EMU procussion, Operation Manual

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Procussion operation manual
PROGRAMMING BASICS
44 MIDI Realtime Controllers
Common realtime controllers such as the pitch wheel, volume, pan and
pressure are pre-programmed to their proper destinations. Your key-
board may have other realtime controls such as a control pedal or data
slider which can also be programmed to control most of the parameters
on Procussion.
The Procussion is equipped with a sophisticated MidiPatch
™
system,
which allows you to route any continuous controller to any realtime
modulation destination. The MidiPatch system is also very easy to use.
First, you must know which controller numbers your keyboard or pad
setup can transmit.
MIDI REALTIME CONTROLS
The MIDI realtime controllers may seem confusing at first, but they are
really very simple to understand. You probably already know that there
are 16 MIDI channels that can be used. Each of the 16 MIDI channels uses
3 basic types of messages;
note on/off , program changes , and continuous
controller messages. Your MIDI keyboard or MIDI drum pads, in addition
to telling Procussion which note was played, may also send realtime
control information, which simply means occurring in real time or live.
(You may be using a MIDI device other than a keyboard, but for
simplicity's sake we'll presume that you're using a keyboard.) Realtime
control sources include such things as pitch wheels or levers, modulation
wheels or levers, control pedals, aftertouch, etc. and are used to add more
expression or control. Your MIDI keyboard sends out realtime controller
information on separate channels called
continuous controller channels .
There is a set of 32 continuous controller channels for each of the 16 MIDI
channels. Some of the controller channels, such as pitch wheel, volume,
and pan have been standardized. For example, volume is usually sent on
continuous controller channel #7.
Note
On/Off
Continuous
Controllers
MIDI
Channel 1
Program
Change
Note
On/Off
Continuous
Controllers
MIDI
Channel 2
Program
Change
Note
On/Off
Continuous
Controllers
MIDI
Channel 16
Program
Change
Note
On/Off
Continuous
Controllers
MIDI
Channel 3
Program
Change