USER MANUAL
The preceding schematic illustrates the MIDI and USB routing possibilities of the Bitstream 3X.
Each parameter visible on the schematic is accessible via the menus of the Bitstream 3X, and/or from
the delivered configuration software.
Chain of Controls
Several controls on the Bitstream 3X can be chained together to allow the simultaneous sending of
several MIDI events by using just one control.
Once one control is chained to another, it can be configured as a cross-fader. This function allows the
chained control to send the opposing value to the control source.
This function permits the creation of virtual cross-faders by a simple configuration.
Example of Usage
The creation of a group of 4 « sliders » from slider 1, of which the last two (3 and 4) send opposing
values:
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Slider 1 chained to slider 2
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Slider 2 chained to slider 3 [With cross-fader function]
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Slider 3 chained to slider 4 [With cross-fader function]
Once the user changes the value of slider 1, 4 MIDI messages will be generated and sent
successively, the MIDI message of slider 1, that of slider 2, that of slider 3 with an opposing value, that
of slider 4 with an opposing value.
If the user changes the value of slider 3 for example, the MIDI message will be generated and the MIDI
message of slider 4 will be equally generated with the opposing value, as these two controls are
chained with the cross-fader function.
Note 1: The chaining of these controls is unlimited, but caution – do not « over-chain » the controls,
because of the risk of saturating the MIDI bus, notably if the other functions generate many MIDI
events (3 automations) which are currently running.
Note 2: The chaining of these controls can be configured either by the Assign menu, or by the
configuration software.
Assigning MIDI events to the controls of the Bitstream 3X
Standard versus User Mode
Two modes are available on the Bitstream 3X, Standard and User, and could easily be called « Pre-
programmed » and « to be programmed ».
In effect, the standard mode is perfectly adapted to the uses of the Bitstream 3X with software
synthesizers, such as Reason, Native Instrument, Live and others.
The user also has the possibility of changing some of the parameters of standard mode – see the
following chapter.
The user mode is made for the users that want to modify the parameters associated to each control. It
is mainly used when the soft or hardware to control does not respond to standard MIDI CCs or Notes.
Using the Configuration Software
The configuration software of the Bitstream 3X allows the modification of all the parameters of
standard and user mode, without difficulty. The software gives access to all the parameters for each
control, and allows the programmer to modify them with a simple click of the mouse.
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