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Novation X-Station - Detailed Operation; The Template Edit NRPN & RPN Pages; The Template Edit MMC Pages; Momentary

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Momentary
The High data (as on Menu page 5) value will be transmitted when the
button is pressed. The Low data value will be transmitted when the but-
ton is released.
Toggle
Pressing the button alternates between transmitting the High data value
and the Low data value. The high value is sent on the first button press.
Data is only sent when the button is pressed, not when it is released.
Step
On the first button press, the Low data value is transmitted. Each sub-
sequent button press increments the data value until the High data
value is transmitted. The next button press after this results in the Low
data value being sent and so on. Data is only sent when the button is
pressed, not when it is released.
These button options allow a range of applications to be easily con-
trolled. For example if there is a button on a software synthesizer that
has three options, then it may respond to a MIDI continuous controller
number with a range of 0 - 2 (This gives 3 states, 0,1 & 2). When pro-
gramming a button to control the software, the low value would be set
to 0 (Menu page 4 - detailed above) and the high value would be set to
2 (Menu page 5 - detailed above). The step option would then be
selected.
Pot / Slider Control Type (Menu Page 7)
This menu page is only accessible if a knob or slider has been selected
as the control for editing. Otherwise, pressing PAGE UP from menu
page 6 will bypass this page.
This setting determines how the knob or slider behaves. There are two
possible options :
Jump
The knob or slider will immediately transmit MIDI when moved.
Pickup
The knob or slider will only transmit MIDI once it has passed through
the position represented by the control’s data value as stored in the
Template.
Note: All the controls in the factory preset templates are set to ‘Jump’
mode.
MIDI Channel (Menu Page 8)
Sets the MIDI channel which the control will use for transmission.
MIDI Port (Menu Page 9)
Determines which MIDI / USB port is used to send the MIDI information
generated by touching the control.
Eight different combinations of output ports can be selected, with any
multiple combination possible. A ‘U’ shown on the display indicates the
MIDI will be sent from the USB port, a ‘1’ that the MIDI OUT (1) port will
be used and a ‘2’ indicates that the MIDI OUT (2) port will be used.
Control Name (Menu Page 10)
Here, a name is given to the control for easy reference. This is the
name displayed on the screen when a Template control is moved (see
page 5).
Control Name :
Amp Env Attack
A cursor indicates which character in the name can be altered. Use the
CURSOR buttons to select a different character position and the DATA /
VALUE encoder to alter the character in the name.
While a name is being edited, the five TRANSPORT provide the follow-
ing useful functions :
REWIND button Upper Case Alphas
FAST FORWARD button Lower Case Alphas
STOP button 0 - 9 Numbers
START button Special Chars
RECORD button Replaces current character with a space
character
The Template Edit ‘NRPN’ & ‘RPN’ Pages
The following Menu pages are available if Control Type on menu page
1 is set to ‘NRPN’ or ‘RPN
LSB Number (Menu Page 2)
Sets the LSB (Least significant byte) of the NRPN / RPN number.
MSB Number (Menu Page 3)
Sets the MSB (Most significant byte) of the NRPN / RPN number. For
NRPN numbers less than 128 (such as those used by the Novation
Supernova 1 Rack and Nova Laptop), ensure that this setting is zero.
The remaining menu pages are exactly the same in operation as those
already described for the Template Edit ‘CC’ menu pages. These are
described in detail on pages 16 & 17.
The Template Edit ‘MMC’ Pages
The following Menu pages are available if Control Type on menu page
1 is set to ‘MMC’. These are only available if the control being edited is
a button and would typically be used to control a sequencer or record-
ing device :
Device ID (Menu Page 2)
Sets the Device ID number for the MMC message.
MMC Command (Menu Page 3)
Defines the type of MMC message transmitted. The available types are
Stop, Play, F Fwd, Rewind & Record (Record Strobe).
When a TRANSPORT button sends a MMC message, the following dis-
play is shown on-screen while the button is held down :
Stop
1 MMC 1 U12
DETAILED OPERATION
The Template EDit ‘NRPN’ Pages - The Template Edit ‘MMC’ Pages
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Template Edit 'NRPN' Pages
Page Function Display Value
2 NRPN LSB Numbe r
NRPN LSBank Num:
0…127
3 NRPN MSB Number
NRPN MSBank Num
0…127
4 Value Display Type Display Type: 0 - 127, -64 to +63
5 Low Value Low Value: 0 - 127 or -64 to +63
6 High Value High Value: 0 - 127 or -64 to +63
7 Button Action Type Button Type: Normal…Step
8 Pot / Slider Control Type Pot/Slider Ctrl: Jump, Pickup
9 MIDI Cha nne l MIDI Channel: 1…16
10 MIDI Ports MIDI Ports: ---…U12
11 Control Name Control Name: Text string
Template Edit 'MMC' Pages
Page Function Display Value
2 Device ID Device ID: 0127
3 MMC Command MMC Command: Play…Stop
4 MIDI Ports MIDI Ports: ---…U12

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