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B-CONTROL
NANO
BCN44
4. MIDI
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The INCREMENT option (see table 6.3) is only possible for button elements like for CC,
NRPN and After Touch command types. This mode allows for step-by-step increasing of a
controller value with each successive press of a button. The width of a step can be determined
using the VALUE 1 encoder
. If you press a keyboard element again, the value sent will
be incrementally higher by the amount set there. If the step width is 10, values 0, 10, 20, 30
... 110, 120, 0, 10 and so on will be sent consecutively.
Depending on whether you selected INC or INCREMENT - , you can also work with
negative values. With this function, the B-CONTROL gives you the option to control software
buttons with more than two switch positions.
Note Messages:
Note On and Note Off messages are some of the most essential MIDI messages. They enable playing MIDI
instruments via a master keyboard or a computer. Note messages are also used to trigger drum loops or to
call up single sounds from a sampler. Many effects units also allow for rhythmical entering of delay times or
song tempos by using note commands.
Even though Note Off messages are not really in use by keyboarders anymore, sending this status is supported
by the B-CONTROL.
Velocity corresponds to keystroke strength, thus corresponding to the volume of a weighted-action keyboard
on a digital piano. Since the B-CONTROL does not feature weighted-action buttons, the velocity is transmitted
with a fixed value that can be set up during programming.
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Note commands can only be assigned to buttons and the push function of encoders.
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Note commands are listed in table 6.1 in the appendix (ch. 6).
Pitch Bend
The Pitch Bend wheel on a keyboard lets you bend the pitch of a tone. The Pitch Bend functions has its own
allocation in the MIDI format, and can be assigned to a rotary knob function, for example.
After Touch
MIDI keyboards featuring After Touch can react to key
pressure
after a key is hit, sending data via MIDI. This
function either reacts key-specific (Key Pressure) or it responds to all notes the same way (Channel Pressure).
Your BCN44 supports both. This way, you can adjust After Touch-controlled Filter Sweeps or control Vibrato
using an encoder or a button.
MIDI Machine Control (MMC):
Using MIDI Machine Control, transport functions of a sequencer or a drum computer (e.g. start, stop, quick
cue/reverse) and locator points with permanently adjustable time positions (Locate, Punch In/Out points) can
be assigned to individual buttons (press function only).
GM/GS/XG parameters:
This MIDI data type can be used for controlling GM/GS/XG sound modules in order to be able to quickly
select the relevant parameters using a plain-text display, thus avoiding having to enter any CC or NRPN
numbers.
SysEx Dump:
A SysEx Dump is a function that allows you to transmit non-standardized data via MIDI. This method is often
used for reading out memory contents and storing them externally.
The Status Byte indicates the data type (SysEx). The first three data bytes are a manufacturer identification,
so that the correct unit can be addressed when dealing with large MIDI networks.
To allow for simultaneous use of several B-CONTROLs of the same type, you can enter a device number
(Device ID) in the global setup, so that data gets back to the correct unit.
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Please keep in mind that SysEx Dumps can only be received on the device ID to which they
were sent!
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