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6 SCENES & CHANNELS
SELECTING SCENES & CHANNELS REMOTELY
Scenes and Channels can be selected using MIDI or Global Controllers. Switches but not pedals are
recommended in this case (though switches can be plugged in at “Pedal” jacks). Several options are provided.
SCENE INCREMENT AND DECREMENT
The Scene Increment and Decrement functions allow you to step up or down through scenes one at a time. You
must first assign each function its own CC# or pedal/switch option in the MIDI/Remote menu. The function is
triggered by any value of the controller.
SCENE SELECT
This option uses the value of a controller to select a specific Scene. You must first give the
Scene Select function its own controller in the MIDI/Remote menu under SETUP.
The scene is set by the value of the controller (not the controller number itself... see FAQ below).
Values begin at 0, while Scenes are numbered from 1, so “Value plus one = Scene number”
(see table 1, right). The series continues, repeating scenes 1–8 across CC values up to 127
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EXAMPLE: Let’s say you want your DAW to select scene 3. Open the MIDI/Remote menu and
assign your desired CC# to “Scene Select”. Let’s say CC#34. Set your DAW to send CC#34 with a
value of “2”, which loads scene 3.
CHANNEL SELECT
This uses the value of a controller to select a specific Channel. Each block has its own dedicated
setting for channel select, found across the listings on the Channel page of the MIDI/Remote
menu under SETUP.
The Channel is set by the value of the controller (not the controller number itself... see FAQ
below). Values begin at 0, which is Channel A, and it continues from there. (See table 2, right).
As with Scene Select (above) the series continues, repeating Channels A–D across values to 127.
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In mathematical terms, that’s Scene# = [(CC Value mod 8) +1]
MIDI CC Number and CC Value... What's the difference?
MIDI Control Change messages —aka “CCs”— have a number (0–127) and a value (0-127).
The number is like an “ID” specifying which function you want to control. A simple example
might be a MIDI expression pedal that sends CC#7 which is interpreted as Volume by a device. The Axe-Fx III
lets you designate CCs for items in a long list found in the MIDI/Remote menu under SETUP.
Once a CC# is set to control a function, its value tells that function what to do. Some functions—like Volume—
interpret data across a continuous range from 0-127. Other functions—like Bypass—simply toggle OFF for a low
value and toggle ON for a high one. Other functions might be triggered by any value.
Different types of physical controllers transmit values in different ways. A pedal that rocks continuously from
heel-to-toe sends a “stream” of values from 0–127. A switch sends a single value for OFF (typically 0) and
another for ON (typically 127). Other MIDI controllers offer other options.
As described above, both the CC number and its value are the key to selecting Scenes and Channels via MIDI.
TABLE 1
CC Values, Scenes.
0 = Scene 1
1 = Scene 2
2 = Scene 3
3 = Scene 4
4 = Scene 5
5 = Scene 6
6 = Scene 7
7 = Scene 8
TABLE 2
CC Values/Channels
0 = Channel A
1 = Channel B
2 = Channel C
3 = Channel D
