Editing and Creating Setups
Special Function Controllers
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Pitch Bend Up or Down (PBend / and PBend\)
PBend/ and PBend\ will only raise or lower a noteÕs pitch,
respectively. A value of 0 equals no change in pitch, while 127 is
full pitch bend. You may Þnd that PBend/ and PBend\ make it
easier to bend notes with controllers that have no obvious center,
like breath controllers and CC pedals.
Channel Pressure (ChnPrs)
This sends Channel Pressure (also called Mono Pressure or
Aftertouch). Many keyboards and sound modules will respond
to Channel Pressure by adding vibrato or another effect to the
sound.
Program Change (PrgChg)
This sends a MIDI Program Change, letting you use the Ribbon
or another controller to change programs on the receiving
instrument. You can also use Fixed controllers to link the Setup
with a particular program on your synth, so that choosing the
Setup on the ExpressionMate brings up the same sound every
time.
On some synths, you actually have to send two messages to call
up a program. First you send a Bank Select message (Controller 0
or Controller 32), followed by a Program Change. For instance,
say you want to call up program 17 in set1, bank 2 on an
instrument that uses Controllers 0 and 32 to select banks. You
could set the Fixed controllers as shown below:
CONTROLLER DESTINATION ENTRY VALUE
FIX 1 BkSelM 1
FIX 2 BkSelL 2
FIX 3 PrgChg 17
When you select the Setup in Play mode, the ExpressionMate will
send the Bank Select messages, followed by the Program Change.
Not all instruments respond as described above. Read your
instrumentÕs manual to Þnd out which Bank Select and Program
Change methods it uses.
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