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Blackbox 3.0 User Manual
Using Song Mode with MIDI
The Global In channel lets you trigger pads and sequences by playing particular MIDI
notes on that channel. When set to Omni, blackbox will respond to input on all MIDI
channels, but you can configure a specific channel by changing the value of the Global In
parameter on the Tools screen.
To Trigger Song Scenes with a MIDI Device
1.
Push
TOOLS
to display the Tools screen and select the MIDI tab.
2.
Turn the knob next to the Global In parameter to select the MIDI channel that
you want to use to trigger pads, sequences, and scenes. Set this to Omni to
respond to all MIDI input channels that have not been otherwise assigned.
3.
Connect your MIDI device to blackbox and configure it to use the selected Global
In MIDI channel.
4.
Push
SONG
and make sure that the Song tab is illuminated (Song Mode ON).
5.
Scenes can be triggered using a specific range of notes on your MIDI device. The
range for the 32 possible scene triggers is Note 2 (usually D–1) through Note 33
(usually A1). The first scene is triggered by Note 2, the second scene by Note 3,
etc. You may need to shift your MIDI device down by one or more octaves to
reach these notes.
6.
Push
SONG
and you can watch the scenes switch as you play the appropriate
notes.
7.
There are two more important operations available for Song Mode control via
MIDI: Note 34 (usually A#1/Bb1) selects and triggers the previous scene, and Note
35 (usually B1) selects and triggers the next scene.
