5 Configuring your DAW and VI
5.1
DAW
In your DAW/player software the pedal controller must be selected as a MIDI input device
in order to work. In your DAW you must also configure the MIDI input of the track you
are playing or recording to “MIDI omni”, “All MIDI inputs” or similar function in order to
configure the track to respond to all MIDI controllers. This is necessary to allow controlling
the instrument from both keyboard and pedal controller.
Warning!
According to the MIDI standard, the parameter you control in your virtual
instrument will in most cases retain the CC value it last received from the MIDI controller
and if you change the type of message you might get into a deadlock situation.
For example suppose you first set the pedal controller to CC 7 (volume); if you stop
with the pedal in the zero position the volume will stay at zero value. If you now change
the controller to some other CC, for example 11 (expression) no sound will be heard even
when you apply pedal since CC 7 (volume) is still at zero. Please, keep this in mind before
contacting us. To solve the problem either restart your sample player or try the following:
• select the CC that might be left at zero
• while applying pedal change the CC to 1 (mod wheel)
• repeat if you have more CCs left at zero.
5.2
VIs
Just as any other MIDI controller, the MIDI CC sent by the pedal controller must be matched
to a CC accepted by the VI you want to control, for instance CC7 (Volume, most instruments
respond to this) or CC11 (Expression, also available in most instruments).
Many VIs have a MIDI learn function for their controls which you can activate and then
move the pedal to send MIDI data and make the VI assign whatever CC comes from the
pedal controller to the selected parameter.
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