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At this point, we have discussed all of the parameters that are relevant to
selecting
an
external controller for modulation and triggering. If the external controller you would like
to use
doesn’t
involve MIDI, simply select it with the
mode
parameter. If the external
controller you would like to use
does
involve MIDI, you have a choice. You can explicitly
enter it with the
mode
parameter, selecting the proper
channel
and, if you’ve chosen
MIDI double
or
MIDI single
, selecting the
con
number. Alternatively, you can use the
Capture Midi
feature, sending the MIDI signal you would like to modulate or trigger
with from your MIDI source and letting the H8000FW figure out the
mode
,
channel
, and
con
.
Note: To aid in troubleshooting, you can use the BUSY LED as a "MIDI chaser." With the Memory Card
removed, any MIDI signals sent to the H8000FW at the MIDI In port cause the BUSY LED to flash. If you’re trying
to send MIDI messages to the H8000FW, but the BUSY LED isn’t flashing when you do (and the Memory Card is
removed), you know something is wrong with the connections outside the H8000FW!
Scaling the External Controller
The remaining parameters on the external
modulation
menu page pertain to
scaling
the
selected external controller to suit the range of modulation desired.
The horizontal bar graph on the bottom of the left-
hand side of the screen displays the current value of the
controller you selected in
mode
on a scale of
approximately 1 to 100. Use this bar graph to visually
confirm that the external controller you have selected is actually "finding its way" to this
menu page. If you manipulate your external controller and this bar graph doesn’t change,
something is wrong! To see how this works, if you select "
mode: pitch wheel,
" jiggle
the pitch wheel on your keyboard and then leave it alone, you will see the screen shown
above. The bar graph reads
50.00
, halfway between full minimum and full maximum.
If you pull the pitch wheel all the way down, you’ll get
the screen to the right. The bar graph reads
0.00
, full
minimum. Similarly, if you crank the pitch wheel all the
way up, the bar graph reads full maximum.
The next parameter we come to is
range
. After all this discussion you may have
forgotten that what you’re actually doing is
modulating a parameter
, but that
is
what you’re
doing. And parameters come in all shapes and sizes (like people). For example, you must
be able to modulate a delay time from 5 milliseconds to 25 milliseconds with a full rock of
the foot pedal just as you must be able to modulate a pitch shift from 0 cents to minus
4800 cents with a full rock of the foot pedal. The
range
parameter allows us to do just
that.
Summary of Contents for H8000FW
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