Kurzweil HUB7, Manual, Page: 26 / 56

Using the RSP8
1-20
Using MIDI for Effect Modulations
You can also use the joystick to control effect parameters within a
KSP8 chain. In this case, the MIDI controller will be patched in as
a Chain Mod (C MOD) instead of a Studio Mod, as in the
previous example. Still, these effect modulations may be
recorded and played back with an external MIDI sequencer in
much the same way as described above, with some minor
differences.
First, each FXBus has its own MIDI channel, in contrast to the
single Studio channel in the panning example. These MIDI
channels are set for each bus on the FXBUS page; by default
FXBus1 is MIDI channel 1, FXBus2 is MIDI channel 2, etc. Only
when all FXBuses are con
fi gured as mono buses, however, do all
the channels get used. With the KSP8 set up as four stereo buses,
for example, the active MIDI channels for the buses are 1, 3, 5, &
7, corresponding to the
fi rst bus of each stereo pair. In such a
con fi guration, the other channels are not used.
As before, go to the Remote:SETUP page by pressing the
rightmost two soft buttons together. Set Joy Mode to MIDI, and
set MIDI Xmit to Both. This enables transmission of exclusively
MIDI data from the joystick to both the local KSP8 and the MIDI
Out port on the KSP8. Now press the
JOYSTIK soft button.
Assuming you have not yet customized the joystick settings, you
will see the screen shown on page 1-10. Set the bank parameter to
1, and you will see that all four Channel values will say “Cur”
(current FXBus channel). By using the Current FXBus channel
setting, the RSP8 will know which FXBus is currently selected,
and will send MIDI data on the MIDI channel that is speci
fi ed for
that bus on the FXBUS page.
Many of the chains that come installed in your KSP8 have some
MIDI controllers, usually the X and/or Y axes (MIDI 25 and MIDI
26) assigned as Chain MODs, so that you can quickly see and
hear the real-time MIDI capabilities of the KSP8. Let's look at a
couple of Chains to see how Chain MODs are assigned, and to
allow you to try out the joystick as a multi-dimensional effect
controller.