Editing and Creating Setups
Continuous Controller Parameters
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Resolution (Res)
Resolution lets you Òsmooth outÓ continuous controller response
on some instruments.
Setting Resolution to 7-Bit will cause the controller to send only
MSB (Most SigniÞcant Byte) messages. This means that the
controller will transmit up to 128 different values, which is what
many instruments expect.
A setting of 14-Bit will send both MSB and LSB (Least SigniÞcant
Byte) Controllers, meaning that the controller can potentially
transmit up to 16,384 (128x128) values. On some instruments, this
gives you Þner control over parameters like Pitch Bend and
Modulation, thus making things like pitch bends and volume
swells sound smoother. If your instrument doesnÕt use the LSB
Controller messages, it will just ignore them, and youÕll hear no
difference with 14-Bit resolution. Most of the time, however,
youÕll be better off if you donÕt use 14-bit resolution, since it can
use quite a bit of your bandwidth and sequencer memory.
Entry (Entr) and Exit Values
Entry Value
Entry Value lets you specify an initial value for a controller that
will be sent whenever you select that Setup. LetÕs say that you
assigned the CC pedalÕs Destination to ModWhl in Zone 1. If you
want to make sure that all of the modulation in Zone 1 is turned
off when you select the Setup, set the CC pedalÕs Entry Value to 0.
Entry Values ignore the current position of the physical controller
when the Setup is selected. In fact, if the physical controller is
above or below the Entry Value when the Setup is selected
(which it often is), moving the controller will have no effect until
it passes through its Entry Value. In the modulation example,
moving the CC pedal wonÕt turn on any modulation until you
push it all the way down, and then up again.
An Entry Value of None is quite different from a value of Ò0Ó.
ÒNoneÓ means that there will be no initial controller command
when you select the Setup, and moving the physical controller
will have an immediate effect. (The position of the physical
controller when the Setup is Þrst selected, however, is still
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