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4. Parts and Their Functions
4.1 Trigger pads
ORCA PAD16 has three banks of 16 high quality velocity & pressure sensitive performance pads with RGB backlit, for 48 total, which can
be assigned easily as MIDI notes or program change buttons. The pads can be used to trigger drum hits to our software or hardware
module. The pads are pressure and velocity sensitive, which makes them very responsive and intuitive to play. With the software editor
it’s possible to assign the pads and adjust the RGB color of the pads. For example: The pads can be assigned to trigger up to 48 particular
MIDI notes (drums, stabs, bass notes, whatever). When the pads assigned to MIDI notes, they will send notes message which work just as
48 keys at this moment. The default is sending the note message on Channel 1. When a pad is assigned to program change, it will send
program change message, so it won’t produce any sound when pressed in this mode.
When used in conjunction with the Program select button, the pads will recall one of 16 MIDI presets. This is accomplished by holding the
Program select button and pressing one of the pads. For example, if you hold the program select button and press Pad 1 the Preset 1 will
be recalled.
4.2 Knobs
These encoders transmit control change messages. The 3 banks of 6 encoders (18 for total) can be assigned to control any editable
parameter on the selected device. Each encoder can be used to send continuous control data to a desktop audio workstation.
There are
135 MIDI controller messages that are used for controlling the MIDI-adjustable parameters in your software(0 to127 is the standard MIDI
control parameter, 128 to 134 is the special MIDI control parameter). Examples of these controllable parameters include volume, pan,
expression, reverb, chorus and portamento.
The 6 assignable knobs on your ORCA PAD16 is able to send any of the 128 standard MIDI controller messages to control such parameters.
Please note that in order for these effects to work, the device you are sending to must be able to receive these messages. A full list of
these control messages is given in Appendix A.
For example, you may want to set the Knob 1 to control the channel volume. This is done by assigning controller 7 to the Knob 1.
Examples of other popular effects are listed in the table below. (Please consult Appendix A for the full list.)
Effect Control
Modulation 1
Volume 7
Pan 10
Expression 11
Reverb depth 91
Chorus depth 93
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