Editing and Creating Setups
Ribbon Configuration Parameters
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Mode
Each Ribbon section can interpret your ÞngerÕs position as a
relative or an absolute value.
Relative means that the RibbonÕs travel will begin from wherever
you put your Þnger. Therefore, if you set the Ribbon to bend
pitch, and Mode is Relative, putting your Þnger on the Ribbon
will mark a starting place. Subsequently moving your Þnger left
or right will bend pitch relative to your initial Þnger position, until
you lift your Þnger away. You can press down at any other place
on the Ribbon, and get the same results by moving your Þnger
the same distance.
Setting Mode to Absolute means that the RibbonÕs travel will
start from its center, no matter where you put your Þnger. Every
point on the Ribbon marks a set value, and putting your Þnger at
various points on the Ribbon will give you the same values each
time. For example, if a RibbonÕs Destination is Volume and Mode
is Absolute, pressing on the left-most end of the Ribbon will
always set the ZoneÕs volume to the same value.
Spring (Sprg)
You can set each Ribbon to have a Spring, so that when you lift
your Þnger, the Ribbon returns to a speciÞed value automatically.
The value you set for Spring deÞnes the Òcenter,Ó or starting
point of travel, for each section on the Ribbon. You can choose
any point between 0 and 127. A value of 64 puts the center
physically in the middle of each Ribbon section. Values of 0 or
127 place the center at the sectionÕs extreme left or extreme right,
respectively.
If Mode is Relative, the Ribbon will return to the point where you
initially placed your Þnger. If Mode is Absolute, the Ribbon will
return to its center.
When Spring is ÒNoneÓ, the Ribbon will ÒfreezeÓ when you lift
your Þnger. If you then leave the Setup, the Ribbon remembers its
current position; when you select a new Setup, the RibbonÕs
travel will begin where you last pressed down. If you want to
avoid being surprised by unexpected controller values (such as
unruly pitch changes), go to the RBN Entry parameter, and select
an entry value other than ÒNoneÓ for each Ribbon section.
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