Cakewalk Version 9 Setup Guide
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However, in the designing of the 328, it was decided that limiting the amount of automatable
functions to 128 would be somewhat restrictive, when in-fact there are almost 1,500 functions on
the 328 which could (and do!) fall under automatable operation.
To access the ‘extra’ Event ID’s needed to automate every parameter on the 328, the 128
Continuous Controllers of all 16 MIDI channels are used (see the MIDI Specifications in the
Appendix Version 2 Software Manual). Consequently you should ensure that the 328 is
connected to a dedicated MIDI In and a dedicated MIDI Out port on the computer.
The 328 also offers Snapshot automation: any Snapshot (or User Setup) can be recalled within
an automation track. This is done with standard MIDI Program Changes.
You may already have used Program Change commands with a MIDI synthesizer as a means to
select voices – there are 128 Program Change commands (0-127), each one corresponding to a
different voice on the synthesizer: Sending Program Change 52 to the synthesizer would recall
voice 52. Snapshot automation operates in the same fashion.
The following table indicates the Program Change message value required to recall each
individual Snapshot and User Setup.
Program
Program
Program
Program
Change
Change
Change
Change
Recalled
Recalled
Recalled
Recalled
00
Snapshot 001
01
Snapshot 002
---
---
98
Snapshot 099
99
Snapshot 100
100
User Setup 01
101
User Setup 02
---
---
124
User Setup 25
125
User Setup 26
So, to recall Snapshot #1, Program Change 0 should be sent to the 328. To recall Snapshot #69,
Program Change 68 should be sent to the 328, and so on.
Note that within Cakewalk it is possible to view MIDI Program Changes within the range 1-128,
to avoid confusion.
However, there is one other thing to bear in mind - every individual Snapshot has a ‘MIDI Recall’
selection that can be enabled/disabled. If ‘MIDI Recall’ is turned ‘OFF’ for a particular Snapshot,
then it cannot be recalled via a Program Change command. Therefore, any Snapshot you wish to
recall from within an automation track must have ‘MIDI Recall’ turned ‘ON’, else the Snapshot will
not recall. When the Global ‘MIDI Recall’ of Snapshots is switched to ‘ON’, any Snapshot
subsequently created will automatically have ‘MIDI Recall’ switched to ‘ON’. To do this, enter the
‘Snapshot Setup’ menu and toggle ‘MIDI Recall’ to ‘ON’.
Snapshot Automation
Snapshot Automation
Snapshot Automation
Snapshot Automation
