is typically assigned to a parameter that is then continuously altered across a preset
range of values by movement of that knob. Movement of each knob can also send a
corresponding continuous controller (CC) MIDI message. For information on the
default MIDI operation of the Organelle, see Chapter 3.
The Organelle's display provides a window into its microcomputer brain, serving as
the on-board method of monitoring and adjusting both the system itself and your
patches.
The
Selector
encoder accompanies the Organelle's display because they are
dependent upon one another. While a patch is loaded, turning the Selector causes
the display to show the menu screen. By leaving the Selector alone for a few
seconds, the display will revert to the patch information screen.
NOTE:
In some of the patches, the Selector encoder is used to advance through
additional pages of parameter assignments. This allows you to shift the the four
knobs' mappings to additional (read: more than four) parameters. Patches with
this behavior are often indicated by a message like
←
- HOME
in the bottom line
of the Organelle's on-board display. This functionality can also be built into your
own patches.
The
Vol
(ume) knob governs the potential audio output level of the Organelle. The
knob ranges from silence (in audio terms, -
∞
) at the far left to no attenuation (unity
gain) at the far right. Any adjustments to the Volume knob take e
ff
ect immediately.
The small grille below Knobs
1
&
2
houses the built-in microphone.
The maple key at the far left and its accompanying LED comprise one special unit:
the
Aux button
. By default, the Aux button does nothing, but each patch can be
configured to use the input from the key for any type of mode switch or anything
else. The LED has eight static states (o
ff
plus seven color options) and is generally
used to provide the user with visual feedback of the Aux button's status. As with so
much about patches, the function of this control will be anything the patch designer
deems appropriate.
After the Aux button, the 24 other maple keys work together as a group. As their
piano-style layout may have indicated, these keys are for playing notes. By default,
each key triggers a "note on" MIDI message when it is pressed down and a
corresponding "note o
ff
" MIDI message when it is released. For patches that use