Consider the sample map below.
; S2400 SAMPLE TRACKS MIDI MAP
Channel=10
A1=36
A2=37
A3=38
A3=slice/note
Channel=1
A8=60
A8=pitched
The MIDI channel is specified with a CHANNEL=# line. The channel affects all notes that come
after it in the file. In the above example, tracks A1 through A3 will send and receive MIDI note
on messages on channel 10 (typically used for percussion instruments). Track A8 will send and
receive MIDI note on/off messages on channel 1. If not specified in the file, the channel is 10.
To specify the note number for a track, type the track designator, equal sign, note number, as
shown in the example above.
To specify that a track should use the slice per note mode, type the track designator, equal sign,
and the words “slice/note”, as on track A3 above.
To specify that a track should be pitched, not percussion, type the track designator, equal sign,
and the word “pitched”, as on track A8 above.
Any track not mentioned in the map file will have its mode set to none, not output a note, and
not be played by incoming messages.